Jonathan Berr writes on the BloggingStocks.com web site that there’s been some trouble with CNBC’s stock-picking contest that is now leading to an internal investigation that threatens to taint the business news cable network’s promotion.
“The General Electric Co. cable channel is conducting an investigation into complaints from several wannabe Jim Cramers, Carl Icahns and Warren Buffetts that some of the 20 finalists in its CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge engaged in ‘unusual trading in violation of contest rules’ according to a statement on its web site. It wasn’t any more specific.
“For CNBC, this isn’t just a game.
“When the contest launched in March, CNBC.com saw a tremendous boost in traffic. Page views hit 67 million in April, making it the fifth-highest rated business news site beating more established media outlets including the Wall Street Journal and CNN/Money, according to comScore. On a page views per user basis, it ranks number one.”
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