John Towfighi
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
CNN,
CNN Business,
CNN en Español,
CNN Politics,
MSN,
MSN Deutschland,
Business Insider,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo Singapore
and
Covers:
Markets reporter covering US stocks, bonds, the dollar and commodities.
John Towfighi’s Biography
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, England. He graduated from Columbia in May 2024 with bachelor’s degrees in economics and history.