Subpoena requests firm's contact with eight financial reporters
The New York Post is reporting Tuesday that a subpoena to research firm Gradient Analytics asked for records of all e-mail and phone contacts Gradient has had with approximately eight financial reporters. The eight reporters are Marketwatch’s Herb Greenberg, Mad Money host Jim Cramer, Dow Jones Newswire’s Carol Remond, Bethany McLean of Fortune magazine, Jesse […]
Yet another profile of Jim Cramer
This Jim Cramer profile, which follows on the heels of profiles by the Dallas Morning News, Philadelphia Inquirer and Newsday, ran in the Hollywood Reporter and is appearing on the Reuters wire. The story, written by Paul Gough, states, “There have been criticisms of Cramer’s technique, and endless sniping about the accuracy of his picks […]
Cramer=Stock tips for suckers
Scott Collins, who writes the TV industry blog “Channel Island” for the Los Angeles Times, has unearthed a study by some Northwestern University students who say that “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer’s stock picks aren’t helping viewers. Collins writes, “Essentially, the researchers argue in their March 15 report that the countless fools who rush to […]
More coverage of the Overstock.com vs. biz journalists battle
San Diego Union-Tribune staff writer Bruce Bigelow wades into the coverage of the battle between Overstock.com President Patrick Byrne and business reporters such as MarketWatch.com’s Herb Greenberg and Mad Money’s Jim Cramer with an article exploring both sides of the issue. To set the stage: Greenberg and Cramer have written and stated negative things about […]
Herb Greenberg and shorts
Don Bauder writes in the San Diego Reader about MarketWatch.com columnist Herb Greenberg and his use of shorts as sources in the wake of the SEC subpoenas against Greenberg and a couple of other journalists. Bauder writes, “Only a few journalists such as Greenberg have consistently warned investors about the fraud-infested market. He began shaking […]
"Mad Money's" one-year anniversary
Jim Cramer celebrated the one-year anniversary of his CNBC show “Mad Money” in which he screams and prances around the set and tells viewers what stocks to buy and what stocks to sell with a special Tuesday night show. Andrew Ross Sorkin, who writes the Dealbook on the New York Times web site, critiqued the […]
Yet another Jim Cramer profile
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer was profiled by another newspaper. This time it’s Newsday. Previous profiles this year have been written by the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Dallas Morning News. In Newsday, Cramer talks about his worst stock pick on the CNBC show: “‘Symbol Technologies is probably the single biggest disappointment I’ve had since I […]
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 one person believes that Cramer needs to disclose this conflict of interest on his show. The Informed Observer blogger Peter Cohan […]
An Oregonian editorial about Jim Cramer
The Oregonian, the daily newspaper in Portland, saw fit to editorialize about Jim Cramer and his “Mad Money” television show in this morning’s edition. They were, surprisingly, positive about Cramer and his position among the talking heads on TV. The editorial, titled “A big Booyah! to the crazy man of Wall Street,” stated: “Who would […]
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 into an investment firm. Publicly, the SEC has backed off enforcing the subpoenas. Gasparino, however, concludes that is not the case […]
