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CNBC's "Money Honeys"

Columnist David Hinckley of The New York Daily News takes a look at CNBC anchors Maria Bartiromo and Erin Burnett and calls both of them “Money Honeys,” a nickname typically reserved only for Bartiromo.

Hinckley wrote, “Apparently, nothing turns some men on like the sight of an attractive woman talking about the impact of lowered interest rates on institutional investors.

“That’s the unscientific, somewhat insulting but nonetheless sometimes-heard explanation for attention directed in the last few years toward two women who do just that on cable business channel CNBC: Maria Bartiromo, who co-anchors the daily ‘Closing Bell’ with Dylan Ratigan, and Erin Burnett, who co-anchors ‘Squawk on the Street’ with Mark Haines and solos on ‘Street Signs.’

“The ‘Money Honeys,’ as they are sometimes called. Actually, Bartiromo got the name first, and heard it often enough that at one point she tried to copyright it. But it’s now being used to describe Burnett, too, and while the world of high finance really doesn’t need another nod to its well-known inner sexist, the fact remains that viewer-ship of Burnett’s show, in particular, has been on the increase.”

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Frank says:
December 5, 2007 at 9:19 pm
I would have to say she is bay far one of the women i enjoy listening to and watching of course. we are belssed with her beauty, knowledge, and a great tv personality.. keep it up CNBC. You have a great fun and informative crew
heywood j says:
December 7, 2007 at 2:47 pm
"she is bay far one of the women i enjoy listening too"???
frank???
ruiz is that you from the other side writing in????
James says:
January 7, 2008 at 11:44 am
Wow - that sucks how men reduce her to just a pretty face. Gosh, I would hate to think that women reduce men to just a wallet:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01072008/gossip/pagesix/she_loves_money__honey_479580.htm
Renee' says:
January 22, 2008 at 8:22 pm
For what it's worth...my husband and I have a very happy healthy marriage. He is fond of teasing me about having a thing for Erin Burnett. I think it is funny, and if I leaned that way I would find it a complement to be in Erin's class of women!
Whitney says:
January 23, 2008 at 5:51 pm
I think that people make a way too big deal of this. I am a woman and I would love to be called a "money honey" one day. I don't necessarily think these men mean to be demeaning, but beautiful and smart women naturally boost ratings. I don't think that the way to make women equal is to treat them exactly like men, and "money honey" really isn't that bad, especially when we have empowering shows like "The Girls Next Door" and "Flava of Love" to look to when men have questions on how they should treat women.
I don't at all agree with the men that do knock down women and I think that is digusting, but looking at Business News as the source of our woes isn't the answer either.