2026 Gerald Loeb Awards Honor Business Journalism from NYT, WSJ, Reuters and More
The G. and R. Loeb Foundation Inc. and UCLA Anderson School of Management have announced the winners of the 2026 Gerald Loeb Awards, recognizing business journalism across 13 competition categories. The ceremony took place at Capitale in New York City on Thursday, October 8.
- The 2026 Gerald Loeb Awards were announced on October 8 at Capitale in New York City.
- Stephen Engelberg of ProPublica received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Marcelo Prince of The Wall Street Journal received the Minard Editor Award.
- Awards were given in 13 competition categories, with Honorable Mentions in two.
- The New York Times won in Breaking News and Investigative; The Washington Post won in Explanatory and Feature.
Lifetime and editor honors
Stephen Engelberg, editor-in-chief of ProPublica, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Marcelo Prince, investigations coverage chief at The Wall Street Journal, received the Minard Editor Award. Both were celebrated at the event, which, according to the announcement, drew journalists, media leaders and supporters from around the world.
Tyler Mathisen, former co-anchor of CNBC's "Power Lunch," served as master of ceremonies. The program included a moment of silence for journalists who are currently detained, imprisoned, have died or gone missing while doing their job. Category awards were presented by journalists from Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, CBS News New York City, CNN, NYSE TV and Schwab Network. Frank Mottek, host of "Mottek on Money" on KABC-AM, announced the finalists.
Winners by category
- Audio: The Economist's Scam Inc., The Economist
- Beat Reporting: STAT's Reporting on FDA Chaos, STAT (Lizzy Lawrence)
- Breaking News: Liberation Day, The New York Times
- Commentary: The Financial Engineering Fueling the AI Race, The Wall Street Journal (Jonathan Weil)
- Explanatory: The Militarization of Space, The Washington Post (Christian Davenport)
- Feature: The Deadliest Workplace in America, The Washington Post (Todd Frankel and Andrew Van Dam)
- International: Dark Fleets, Reuters
- Investigative: Money Trail at the White House, The New York Times
- Local: Killer Train, The Miami Herald and WLRN News
- Personal Finance & Consumer Reporting: Burned, San Francisco Chronicle (Megan Munce, Susie Neilson and Sara DiNatale)
- Video/Longform: Can't Look Away, Bloomberg Businessweek and DCTV
- Video/News: CBS News 60 Minutes: The Price of Life, CBS News/60 Minutes
- Visual Storytelling: End of The Line: How Saudi Arabia's Neom Dream Unraveled, Financial Times (Alison Killing)
Honorable Mentions went to two entries. In Explanatory, The Wall Street Journal was recognized for The Business of Babies. In Video/Longform, Business Insider's staff was recognized for Inside the Secretive World of America's AI Data Centers.
About the awards and their backing
The foundation and awards were created in 1957 to encourage and recognize reporting on business, finance and the economy that informs and protects investors and the public. The announcement describes the Loeb Awards as "the highest honor in business journalism in the United States."
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the foundation relies on support from the banquet to sustain the awards program, recognize excellence in business journalism and preserve Gerald Loeb's legacy. The Wall Street Journal was the Platinum Sponsor. Gold Sponsors were Bloomberg, The New York Times, ProPublica and Reuters. Silver Sponsors were Emily Hunter Salveson, Financial Times, The Information and The Washington Post.
Gerald Loeb was born in 1899 in San Francisco and helped establish E.F. Hutton in New York after moving there in 1924. He founded the G. and R. Loeb Foundation in 1957. In 1973, stewardship of the awards moved to UCLA Anderson School of Management.
What the list shows
The winning entries span topics from artificial intelligence financing and space policy to workplace safety, shipping and consumer finance. Several of the honored organizations also sponsored the event. Highlights from the evening can be found by searching #LoebAwards.
