Covering Financial Markets for the WSJ with Gregory Zuckerman

<p>In an era of fake news and widespread distrust in the media, standard-bearer media organizations like The Wall Street Journal remain a beacon for hard-hitting reporting on what’s going on in finance as well as the world at large. On today’s show, Jeff is talking to <a href="https://www.gregoryzuckerman.com/">Gregory Zuckerman</a>, Special Writer to The Wall Street Journal who focuses on money and investing.<br /><br />Listen in as Gregory explains his process for finding interesting stories, why successful companies hire people who show potential as opposed to just hiring for open positions, and why some media organizations are booming despite open hostilities. <br /><br />If you have a tip for Gregory, you can reach him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/GZuckerman">@gzuckerman</a> or via email <a href="mailto:Gregory.zuckerman@wsj.com">Gregory.zuckerman@wsj.com</a></p><ul><li>[01:43] - Market reaction</li><li>[09:07] - Jeff Carter interview with Greg Zuckerman<ul><li>[09:29] -<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/name-a-hotel-room-so-we-never-forget"> Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget </a></li><li>[09:39] - Breaking stories in finance</li><li>[11:04] - Playing down the middle</li><li>[15:24] - Finding stories to investigate</li><li>[18:38] -<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/557104/the-man-who-solved-the-market-by-gregory-zuckerman/9780735217980%20"><i>The Man Who Solved the Market</i></a></li><li>[20:27] - The paradox of Jim Simons</li><li>[24:32] - <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/personnel-economics"><i>Personnel Economics</i></a></li><li>[25:50] - Making predictions</li><li>[28:10] - Struggling energy providers</li><li>[28:58] - Getting out into the trenches</li></ul><br/></li></ul><br/><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/gregory-zuckerman">Gregory Zuckerman</a> is a Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal. He writes about big financial trades, hedge funds, private-equity firms, and other investing and business topics. In the past, Greg wrote the "Heard on the Street