Once part of an overlooked department in a bustling newsroom, business and financial reporters are front and center when it comes to reporting today's headlines. Business news has come into its own over the last 30 years. The business desk is no longer the dumping ground for boring stories that only make it to the back pages of a publication or get cut when a television news program is running too long. Business and financial news is much more than a footnote to history these days, as fluctuations on the world's financial markets reach into everyone's wallet. Learn more about this exciting career!