Christine Romans is an American broadcast journalist, author, and a senior business correspondent for NBC News. She previously served as the chief business correspondent and anchor for CNN's Early Start.

Romans is from Le Claire, Iowa.^[1][2] She graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in 1989.^[3] She graduated from Iowa State University in 1993, majoring in French, journalism, and mass communication.^[4][5] She also studied French media and French literature at the Catholic University of Lyon in France during the summer of 1991.^[1]

Romans reported for several newspapers including the Des Moines Register and Knight-Ridder. She then served as a reporter and anchor for Reuters Television.^[3] She joined CNN in 1999 and began reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.^[6] She next hosted CNN's On the Money and was a reporter and substitute anchor on Lou Dobbs Tonight.^[7] She also hosted Street Sweep on the defunct network CNNfn.^[8] In January 2014, she was named as the new anchor for Early Start.^[9] A year later, Romans published her third book titled Smart Is the New Rich: Money Guide for Millennials.^[10]

On July 28, 2023, Romans announced her departure from CNN. That same day, it was reported she would move to NBC News.^[11] On October 30, Romans was officially announced as a Senior Business Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC.^[12]

She is married to Ed Tobin, and the couple have three children.^[8]

• Romans, Christine (2010). Smart Is the New Rich: If You Can't Afford It, Put It Down. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-64206-1.
• Romans, Christine; Velshi, Ali (2011). How to Speak Money: The Language and Knowledge You Need Now. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-118-11495-7.
• Romans, Christine (2015). Smart Is the New Rich: Money Guide for Millennials. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-118-94935-1.

• New Yorkers in journalism

• Christine Romans — CNN Profile
• Christine Romans — NBC News profile
• "Romans discovers generosity in her roots". CNN.com. October 14, 2014.