Brian Stelter of the New York Times spends some time with Cody Willard of Fox Business Network, who is out with some friends.
“The program — part stock market chat, part grown-up frat party — airs at 5 p.m. and distinguishes itself by broadcasting from the Bull & Bear bar at the Waldorf-Astoria. (Mr. Willard does not actually imbibe while on the air).
“His evenings on the town with friends like James Altucher, a hedge fund manager and author, and Paul Boni, an executive at a research corporation, can easily resemble segments on ‘Happy Hour.’ First there are predictions about stocks going up or down, followed by good-natured arguments about stimulus spending.
“A typical Willard line: ‘I’m sick to death of the government punishing me for following the rules.’ Another: ‘I hate the Republicans as much as I hate the Democrats.'”
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