Richard Quest

Richard Quest

Richard Quest is CNN’s foremost international business correspondent and presenter of Quest Means Business: the definitive word on how we earn and spend our money. Quest’s dynamic and distinctive style has made him a unique figure in the field of business broadcasting. He has regularly reported from G20 meetings and attends the World Economic Forum in Switzerland each year. Quest has covered every major stock market and financial crisis since Black Monday in 1987 and has reported from key financial centres globally including Wall Street, London, Sao Paolo, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
Prior to joining CNN he worked at the BBC, where he was the North America business correspondent, based on Wall Street for 12 years.
Quest is British, holds an LLB (Hons) degree in Law from Leeds University, and was called to the Bar. 

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This year’s big economic story isn’t the Euro…

This year’s big economic story isn’t the Euro…

16 Jan 13 Here we go again.  The High Streets are full of bargain-hungry shoppers, the Christmas decorations are back in their boxes,…... Read more

Before the storm: in search of an elusive election decider

Before the storm: in search of an elusive election decider

01 Nov 12 The US Elections and the railways are long-standing bedfellows. No campaign during the 1800s would be complete without a ‘whistle…... Read more

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