How "Mad Money" has evolved
Cliff Mason, a senior writer for the CNBC show “Mad Money” that stars Jim Cramer, writes Wednesday about how the show’s coverage has evolved in the past three years. Mason writes, “I wasn’t around when things started out, but I showed up about three months later, and the model for the show back then, and for all […]
Overexposure in the business media
Jonathan Berr of BloggingStocks.com writes about how the business media keep going back to the same people, such as Alan Greenspan, Warren Buffett and Yale University’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, for stories. Berr writes, “Ever wonder why conventional wisdom is so conventional? It’s because it’s the same people repeating it over and over. “The reason why this […]
Jim Cramer, at a theater near you
The Iron Man movie that launched this weekend and had more than $100 million in gross receipts as a business journalism angle — “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer makes a cameo. In the movie, Tony Stark (Iron Man), played by Robert Downey Jr., is the CEO of Stark Industries. He’s essentially an arms dealer, selling […]
It's just a TV show, says Cramer
Andrew Clark of The Guardian profiles CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer, who says during the course of the interview that if people don’t like his show, they should simply turn it off. Clark writes, “Cramer, 53, has a vast following among America’s millions of armchair investors. His act, in which he hurtles dementedly around […]
Gasparino: Covering Wall Street is like watching a big party
As the on-air editor at CNBC, Charles Gasparino reports on the markets throughout the day and has broken some of the biggest stories in the past few months. He is also a columnist for Trader Monthly Magazine, and a freelance writer for New York Magazine, Forbes and other publications. Before joining CNBC, Gasparino was a […]
Living the dream?
Pat Sheridan of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviews “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer and came away with some interesting insights into his growing business journalism empire. Here is an excerpt: Q: Has “Mad Money” increased subscribers to TheStreet.com? A: Yeah, definitely. But when I do something on “Mad Money,” for the most part the stocks that I […]
Cramer's salary jumps to $1.3 million
TheStreet.com disclosed in an SEC filing Wednesday that co-founder Jim Cramer will be paid a base salary of $1.3 million this year, up 30 percent from 2007, with the salary increasing to $1.87 million by the year 2010. Cramer will also receive 300,000 shares of restricted stock in the company. The stock options vest during […]
CNBC cashes in on the market
Fortune magazine writer Jessi Hempel writes in the latest issue about what makes business news cable channel CNBC so successful. Hempel writes, “At CNBC, broadcast veteran Mark Hoffman has added edge and emotion to a network that was heavily criticized in the run-up to the tech bust for its rah-rah business take on the news. […]
Criticism of Cramer has deep roots
Alice Gomstyn of ABC News reports that the recent criticism of CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer in relation to what he said or didn’t say about Bear Stearns has exposed deeper concerns. Gomstyn wrote, “Snark aside, concerns raised by industry veterans and investment advisors take the long view of Cramer and his impact on […]
What he really meant to say was…
Conrad De Aenlle of The New York Times writes Sunday that CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer says he was misunderstood when he responded to a viewer’s question about Bear Stearns. De Aenlle wrote, “In a March 11 broadcast, viewed tens of thousands of times on YouTube and parsed by satirists like Jon Stewart, Mr. […]
