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John Towfighi

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Covers:  Markets reporter covering US stocks, bonds, the dollar and commodities.
reporter @CNN covering markets & finance | @Columbia alum

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John Towfighi’s Biography

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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

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.