Stewart slams Cramer — again
Glynis McNicol of Mediaite points out that “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart has laid into CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer again about his advice on Wall Street banks. McNicol writes, “Not so much. Turns out, while doling out his energized advice on investing in bank there was something that ‘very confident man did not […]
Greenberg returns to business journalism with CNBC
Herb Greenberg, a longtime business journalist who wrote a regular column for Marketwatch.com, TheStreet.com, The San Francisco Chronicle and others, has returned to business journalism with CNBC. Greenberg will be a senior stocks commentator. He left business journalism two years ago to start a research firm. CNBC also confirmed the hiring of Kate Kelly from […]
Guest slams Cramer about Goldman
Steve Krakauer of Mediaite notes Friday that a guest on CNBC criticized “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer. Krakauer writes, “Today during Jim Cramer’s segment on CNBC’s Street Signs with Erin Burnett, guest Sylvain Raynes from R&R Consulting went after Cramer – and Cramer fired back. “After Cramer seemed to defend Goldman Sachs, or at least […]
WSJ's Kelly to join CNBC
Kate Kelly, one of the top reporters at The Wall Street Journal, is leaving the paper for a job at CNBC, a spokesman for the business news network confirmed on Friday. An official announcement is expected next week. Kelly published a book last year on the fall of Bear Stearns called “Street Fighters.” Kelly writes […]
Bartiromo on her career and financial journalism
The Business Insider CEO and co-founder Henry Blodget interviewed CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo about her career as a financial reporter. Blodget called Bartiromo “one of the most famous financial journalists in the world.” In the interview, Bartiromo discusses moving from CNN to CNBC, saying the business news network was the only place where she applied […]
CNBC reporter leaving for PR job
Mike Huckman, a CNBC correspondent who covers the drug and biotech industries, announced Monday that he’s leaving the business news network for a public relations job with MS&L as senior vice president, reports Chris Ariens of TVNewser. Ariens writes, “‘After nearly 10 great years at CNBC and nearly 27 years in TV news I have decided […]
The lack of wisdom in financial journalism
Max Zeledon, a former research analyst at International Data Group in San Francisco who runs a digital consulting firm, writes about financial journalism in the wake of running across “Mad Money” and Jim Cramer on CNBC last night. Zeledon writes, “Maybe I’m being unfair to him because he is an entertainer after all, but his […]
CNBC, not Fox Business, will appear in "Wall Street 2"
Courtney Comstock of The Business Insider points out that it’s CNBC, not Fox Business Network, that’s appearing in the upcoming movie “Wall Street 2” despite it being released by a News Corp. subsidiary. News Corp. also owns Fox Business. Comstock writes, “We’ve read the script and that’s true – screenwriter Allan Loeb uses Fox News […]
Bartiromo on going to the NYSE floor
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, who is currently promoting her new book, talked with Moira Forbes of ForbesWoman about her career. Here is an excerpt: Moira Forbes: What was the greatest challenge for you when you entered business journalism, and is there still undo scrutiny of women in these roles? Maria Bartiromo: The playing field has […]
Business media buying toxic assets
Both National Public Radio’s “Planet Money” and CNBC have dived into the markets to purchase their own toxic assets to help explain what they are to their listeners. The Planet Money blog notes, “After Planet Money bought Toxie, our very own toxic asset, David Kestenbaum went on CNBC to talk about it. The folks over […]
