CNBC Select seeks an editor

CNBC Digital is looking to hire a talented editor to develop its financial coverage for a broad consumer audience under the New York City-based Select brand. CNBC Select is a newly launched, consumer-friendly section of CNBC devoted to providing our readers with rigorous reviews and personal finance advice so they can make informed decisions about […]

State Department delays CNBC FOI request for info on China meeting

The U.S. State Department is delaying responding to CNBC’s Freedom of Information Act request for details about a meeting at the White House with Chinese investors, reports Kayla Tausche of CNBC. Tausche reports, “The original filing requested ‘expedited processing,’ granted in cases of newsworthiness or urgency. CNBC reasoned this meeting possessed both qualities, and, if […]

Fox Business claims top three programs on business TV

Fox Business has claimed the top three programs on business television while recording double-digit growth over the year. With Fox Business’s two shows, “Varney $ Co” and “Lou Dobbs Tonight” ranked high, the network’s business day programming also drew in 207,000 total viewers. This was a higher figure than CNBC’s 203,000. Apart from these programs, […]

CNBC hires Repko to cover big-box retailers

CNBC.com managing editor Jeffrey McCracken sent out the following announcement on Monday to the staff: I am pleased to announce a new hire for the CNBC.com newsroom. Melissa Repko joins us as a retail reporter focusing on big-box retailers like Walmart and Target. She comes from The Dallas Morning News, where she has worked since […]

CNBC’s Harwood named White House correspondent at CNN

John Harwood has left his post as editor at large at CNBC to join CNN as a White House correspondent. At CNBC, Harwood was covering Washington for the network and was also the host of the CNBC Digital original video series, “Speakeasy with John Harwood.” He also wrote a weekly column, “Political Memo” for The […]

CNBC seeks a San Francisco bureau chief

The CNBC San Francisco Bureau Chief is responsible for driving standout coverage of major technology companies, trends and local economic issues while establishing the bureau as a nerve center for the network’s influence among the Silicon Valley’s corporate leaders and investors. The ideal candidate will build upon an existing network of contacts across industry as […]

CNBC seeks biotech/pharma reporter

CNBC Digital is looking for a health care reporter for our website to cover the industry’s biggest biotech and pharmaceutical companies, federal and state health policy, regulations and investigations as well as the tobacco and emerging cannabis industries. The ideal candidate will be able to juggle both breaking real-time news as well as long-form features […]

A change, beat switch and new hire at CNBC

Annie Palmer has been promoted to reporter. She will be responsible for covering Amazon. Recently, she worked as an associate reporter for the CNBC tech team. Before joining CNBC, Palmer was a technology and science reporter at The Daily Mail. She also worked at TheStreet as a tech reporter. Palmer holds a bachelor’s degree in […]

CNBC deputy international editor leaving for Business Insider

Spriha Srivastava, deputy editor at CNBC International, is departing the network to join Business Insider as an executive editor leading the London newsroom. Her new role begins Jan. 13. Before joining CNBC, Srivastava served as a senior staff writer at Financial Times and was a EMEA producer at Thomson Reuters. She also held the post […]

CNBC launches “The Exchange” podcast

CNBC has launched “The Exchange,” a daily business news podcast. This newsroom-based program features original reporting, in-depth conversations and showcases CNBC’s investigative work. The name comes from a CNBC show anchored by Kelly Evans that airs at 1 p.m. from Monday through Friday. “The Exchange” also includes “Rapid Fire,” a reporter-driven roundtable that is a […]