Markets & Investing Reporter

Dow Jones & Co. Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News. This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day. If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you. Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line. NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas Full timeJob_Req_55722 Job Description: About the Role MarketWatch is seeing an ambitious and intellectually curious Markets and Investing Reporter to help readers make sense of increasingly complex financial markets. Retail investing has evolved dramatically over the past several decades. Individual investors are influencing markets through everything from traditional stock investing and options trading to digital assets and prediction markets. We're looking for a reporter who wants to understand not only what investors are doing, but why, with an eye toward explaining what it means for millions of readers and MarketWatch subscribers. You'll cover fast-moving markets through the eyes of individual investors, breaking news, producing sharp analysis and developing original enterprise stories that uncover investing trends before they become obvious. Whether the story is about a new trading strategy, a regulatory change, or a shift in market structure, you'll help readers understand how it affects their money and what they should watch next. We're looking for someone who is endlessly fascinated by how individual investors think, invest and react. But translating that curiosity into compelling, unique and high-caliber journalism that converts readers into smarter more confident investors. You Will * Cover breaking developments across financial markets with urgency, accuracy and context. * Explain market moves, economic data and geopolitical developments in language that is accessible to a broad investing audience. * Break news and develop enterprise stories uncover investing trends before they become widely recognized. * Become deeply embedded in the retail investing community to understand emerging trends, evolving trading behavior and the most pressing individual investing questions. * Cultivate relationships with traders, portfolio managers, strategists, economists, academics, regulators and individual investors to generate original reporting. * Explain how developments in market structure - from options activity and exchange rules to new trading platforms and investing products - affect individual investors. * Track innovations in investing, including digital as