Jeffrey Goldfarb
Jeffrey Goldfarb is a New York-based assistant editor with a focus on Wall Street, private equity, M&A and the media industry. Before becoming a columnist, Jeffrey wrote about banking, deals, international trade, healthcare and the Internet. From London, he oversaw Reuters’ reportage on the European media sector and later ran the corporate finance team. Jeffrey joined Breakingviews in November 2007, where he helped lead the service’s coverage of the financial crisis. Jeffrey has a master’s in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from The George Washington University.
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- E-mail: jeffrey.goldfarb@thomsonreuters.com
Recent stories
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Wells Fargo boss takes turn on soapbox
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Bloomberg scandal spares bankers' blushes
Goldman and its peers often take heat for playing all sides of a trade. Now a furor involving Bloomberg reporters using private customer data could bring Wall Street some empathy. The financial data firm interacts with banks in other ways, too. Conflicts aren’t so easily avoided.
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