Cramer needs to disclose conflict
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer has been touting a stock that is a large holding of David Rocker, who is also a major investor in the company that Cramer founded — TheStreet.com. At least...
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Business journalists with axes to grind
Bill Cara, who writes a blog on the market, has an interesting post about what he sees on CNBC and how that is perceived by Wall Street. Cara writes: “Te whole group on Kudlow...
Maria Bartiromo to begin radio show
A press release this morning notes: “Beginning May 1st, the host of ‘Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo‘ on CNBC and host and managing editor of the nationally-syndicated program ‘The Wall Street Journal Report,’ will...
Is the business press fair game for the SEC?
CNBC commentator Charles Gasparino, who is a former Wall Street Journal reporter, wrote a commentary for Newsweek magazine on the recent actions of the SEC to subpoena business reporters as part of its investigation...
Byrne vs. Greenberg, Round Three
The ongoing war of words between Overstock.com President Patrick Byrne and MarketWatch.com columnist Herb Greenberg continued this morning on CNBC’s Squawk Box show shortly after 8 a.m. EST. To set the scene, Greenberg was...
TheStreet.com and Cramer were also subpoenaed
Mad Money host Jim Cramer disclosed Monday night that he received a subpoena from the SEC in relation to its investigation into a hedge fund. Online financial news site TheStreet.com, which Cramer helped found...
Overstock's Patrick Byrne and financial journalists
The New York Times’ Joe Nocera wrote a column this weekend about the efforts of Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne to discredit financial journalists who write negatively about his company or who question the “naked...
CNBC piece on China is called "bad"
The Demagogue blog criticized Maria Bartiromo’s reporting on CNBC recently regarding a piece the business cable network ran about China. The blog stated, “Bartiromo had two guests discuss whether Google, Microsoft and other tech...
Insana: Not pushed to leave CNBC
Ron Insana, the popular CNBC anchor whose departure from that slot was announced by parent NBC on Monday, told the New York Daily News that he was not pushed to leave as part of...
Biz media and Black Rock: Spurring negotiations
Yvette Kantrow, the executive editor of The Daily Deal, has some of the best insights into how the business media cover corporate America, particularly when it comes to deals. She recently dissected the coverage...
