Wayne leaving NYT biz desk for teaching

New York Times business reporter Leslie Wayne confirmed that she is leaving the paper via buyout and will become the first Reynolds Visiting Professor in Business Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She will teach graduate and undergraduate courses during spring semester 2010 in the Cronkite School’s business […]

Cramer reverses course — again

“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer has reversed his opinion again, writes Kaja Whitehouse of the New York Post, upsetting his readers on TheStreet.com. The issue this time is a proposed tax on stock trading as a way to pay down the national debt. Cramer has been criticized in the past year for changing his views on […]

Cramer talks about show

CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer was at the University of Oklahoma on Friday for a taping, and Don Mecoy of The Oklahoman talked to him about his show. Mecoy writes, “‘I’m an entertainer about business — a business entertainer,’ he said a few hours before taping his show while at OU. ‘I’m a televangelist […]

Journalists differ over end of recession

Julia Seymour of the Business & Media Institute writes that Newsweek, ABC and other media have claimed that the recession is over, while others disagree. Seymour writes, “CNBC’s Jim Cramer, BusinessWeek economics editor Peter Coy and even left-wing economist Dean Baker disagreed that the recession is over. “Cramer told MSNBC’s Donnie Deutsch on July 27 […]

Cramer: Entertaining, but frustrating

Rick Munarriz of The Motley Fool writes about CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer and how he finds him both entertaining but frustrating to watch. Munarriz writes, “Cramer is a polarizing figure. Some people love him. Some people hate him. Either way, everybody has an opinion on financial journalism’s reigning rock star. “I’ll confess to […]

Defending Jim Cramer

Daniel Harrison defends the work of CNBC “Mad Money” anchor Jim Cramer, saying his critics don’t understand his work. Harrison, who once worked for TheStreet.com, which Cramer co-founded, writes, “Here’s why: imagine hosting a nightly show, five times a week, fielding calls from across the country from concerned investors, all while having to constantly provide […]

Friedman: Cramer back to old ways

Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday that he believes CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer has been unaffected by the recent attacks to his program and the network. Friedman writes, “For better or worse, Cramer is back to his pre-Stewart ways. If Stewart fretted that Cramer had helped turn the stock market into a […]

Cramer's stock picks "harmless"

Darla Mercado of Investment News writes Sunday about research performed by two Northeastern University business professors on CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer‘s stock picks. Their conclusion: His picks are harmless. Mercado writes, “On average, ‘buy’ stocks earned an abnormal return of 1.94% the day after Mr. Cramer made his recommendation. Abnormal returns are the […]

Cramer responds to criticism

In the current issue of Time magazine, CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer answers questions from magazine readers about his job, the economy and the stock market. Here is an excerpt: Do you regret going on The Daily Show in the first place? —John Puterbaugh, Dekalb, Ill. No one wants to suffer a beat-down. No […]