Derek Saul

Derek Saul

Former Staff|Business

Derek Saul is a New Jersey-based Senior Reporter on Forbes' news team. He graduated in 2021 from Duke University, where he majored in Economics and served as sports editor for The Chronicle, Duke's student newspaper, joining Forbes soon thereafter. Saul has covered everything from Trump Media to the Saudi Arabian influence on golf and what real-life billionaires think of "Succession." Send tips to dsaul@forbes.com. Follow Saul for analysis on the biggest daily economic and stock market happenings, ranging from inflation data to tech earnings to deep-dives on hot button assets. 

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