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OPINION

Money Guru: None of Us Really Knows What to Do

Pundits should hedge their bets and speak with caution

Mar 1, 09 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Financial pundits don’t know everything, and don't trust those who act like they do, Joel Lovell writes in the Washington Post. The GQ money expert acknowledges anxiety over dispensing information that may not be true at all. “It makes me feel like a bit of a fraud,”... More »

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personal finance • CNBC • Jim Cramer • pundits • economy • Suze Orman • financial crisis • financial adviser

(Newser) - The White House struck back at a CNBC reporter today for loudly dissing President Obama's housing proposal on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rick Santelli’s 5-minute tirade, an Internet hit and apparent paean to conservatives, received a cool welcome from... More »

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White House • housing market • CNBC • economic stimulus package • Robert Gibbs

Analysis

Cramer Is Fun, Informative, and Mostly Wrong


Feb 7, 09 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - With Wall Street in shambles, Jim Cramer’s ratings are higher than ever—which is fine as long as you ignore his stock picks, Bill Alpert writes in Barron’s. Cramer doles out thousands of buy/sell recommendations a year that consistently underperform the market. Alpert examined Cramer’s record... More »

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stock market • CNBC • Fox Business Network • Barron's • Jim Cramer • News Corp

OPINION

 Media Feeds Markets' Frenzy 

'Volatility news cycle' as bad for traders as it is for nervous investors

Oct 24, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is the media behind the rampant volatility gripping Wall Street? It can’t be helping, longtime observer Roger Ehrenberg writes for Information Arbitrage. CNBC, Fox Business, and others recycle countless talking heads, each with passionate and conflicting views. “Media is motivated to evoke a reaction,” Ehrenberg reasons, so... More »

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media • stock market • Warren Buffett • news • CNBC • Fox Business Network • financial crisis

GLOSSIES

Sorry, Guys, No Rivalry Between CNBC Babes

Rumors of feuding CNBC anchors greatly exaggerated

Oct 4, 08 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The “Money Honey” versus the “Street Sweetie” makes for great headlines, but reports of catfighting between CNBC anchors Maria Bartiromo and Erin Burnett are way overstated, Suzanna Andrews writes in Vanity Fair. “There is not a rivalry,” says Bartiromo, who suggests that the rumors may stem... More »

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Wall Street • CNBC • Fox Business Network • Erin Burnett • NBC News/Wall Street Journal • Maria Bartiromo

ANALYSIS

TV News Struggles to Explain Crisis Even as Ratings Surge

Networks see viewer interest in formerly esoteric financial instruments

Sep 29, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - TV news programs are grappling with explaining the financial crisis to an audience suddenly much more interested in business news, the New York Times reports. With CNBC seeing its highest ratings ever and CNN, Fox and MSNBC seeing bumps in recent weeks, news shows have put teams of business pundits... More »

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stock market • business • CNBC • derivatives market • Fox Business Network • credit crisis • financial crisis

 LinkedIn, CNBC Buddy Up 

Biz networking site shares content; channel taps new ad targets

Sep 4, 08 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - CNBC and LinkedIn have announced an alliance in which the business cable channel gets content and tools from the professional networking site—and the ability to more efficiently target ads to LinkedIn’s 27 million users, the Financial Times reports. Though LinkedIn’s CEO says CNBC won’t get users’... More »

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television • social networking • CNBC • partnership • LinkedIn • Dan Nye

CNBC Focuses on Fresh Face
of Biz News

Erin Burnett's network tests new formula
for creating a star

Jul 20, 08 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Since Jim Cramer and Maria Bartiromo became breakout stars for CNBC, the network has been trying to cultivate more of the sort of talent that draws a devoted viewership. Erin Burnett, 32, has enjoyed one of those carefully crafted career trajectories, moving from writer to co-anchor in just weeks. The... More »

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business • star • CNBC • news anchor • Erin Burnett

Fox Business Network
Debuts

Aims to make biz news less 'Wall Street,'
more 'Main Street'

Oct 15, 07 3:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fox Business Network officially debuts this morning, launching a challenge to CNBC, the only other all-business network on the air. FBN officials say they're looking to make business news less "Wall Street" and more "Main Street," so they won't be aiming to take hard-core financial types directly... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • CNBC • Fox Business Network • Fox News • Neil Cavuto • Roger Ailes

Coulter Crossed the Line This Time, Critic Says

LAT columnist calls her latest salvo anti-Semitic and dangerous

Oct 14, 07 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ann Coulter has gone too far this time, says LA Times media critic Tim Rutten. Reacting with outrage at the conservative firebrand's statements may be playing into her game, but after her remark on CNBC that Jews must be "perfected" into Christians, it's necessary, he says. Coulter's comment is... More »

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Ann Coulter • CNBC • Donny Deutsch • anti-Semitism

Coulter: Jews Need to Be 'Perfected'

She's flamed again, this time for calling 'dream' nation Christian

Oct 12, 07 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - After drawing fire last week for wishing women weren't allowed to vote, conservative provocateur Ann Coulter has struck a new nerve, saying that the nation should be Christian and Jews need to be "perfected." She made the comments on CNBC's "The Big Idea" with Donny Deutsch, who... More »

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Ann Coulter • Republican • Christianity • Jews • CNBC • Judaism • Christians • Bill Maher • Donny Deutsch • The Big Idea

Ex-HP CEO Joins Fox Business

Fiorina will be on-air contributor when new network launches next week

Oct 10, 07 12:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will be an on-air contributor to the new Fox Business Network when it launches next week, FBN said today. Fiorina headed HP from 1999 to 2005 and oversaw its buyout of Compaq before scandal led to her ouster. She will be a general business contributor... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • CNBC • Fox Business Network • Fox News • Fox • Carly Fiorina

Fox Business Sets a Date

Dow Jones deal uncertainty won't keep upstart network from October launch

Jul 12, 07 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - With 30 million potential viewers already lined up, News Corp. will launch its new Fox Business Network on October 15. The cable channel will make its debut whether or not the pending Dow Jones deal is done, the Motley Fool reports, with Neil Cavuto at the helm and the onetime... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • CNBC • Fox Business Network • Fox News • Neil Cavuto • Barron's • Marketwatch • News Corp

Dow Makes Last-Ditch Play for New Offer

Board goes after alternatives to
Murdoch sale

Jul 9, 07 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Rupert Murdoch tries to finalize a deal to take control of Dow Jones, the company is making a last effort to find an alternate buyer, pushed by a holdout director, Leslie Hill, who's a member of the controlling Bancroft family. The Wall Street Journal reports that among those being... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Ron Burkle • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • CNBC • Brad Greenspan

GE, Pearson Bail on Bid
for Dow Jones

CNBC, Financial Times parent companies back away, clearing path for Murdoch

Jun 21, 07 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - General Electric and Pearson may yet work out an arrangement that takes advantage of their business-media assets, but their plans don't involve Dow Jones. The companies said today they won't pursue a deal with the Wall Street Journal publisher, brightening the outlook for News Corp.'s $5 billion offer, Pearson's... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • General Electric • Pearson • Financial Times • CNBC • News Corp

Another Player Joins Competition for Dow Jones

Pearson searches for partner to help launch bid

Jun 15, 07 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Another would-be Dow Jones suitor emerged this afternoon: Pearson, which publishes the Financial Times. In a media-company-news hall of mirrors, the Wall Street Journal reports that Pearson is searching for partners in its "longshot" bid and has approached Hearst and GE; the FT reports that its parent company has... More »

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media • Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • news • Pearson • Financial Times • CNBC • News Corp

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