As senior correspondent, Charles Gasparino provides on-air reporting throughout the business day. He’s been credited with breaking some of the biggest stories involving finance, banking, and politics for both Fox Business and Fox News. Prior to joining FBN, Gasparino was an on-air editor for CNBC where he was responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories during the 2008 financial crisis. These include the first reports of the government's so-called TARP bailout of the big banks, AIG's government bailout, details behind the collapse of Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and the shakeups at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. Previously, he was a senior writer at Newsweek magazine and the Wall Street Journal, where he covered Wall Street scandals and the dotcom collapse. He is currently a regular columnist for the New York Post. A recipient of several business journalism awards, Gasparino is the author of the New York Times best-selling financial book "The Sellout: How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System." Gasparino received a Bachelor of Arts from Pace University and a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.