Jane Wells

Jane Wells (born March 31, 1961) is a CNBC special correspondent, based in Los Angeles, where she covers stories about funny business, strange successes and other special assignments.

Wells writes offbeat stories for CNBC.com and serves as a contributor for radio stations. One recent story was about a 34-year-old Portland woman who got paid for cuddling people and a college student who invented a special beer shelf that made him a millionaire. She has worked for CNBC for more than 20 years, including earlier stints covering retail, agriculture and defense as well as news about the California economy, West Coast real estate and Las Vegas trends. Wells came from CNBC's "Upfront Tonight" where she was senior correspondent. Provided by Wikipedia