Bartiromo on her career and financial journalism

The Business Insider CEO and co-founder Henry Blodget interviewed CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo about her career as a financial reporter. Blodget called Bartiromo “one of the most famous financial journalists in the world.” In the interview, Bartiromo discusses moving from CNN to CNBC, saying the business news network was the only place where she applied […]

Bartiromo on going to the NYSE floor

CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, who is currently promoting her new book, talked with Moira Forbes of ForbesWoman about her career. Here is an excerpt: Moira Forbes: What was the greatest challenge for you when you entered business journalism, and is there still undo scrutiny of women in these roles? Maria Bartiromo: The playing field has […]

Bartiromo on predicting the economic crisis

CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo has a long interview with Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes” on Wowowow.com in which she talks about her career, including being harassed on the New York Stock Exchange floor by the GE specialist and her opinions of recent coverage. Here is an excerpt: LESLEY: You need courage. But the press – […]

Bartiromo is all business

Jessica Pressler of New York magazine profiles CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, spending time with her during one of her workdays. Pressler writes, “Bartiromo, 42, is all business. She’s married to Jonathan Steinberg, son of the corporate raider Saul P. Steinberg, and lives on the Upper East Side in a townhouse, but, she confesses, she doesn’t […]

Bartiromo drops request to trademark "Money Honey" name

CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo has dropped her request with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office on her “Money Honey” nickname, reports Richard Wilner of the New York Post. Wilner writes, “Over the years, Bartiromo was said to have privately bristled at the nickname, feeling it demeaned her work. But publicly, she accepted it. “In 2007, […]

FT: Bartiromo one of 50 faces that shaped the decade

The Financial Times has named CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo as one of the 50 faces who has shaped the first decade of the 21st century. The FT writes, “When the dotcom bust struck, few would have bet that the day traders’ ‘Money Honey” would emerge unscathed as a serious commentator on the market machinations that […]

Bartiromo column in BusinessWeek ending

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo‘s column in BusinessWeek magazine will end after the business weekly is sold to Bloomberg L.P., staffers at the publication confirmed Friday. The column, called “Face Time with Maria Bartiromo,” began in 2005. It was one of the changes made by editor-in-chief Stephen Adler to revamp the magazine. […]

Volcker walks out on Bartiromo interview

John Carney of The Business Insider wonders why Obama economic adviser Paul Volcker walked out in the middle of an interview with CNBC anchior Maria Bartiromo. Carney writes, “In case you missed it, here’s what happened. Volcker sat down with Bartiromo for an interview. But a few minutes into the interview he cut it short. […]

Who will be No. 1 at CNBC?

Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Friday that the biggest decision for new CNBC senior vice president Jeremy Pink is to determine who will be its No. 1 anchor — Maria Bartiromo or Erin Burnett. Friedman writes, “Pink will show his hand by deciding which of the network’s two very popular anchors will get the […]

Bartiromo, Burnett rank among most influential women in media

CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo ranked No. 27 and fellow CNBC anchor Erin Burnett ranked No. 28 in Forbes magazine’s list of the most influential women in media. The magazine stated, “Bartiromo’s job took on especial significance during the economic crisis, and she has interviewed figures in the thick of it, such as Bank of America’s CEO Ken […]