Yahoo Finance Kicks Off Eight Hours of Live Video Programming on Monday, January 7th
The top business and finance news platform to showcase bell-to-bell market coverage through daily shows and special events
New York(07 Jan 2019)
On Monday, January 7th, 2019 beginning at 9am ET, Yahoo Finance extends its daily live programming to eight hours. The business and finance platform’s bell-to-bell coverage will feature six daily shows, with an additional special weekly program hosted by Yahoo Finance’s editor in chief, “Influencers with Andy Serwer,” on Thursdays at 5pm ET. Throughout the day, anchors and analysts will provide commentary on breaking news, political stories, pop culture moments and the day’s stock market activity.
All programs will stream on Yahoo Finance, the Yahoo Finance app, and Apple TV, with select shows and special events available live and on-demand via Yahoo on the Roku Channel.
To achieve this milestone, Yahoo Finance has recently grown its staff and increased content production from three to eight hours of live programming, welcoming leading anchors including: Adam Shapiro (formerly of Fox Business), Julie Hyman (formerly of Bloomberg TV) and Jackie DeAngelis (formerly of CNBC), who join Yahoo Finance veterans: Alexis Christoforous, Jen Rogers, Myles Udland, Seana Smith, Dan Roberts and Melody Hahm.
PROGRAMMING LINEUP:
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Time (ET)
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Program
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Description
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9am - 10am
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“The First Trade”
(formerly Market Movers)
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Market preview and opening bell coverage, bringing you the headlines expected to drive the day's market action. Heavily investor-focused content combined with the top stories (news, sports, entertainment) away from finance/business.
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10am - 11am
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“YFi AM”
(formerly Morning Meeting)
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Yahoo Finance's conversational morning chat show covering not only the top headlines, but stories that are driving the most "buzz."
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11am - 1pm
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“On the Move”
(formerly Midday Movers)
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A look at the top headlines and in depth analysis of what is moving the markets.
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1pm - 2pm
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“YFi PM”
(new show)
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Yahoo Finance's conversational afternoon chat show covering not only the top headlines, but stories that are driving the most "buzz."
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2pm - 3pm
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“The Ticker”
(new show)
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Each day, we'll focus this hour on the top 10 tickers driving the day's action. The program will highlight Yahoo Finance's proprietary data analysis on which stocks are receiving the most clicks from our members and those "Tickers" will be highlighted on "The Ticker."
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3pm - 5pm
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“The Final Round”
(extended)
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Looking ahead to the closing bell, covering the most important business news stories of the day, what's driving the markets and what to expect in the days and weeks ahead.
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Thursdays at 5pm
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“Influencers with Andy Serwer”
(new show)
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Yahoo Finance presents Influencers with Andy Serwer, a weekly interview series. Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer will sit down with some of the biggest names in business, politics, entertainment, sports, and academia. 'Influencers' will focus on industry trends, the macro economy and issues of the day through a business lens. Guests include: Barry Diller, Jill Abramson, Danny Meyer, Glenn Hutchins, Jean Case, Darren Walker, Tarana Burke, and more.
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