Melissa Francis to Join FBN

Benzinga is hearing that CNBC reporter Melissa Francis is leaving the network to join Fox Business. We hear an announcement is expected to come from CNBC today. Francis was formerly the co-anchor for CNBC's morning show, The Call, and MSNBC's It's The Economy. She also served as a contributor to The Today Show and Weekend Today. Most recently, she had been anchoring Power Lunch with Tyler Mathisen and Sue Herera.