Seeking Alpha’s app leaks users’ stock holdings
Financial news site Seeking Alpha’s mobile applications leaks the stock positions of more than 500,000 users, reports Jeremy Seth Davis of SC Magazine. Davis writes, “The flaw was disclosed by Rapid7 researchers after the security firm contacted Seeking Alpha two months ago, however, Rapid7 stated in an email to SCMagazine.com that the financial publisher has not yet […]
Coverage: Forget Brexit, market is setting all-time records
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 set new all-time highs on Tuesday, while the Nasdaq turned positive for the year, as investors put aside any concerns they might have of Great Britain leaving the European Union. Akane Otani and Christopher Whittall of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The rebound […]
Hedge Fund Law Report hires two associate editors
The Hedge Fund Law Report, a Mergermarket publication, announced Tuesday that it has hired attorneys Kara Bingham Regan and Rorie Norton as associate editors. Bingham Regan received her Bachelor of the Arts degree from Miami University and her law degree from New York University School of Law. She previously provided legal counsel to Corbin Capital Partners […]
Twitter to live stream Bloomberg Television shows
Bloomberg Media and Twitter announced an agreement Tuesday where the social media service will live stream select Bloomberg Television shows. Twitter will live stream “Bloomberg West,” “What’d You Miss?,” “With All Due Respect” and the network’s markets coverage. “We continue to invest aggressively in innovative distribution models in order to deliver the most critical business and financial […]
NY Post hires English to cover hedge funds
The New York Post has hired Carleton English, previously of TheStreet.com, to cover hedge funds. In an email to Talking Biz News, English said she was “very excited” about her new job. English started at TheStreet in April 2015 as a reporter covering banking and Wall Street before joining Premium Service as a writer and analyst […]
StockTwits names ex-MarketWatch GM as its CEO
Financial media company StockTwits Inc. has named Ian Rosen, the former general manager of MarketWatch.com, as its chief executive officer. Current CEO Howard Lindzon, who founded the company in 2008, will assume the role of executive chairman, and will continue to serve as chairman of StockTwits’ board. StockTwits is known for creating the $ tag […]
Investopedia seeks director of audience engagement
Investopedia is the destination for investors to better understand the financial world, make smarter investing decisions and connect with Financial Advisors. Powered by a team of data scientists and financial experts, Investopedia offers timely, trusted and actionable financial information for early investors to high net worth individuals. Investopedia is operated by IAC Publishing, a collection […]
WSJ seeks senior markets editor in Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a senior markets editor to take charge of real-time markets coverage in Asia — one of our most exciting and dynamic areas of coverage during these volatile times. The job involves managing a team of several reporters and an editor, who are responsible for everything from flashing big market […]
How MT Newswires provides news to investors
Brooks McFeely is the founder and chief executive officer of MT Newswires, which started in 1999 to provide news about why stocks were moving in after-hours trading and has now expanded to covering news throughout the trading day. A Naval Academy graduate and U.S. Navy veteran, McFeely served at Brunswick Naval Air Station and aboard […]
WSJ seeks reporter to cover oil/natural gas markets
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an ambitious reporter to cover one of the hottest stories of the past two years, the oil and natural gas markets. Oil prices have enjoyed a powerful rally this year after a historic oil rout pressured financial markets worldwide, causing bankruptcies in the U.S. and upending economies around […]
