MarketWatch.com hires Passy for personal finance team
Jacob Passy, a reporter with National Mortgage News, has been hired by MarketWatch.com to join its personal finance team. He will be reporting to Quentin Fottrell, MarketWatch’s personal finance editor and The Moneyologist columnist. Passy has been covering breaking news in the residential mortgage industry. He has been with SourceMedia since 2015 and previously served […]
Senior editor Moore takes on new role at MarketWatch
Senior editor Angela Moore has taken on a new role at MarketWatch leading several key initiatives. Most notably, Moore is now overseeing a re-branding and re-imagining of the website’s coverage of the rite of passage known as retirement, which MarketWatch considers one of the most important money/investing/lifestyle issues facing its readers. Moore will also spearhead efforts […]
WSJ’s union wants data on women vs. men pay
The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, which represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, sent the following to its members on Wednesday: It’s International Women’s Day, and we’re proud to recognize that at IAPE TNG/CWA Local 1096. As you may remember, a year ago today we published a preliminary review of […]
Dow Jones, union agree to keep contract in place for 2017
Mark Musgrave, the chief people officer at Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Monday: Dear All, Dow Jones and IAPE have decided to keep the parties’ labor contract in place for the coming year, unchanged. As you may recall, we had agreed to a […]
MarketWatch.com seeks personal finance reporter
MarketWatch.com seeks a reporter to join our personal finance team. Coverage areas will include everyday issues and how consumers and their money are impacted, such as credit cards, banking, family financial decisions, budgeting, technology and debt. Based in New York, the ideal candidate will be able generate ideas and spot trends, find unique takes and […]
MarketWatch.com seeks reporter to cover fixed-income markets
MarketWatch.com seeks a reporter to help cover the important fixed-income markets, including benchmark Treasurys, corporate bonds and bond funds. The ideal candidate has proven experience reporting in the fixed-income space and is good at cultivating sources and penning exclusive/breaking copy. Candidates will be able to articulate the nuances of yield curves and bond convexity for […]
Jaffe departing MarketWatch, but column likely to remain
MarketWatch.com senior columnist Charles Jaffe was among those leaving the website early next year as part of a reorganization, but the Dow Jones & Co. property will likely continue to run his column. Jaffe’s column — which is self-syndicated — will continue without interruption and is likely to remain at MarketWatch. His radio show/podcast — “MoneyLife with […]
Dow Jones: Salaries don’t vary due to gender or ethnicity
Mark Musgrave, the chief people officer at Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, sent out the following to the staff on Wednesday: Dear Colleague, Over the past few months, I’ve had many thoughtful and constructive conversations with colleagues across the company about diversity and inclusion, especially regarding […]
Dow Jones union approves new contract
Employees of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, have approved a new contract calling for 2 percent raises the next three years. The approval came despite campaigning by a group of influential Journal reporters arguing that the contract should be voted down because the pay raises were […]
MarketWatch.com lays off five editorial staffers
MarketWatch.com, a financial news site operated by Dow Jones & Co., laid off five staffers on Monday as part of a reorganization of its operations. The positions cut include one union position and four nonunion positions, according to a representative for IAPE 1096, the union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones media operations. Jeremy […]
