Venessa Wong
@venessawong
Personal finance reporter at @MarketWatch. Former BuzzFeed News and Businessweek. Send tips to [email protected]. DMs open.
ID:19120852
https://www.marketwatch.com/author/venessa-wong 17-01-2009 19:35:16
7,1K Tweets
9,3K Followers
1,6K Following
New for MarketWatch: Tesla shareholders have had a tough run lately. Prospective car buyers who have mulled buying a Tesla, on the other hand, are likely to catch a break this year — a big break.
marketwatch.com/story/teslas-a…
My latest for MarketWatch: A $1,400 SUV payment? A $1,600 truck payment? Sounds ‘absurd,’ but it’s becoming more common. 17.4% of new cars were financed with a monthly payment of over $1,000 in Feb marketwatch.com/story/a-1-400-…
My latest piece on MarketWatch: Lowe’s credit card now has a 31.99% interest rate. Customers are comparing such rates to ‘loan sharking.’ Because Lowe’s sells many big-ticket items “these interest charges could be astronomical on a big purchase' marketwatch.com/story/lowes-cr…
I covered a new Pew Research Center report on a subject that I care very much about: A third of Asian Americans who live in poverty have college degrees. What’s going on? via MarketWatch marketwatch.com/story/a-third-…
My latest story on MarketWatch : Should parents ‘charge’ little kids for rent and groceries to teach them about personal finance? Here’s what financial therapists think about this TikTok money lesson.
on.mktw.net/4cuPudD
Support for our new members at NYC MarketWatch from IAPE TNG/CWA 1096 members and MKTW colleagues in Washington! ✊ #1u
Happy Birthday, Fed rate hikes🎂Here's what two years of interest-rate hikes have done to your wallet, from the MarketWatch personal finance team marketwatch.com/story/happy-ra…
New on MarketWatch : The U.S. is a less happy country than it used to be, despite positive economic metrics. The Swiss ambassador said, 'Humans need, first of all, predictability in their lives.” marketwatch.com/story/the-u-s-…
My latest story on MarketWatch : Speculation around Bruno Mars’s gambling debt the last few days has put a spotlight on a problem millions of people face. Here are 5 tips to tackle it. marketwatch.com/story/bruno-ma…
I've covered consumer finance for a while now. The president is portraying an optimistic view of the economy without acknowledging REAL&ongoing financial anxiety, a strategy that is politically risky if voters feel overlooked. My take on MarketWatch marketwatch.com/story/what-bid…
In my latest piece for MarketWatch — Good news: Car prices are falling. Bad news: It’s a terrible time to trade in your car. Here’s why. marketwatch.com/story/good-new…
I was delighted to learn a series I worked on, 'Striking Back,' for Capital & Main was recognized for a 2023 Best in Business award from SABEW ! Here is a link to this incredible series capitalandmain.com/striking-back-…. All the credit goes to my wonderful editor Tracie McMillan
Looking to speak with fast food customers for a MarketWatch story. If you occasionally treat yourself to a fast food meal, how much are you paying? I would like to interview you about this. My DMs are open and my email is [email protected]. Thank you!
Happy Friday! I am looking to speak with middle-class Americans about Biden's state of the union address for a MarketWatch article. If you'd like to share your thoughts, please DM me or email [email protected]
Would you like to speak with me for a MarketWatch story? I'm looking to interview female teachers and nurses in the US for a story today. Please feel free to DM me or email [email protected]. Thank you!
New from me MarketWatch: AT&T users are saying their $5 credit for last week's cellphone outage is ‘a joke.’ Watchdog Teresa Dixon Murray says $5 is offensively low, but the problem is legally, consumers aren't owed anything for such service disruptions marketwatch.com/story/at-t-cus…
Can you negotiate a layoff the same way you would a starting salary? Sure thing, experts say — and in some cases your odds are better than you might think. I wrote about how and when you can haggle over a severance package, for MarketWatch:
marketwatch.com/story/negotiat…
I'm looking to speak with people who are trying to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early). If you'd like to share your story about this for a MarketWatch article, please DM or email me at [email protected]