Caitlin McCabe

Caitlin McCabe is an accomplished journalist with extensive experience in financial and real estate reporting. Currently serving as a Hedge-Fund Reporter at The Wall Street Journal since February 2020, Caitlin won a Gerald Loeb Award for breaking news coverage of the 2021 GameStop trading frenzy and led the Journal's retail investing coverage during a pivotal time. Previous roles at the Philadelphia Inquirer included Real Estate Reporter, where Caitlin won an investigative reporting award, and Metro Reporter, contributing to important regional stories. Caitlin's early career includes stints at Bloomberg LP, where telecom and tech were covered, and a co-founding role at Synapse Magazine, focused on investigative journalism. Caitlin's educational background features a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.