NBC News negative about rate cut
Noel Sheppard of NewsBusters writes Wednesday that NBC News reported a negative angle about Tuesday’s Federal Reserve rate cut when the story should have been a positive. Sheppard wrote, “In case you were out of the country and missed it, the Federal Reserve on Tuesday surprisingly cut two key interest rates by a half percentage […]
Cat fight, or corporate battle
TheStreet.com’s Nat Worden wonders if the alleged cat fight between CNBC anchors Maria Bartiromo and Erin Burnett is real, or the result of the impending battle between the business news cable network and new competitor Fox Business Network. Worden wrote, “Nevertheless, the ultimate coup for the new Fox channel would be to steal Burnett or […]
Animal lovers upset with Bartiromo
Richard Johnson of The New York Post writes that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is upset with CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo about her wearing a fur coat and gushing about its fox fur. Johnson wrote, “In More magazine’s September feature on fashionable female movers and shakers over 40, CNBC’s ‘Money Honey’ is seen […]
Great moment in biz journalism history: Bartiromo on Jeopardy
Keith Hahn of Dealbreaker.com has a hilarious recount of CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo‘s recent appearance on “Jeopardy” that made me laugh out loud several times. Hahn wrote, “Category: The Mole, for $200 “A: Most moles destroy gardens & lawns searching for insect larvae or these ‘global’ worms. “Q: Maria buzzes quickly and spurts out ‘Computer […]
Bartiromo in tiff about Burnett?
Richard Johnson of The New York Post writes that CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo is apparently upset about all the attention being given to upcoming CNBC anchor Erin Burnett. Johnson wrote, “An inside source tells Page Six the Money Honey has been fuming that curvy Burnett, in addition to her duties as anchor of ‘Street Signs’ […]
Debating Burnett vs. Bartiromo
Conde Nast Portfolio’s Claire Atkinson has a story on the magazine’s web site that assesses CNBC‘s rising star in Erin Burnett vs. the entrenched star in Maria Bartiromo. Atkinson wrote, “Whether Burnett will eclipse Bartiromo is yet to be seen. But it’s hard to argue Burnett’s considerable bona fides. A former mergers and acquisitions investment-banking […]
Bartiromo to start new show named "Money Honey"
Hamptons magazine has a Q&A with CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo in its latest issue in which she talks about business journalism and her career. Here are some excerpts of the interview with Lesley Bryce: H: What are the challenges facing financial journalists today? The field must have experienced significant changes in the 14 years since you […]
Bartiromo takes off her journalism hat again, this time on the air
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo took off her “journalism hat” once again this week when discussing hedge fund Blackstone and CEO Stephen Schwarzman, but this time she did it on the air Thursday afternoon when discussing the attempt by Rep. Henry Waxman to have the company’s initial public offering delayed. For some background, remember that Bartiromo […]
When Bartiromo introduces billionaire, she's "not a journalist"
When Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman — who has been in the news a lot lately due to his pay and his firm’s IPO — was introduced at a fundraising dinner Monday night at the New York Public Library, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo did the honor, according to Wall Street Journal reporter Dennis Berman, writing on the paper’s Deal […]
BloggingStocks.com celebrates one-year anniversary
Sarah Gilbert writes on BloggingStocks.com about the web site’s one-year anniversary. The site is an AOL venture that has dozens of writers analyzing stocks. Gilbert wrote, “About this time 366 days ago, I was madly preparing for the launch of what I then thought was the most important project for which I’d ever been ready […]
