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’CNBC’s Mark Haines dies at 65
Veteran CNBC anchor Mark Haines, host of the network’s Squawk on the Street programme, has died suddenly at the age of 65:
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The outing of the Robo-Signer conference attendees
Wednesday morning. New York. The Robo-Signers Conference.
Hosted at the swanky Core Club on on East 55th Street this was not an event for the Robosigners themselves — the foreclosure document-signing recruits who sparked a wave of industry uncertainty.
The next 48 hours are crucial for the Euro
So reckons CNBC’s Jim Cramer who attempted to calm the frayed nerves of investors in Wednesday’s edition of Mad Money.
Put simply, if we don’t a total capitulation in Europe over the next two days (and
Charlie Gasparino: crazy like a Fox (Business Anchor)
It’s official. CNBC’s on-air editor, Charles “Who you callin’ a poison gasbag?” Gasparino, is defecting to Fox Business.
Here’s the statement:
FOX Business Network (FBN) has signed a multi-year deal with CNBC’s Charlie Gasparino,
CNBC = NSFW
What is CNBC playing at? The business network seems to be getting into Fox Business territory with its latest online feature, or “Highlights From Frederick’s 2009 Fall Collection”.
A sample of the goods on display (click to enlarge,
CNBC casts an Englishman
You’re a financial channel accused of cheer-leading stocks, biased reporting and financial-crisis denial.
You desperately want to appeal to a broader viewership, up ratings and get the critics off your back.
Claws of crisis
All kudos to CNBC for bringing attention to a gravely under-reported story — the crisis facing the US lobster industry.
It was probably a slow news day, we know — but bear with us, it’s not an uninteresting tale (despite the drastic overuse of the word ‘boil’,
Quotes du jour, Gasparino pugnacity edition
From the FT’s profile of CNBC’s Charlie Gasparino:
Gasparino thrives on being awkward, even on being disliked, within CNBC. It burnishes his image as a tough outsider willing to go to battle with anyone – colleague or contact – in pursuit of the story.
Cramer calls a bottom (again)
By our count this is the outspoken CNBC host’s third bottom call in the past 15 months — at the very least.
- January 10, 2008 – Financials have hit rock bottom.
- August 12, 2008 – The bear market is dead.
Cramer capitulates
In case you didn’t know, there’s an undeclared war going on between the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart and America’s Business channel CNBC.
Quick summary:Satirical comedian Jon Stewart found Rick Santelli’s little rant about “loser mortgage holders”
S&P to kill banks?
CNBC is running an interesting piece of analysis by Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, titled “The Unintended Consequences of Gov’t Intervention”
Here’s the basic premise. Included in the recent American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was this line,
Rick Santelli has had enough!
We like CNBC’s Rick Santelli. In an octabox of soundbite opinion, he refreshingly tells it as it is.
And it appears Mr. Santelli has simply had enough with all the bailout talk – “The government is promoting bad behaviour!”.
Happy Boycott CNBC Day!
StockTwits has proposed today be official ‘Boycott CNBC Day.’
Their reasoning for blacklisting the business channel is outlined below.
Boycott CNBC Day on Tuesday February 3
We are boycotting CNBC on Tuesday February 3,
NY Times, CNBC, unite against News Corp
CNBC, the cable business network, and the New York Times have joined forces to create an alliance against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. The two companies announced a content-sharing agreement on Monday in which CNBC,
Peacock is outfoxed
Sparks are already flying between CNBC and the new Fox Business network, launched on Monday, reports the Guardian. An advertising blitz planned by CNBC took a hit when ads were pulled from the WSJ and other Dow Jones outlets at the last minute.
Fox Business brings sexy back
Fox Business launches today. The new channel – to be available in 30m homes across the US – aims to bring business news to the “Average Joe”, reports the UK’s Daily Telegraph. Neil Cavuto, one of the new channel’s main anchors,
Coming soon: free, realtime US financial data
The NYSE is working to bring free, real-time stock quotes to Internet users as early as March this year, says Reuters, picking up a story from the Wall Street Journal.
The NYSE filed a proposal with the SEC on Friday which,