John Towfighi
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(He/Him)
As seen in:
CNN,
CNN Business,
CNN en Español,
CNN Politics,
MSN,
Business Insider,
MSN Deutschland,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo Singapore,
Aol
and
Covers:
Markets reporter covering US stocks, bonds, the dollar and commodities.
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John Towfighi’s Biography
Read Full Bio →John Towfighi is a markets reporter for CNN Business. Towfighi covers news related to US stocks, bonds, the dollar, commodities and crypto.
Before covering markets, Towfighi was a CNN News Associate. While a senior in college, Towfighi interned for CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS and CNN Business. He also worked as a CNN freelance reporter covering protests at Columbia University. Towfighi has appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 and Laura Coates Live.
Towfighi was born in Boston, MA, and grew up in London…
John Towfighi’s Journalist Portfolio
Manufacturing in Mexico is having its moment. The US is buying in - and so is China | CNN Busines...
Georgia's pecan harvest was devastated by Hurricane Helene. Farmers are on the brink. | CNN Busin...
Dow suffers worst week since April as oil hits $90 and weak jobs data adds to market anxiety | CN...
Interview
See all 4 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Middle school newspaper
Why did you become a journalist?
Passion for finding stories that should be shared and admiration for high quality writing.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
The Standard at the American School in London. Editor-in-Chief senior year.