John Jannarone

'''John Jannarone''' is an Italian-American businessman who is founder of Capital Markets Media LLC, the sole owner of [http://ipo-edge.com/ IPO Edge] and [http://corpgov.com/ CorpGov].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Former WSJ/CNBC reporter launches CorpGov.com - Talking Biz News | url=https://talkingbiznews.com/1/91833/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918231245/https://talkingbiznews.com/1/91833/ | access-date=2025-12-28 | archive-date=2018-09-18}}</ref> He was previously senior writer at CNBC, which he joined in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/12/20/john-jannarone-named-senior-writer-for-cnbc.html|title=John Jannarone Named Senior Writer for CNBC|website=CNBC|date=20 December 2013}}</ref> Previously, he was a corporate media and entertainment writer at ''The Wall Street Journal.''<ref>{{cite web|last=Jannarone|first=John|title=LinkedIn|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-jannarone/10/6aa/29}}</ref> In 2008, Jannarone joined ''The WSJ's'' financial analysis section "[https://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-wall-street-heard.html Heard on the Street]" as a Singapore-based reporter. Prior to that Jannarone worked as a deputy bureau chief at Dow Jones, as an analyst at The Hartnett Group in Dallas and an investment banker at Morgan Stanley in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|last=WSJ|title=Bio|url=http://topics.wsj.com/person/J/john-jannarone/4337|publisher=WSJ}}</ref>

Jannarone is most well known for breaking the story about ''The WSJ's'' corporate parent News Corp. splitting into two divisions: Entertainment and Publishing.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jannarone|first=John|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303561504577493121669861262|title=News Corp. Approves Split|date=28 June 2012|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref>

He was first to break news of the Archegos scandal, when Bill Hwang over-levered a hedge fund that ultimately collapsed, sending ripples through the financial markets. The scoop was matched by CNBC's Scott Wapner, Bloomberg and several other major outlets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wapner |first=Scott |date=2021-03-27 |title=ViacomCBS, Discovery plunge due in part to forced liquidation of Archegos Capital positions |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/27/archegos-capital-forced-position-liquidation-contributes-to-viacom-discovery-plunge.html |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=CNBC}}</ref> ''The Wall Street Journal'' described the scandal as one "that led to the biggest single-firm meltdown since the financial crisis" when Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telesca |first=Jenna |date=November 20, 2024 |title=Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison |url=https://www.wsj.com/finance/archegos-founder-bill-hwang-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-1bbef6bc?mod=hp_lead_pos2 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>

Jannarone is well known for his work which "expos[ed] accounting irregularities at Diamond Foods. The irregularities caused a 70% fall in the company's stock price and a collapse of the planned $2.4 billion takeover of Pringles and resignation of the CEO.

==Personal== Born in 1980, Jannarone currently resides in Manhattan, New York. He obtained his degree in economics from Princeton University where he graduated ''cum laude''.<ref name=biz>{{cite web|last=Roush|first=Chris|title=WSJ's "Heard on the Street" adds two in London|date=12 March 2013|url=http://www.talkingbiznews.com/1/wsjs-heard-on-the-street-adds-two-in-london/|publisher=Talking Biz News|accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref>

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