Details on Burnett’s CNN job

CNN confirmed Friday that is has hired CNBC anchor Erin Burnett, who will have her own show on the network. The New York Times broke the story earlier this week. Tami Luhby of CNNMoney.com reports that she will be an anchor and chief business and economics correspondent. Luhby writes, “Burnett will anchor a weekday general […]

Details on Burnett's CNN job

CNN confirmed Friday that is has hired CNBC anchor Erin Burnett, who will have her own show on the network. The New York Times broke the story earlier this week. Tami Luhby of CNNMoney.com reports that she will be an anchor and chief business and economics correspondent. Luhby writes, “Burnett will anchor a weekday general […]

CNBC’s Burnett getting ready to jump to CNN

Brian Stelter of the New York Times reports that CNBC anchor Erin Burnett is getting ready to leave the business news network for a job at CNN. Stelter writes, “The signing will represent a shift to general news anchoring for Ms. Burnett, who has shown interest in branching out beyond business news, CNBC’s specialty. It […]

CNBC's Burnett getting ready to jump to CNN

Brian Stelter of the New York Times reports that CNBC anchor Erin Burnett is getting ready to leave the business news network for a job at CNN. Stelter writes, “The signing will represent a shift to general news anchoring for Ms. Burnett, who has shown interest in branching out beyond business news, CNBC’s specialty. It […]

What I learned from Jim Cramer

James Altucher writes Monday for The Wall Street Journal what 10 lessons he learned from CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer. Here are two: 4)  Commentary belongs in financial journalism. Cramer changed everything when he started thestreet.com and added commentary from professional investors into the mix. The negative argument was then (and still is) that […]

CNBC names California bureau chief

The following announcement was sent out Monday afternoon by CNBC managing editor Nik Deogun: I’m delighted to announce that Paul McNamara has been named CNBC’s new California Bureau Chief. In this role, Paul will manage CNBC’s Los Angeles and San Jose bureaus, including breaking news and enterprise stories. In addition, he will oversee the day-to-day technical operations […]

Breaking down CNBC’s pros and cons

TV.com is currently running a contest to pick the best cable channel, and business news network CNBC is competing against Headline News to move forward in the competition. Price Peterson assesses CNBC this way: Background First a fun fact: CNBC does not stand for Cable NBC (as I always believed it did). Nope, CNBC actually […]

Breaking down CNBC's pros and cons

TV.com is currently running a contest to pick the best cable channel, and business news network CNBC is competing against Headline News to move forward in the competition. Price Peterson assesses CNBC this way: Background First a fun fact: CNBC does not stand for Cable NBC (as I always believed it did). Nope, CNBC actually […]

CNBC.com launches Asia Pacific site

CNBC.com announced Monday that it has launched an Asian Pacific version of its site, with a European site to follow. The new site includes more Asia Pacific content and news and analysis from regional content partners including Caixin Media from China and Moneycontrol.com from India. The announcement comes after a record-setting month for CNBC.com. In […]

CNBC hires Sullivan from Fox Business

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE CNBC managing editor Nik Deogun sent out the following announcement to the staff on Friday afternoon: I am pleased to announce that Brian Sullivan will join CNBC’s on-air team, effective May 2nd. Previously, Brian was an anchor at FOX Business Network (FBN). Prior to joining FBN, he spent 11 years at […]