Maven's take on Rukeyser's influence
Marek Fuchs, who writes the Business Press Maven column at TheStreet.com, has his own take on the influence that Louis Rukeyser had on business journalism. Fuchs writes, “His show, ‘Wall Street Week With Louis Rukeyser’ ran for three decades on PBS and influenced much of the good and a little of the bad in the […]
Rukeyser being remembered with two TV specials
Louis Rukeyser, the business journalist whose “Wall Street Week” show aired on TV for nearly 35 years, will be remembered this weekend by two special shows. Rukeyser died earlier this week from a rare bone cancer at the age of 73. CNBC is airing a one-hour special, hosted by Maria Bartiromo, about Rukeyser on Friday […]
Bartiromo moves the market
CNBC business journalist Maria Bartiromo moved the market on Monday with her interview with Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, who noted that the media had misinterpreted his comments. The Street.com markets columnist Liz Rappaport repoted, “The CNBC personality reported that the Fed chief said markets were ‘wrong’ to react to his congressional testimony last Thursday as […]
Bartiromo profiled in Bee magazine
According to MediaBistro, here are some of the interesting tidbits from the article, which can not be accessed on the magazine’s Web site, about CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo: taste: 1. She became the first woman to report from the floor of the Stock Exchange because then-NYSE chairman Dick Grasso wanted to demystify business. 2. Among […]
WSJ Report with Bartiromo is No. 1 biz show
According to a press release put out this morning by NBC, “The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo” is the No. 1 business news show on television, according to statistics from Nielsen. The press release states that the show is “out ranking over 35 programs on CNN and Fox, among others. According to Nielsen […]
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 share insights on these topics and more in the weekday ‘Money Minute.’ “The personal-finance segment will be aired during morning-drive, and […]
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 companies are wrong to placate China’s thought-control, totalitarian rulers. Both guests spouted the same message that these tech companies sounded during […]
Dallas Morning News profile of Jim Cramer
Mad Money host Jim Cramer was profiled by the Dallas Morning News this morning. The article notes: “Although he makes money for people, he is not without detractors. A former employee, Nicholas Maier, wrote a book that criticized Mr. Cramer for pumping up stocks by feeding rumors to CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo. He has denied those […]
Do we need a new TV show on the stock market?
The blogger at WallStreetFighter.com thinks so. He writes: “I need a new entertainment stock show. Who’s going to host? I’m not quite sure. Maria Bartiromo is intelligent and nice looking but a bit boring. Jack Welch is very entertaining but is getting a bit old. Lenny Dykstra could do it but he’s training under Cramer […]
Jack and Suzy Welch start a BusinessWeek column
Former General Electric Co. CEO Jack Welch and his wife Suzy, former editor of the Harvard Business Review, have begun writing a column in BusinessWeek dispensing managing advice. One of the questions being tackled in the first column, in the Jan. 30 edition on newsstands today, came from a recently promoted senior executive, Welch said […]
