Bellstrom joins Bloomberg Opinion as senior editor
Kristen Bellstrom has joined Bloomberg Opinion as a senior editor. She previously was at Barron’s, where she was managing editor for enterprise and investigations. Before Barron’s, Bellstrom was executive editor at Fortune. She joined Fortune in 2015 to take over as the lead writer of the “Broadsheet,” and at the time the fledgling newsletter had fewer […]
English departs Barron’s for Prosek Partners
Communications firm Prosek Partners has hired Barron’s journalist Carleton English as a senior vice president. She most recently was a financial markets and asset management reporter at Barron’s, and as an on-air panelist for the publication’s broadcast program, “Barron’s Roundtable.” Carleton began her career in finance in wealth management nearly two decades ago, and gained […]
Barron’s seeks Fed and economics senior writer
Barron’s is seeking an experienced journalist to cover the economy by writing analyses of major economic news events as they are happening and enterprise that reveals what those events mean for the broader economy, companies, financial markets and the pocketbooks of ordinary Americans. You Will: Lead our coverage of the Federal Reserve and cover other […]
CNBC hires Cassella to be DC correspondent
Dan Colarusso, senior vice president of CNBC, sent out the following on Monday: I’m excited to announce Megan Cassella will join CNBC as a correspondent based in our Washington, D.C. bureau. In her role, Megan will cover the intersection of business and Washington focusing on the issues that are essential to our audience including taxes, […]
Union, Dow Jones remain far apart on salary request
The union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. and the company held a negotiation session on Thursday but continued to differ on future salary increases. The union, IAPE 1096, has asked for a 10 percent increase in 2023 and 8 percent increases in 2024 and 2025. The company, meanwhile, has been offering […]
Barron’s EIC Cho to also be head of Dow Jones wealth and investing content strategy
Dan Shar, executive vice president and general manager of Dow Jones Wealth & Investing, sent out the following: Team, On the heels of Almar’s note, David and I wanted to share some additional clarity. As mentioned, David [Cho] now serves as both the Editor in Chief of Barron’s and adds the newly created role of […]
Dow Jones, union agree to new minimum pay for reporters
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, and the union that represents business journalists have agreed to a new base pay for starting reporters as part of new contract negotiations. Upon conclusion of the contract negotiations, the new minimum salary for full-time reporters will be $72,800, a $9,500 […]
Activist hedge fund wants WSJ parent to split up
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value is seeking a split of News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, reports Patrick Temple-West, Anna Nicolaou and Ortenca Aliaj of The Financial Times. Temple-West, Nicolaou and Aliaj report, “News Corp shares are up 20 per cent this year, outperforming the broader US market and giving […]
News Corp CEO Thomson compensation slightly down
Robert Thomson, the CEO of News Corp., which is the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch.com and Investor’s Business Daily, saw his compensation decrease slightly during its 2023 fiscal year. Thomson received $19.3 million in total compensation for the year, down from $19.7 million in the previous year, according to the company’s proxy […]
Dow Jones reports highest profit since News Corp acquired it
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily, reported a fourth-quarter profit of $133 million, a 25% increase from the same quarter a year ago and its best quarterly performance since it was acquired by News Corp. in 2007. Revenue for the quarter was $546 million, […]
