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Justin Bieber Ain't Worried About His Baby Mama Drama

Brian Moylan — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:20:21 EST

Justin Bieber admits he took a DNA test to see if that baby is actually his. Angelina Jolie is into some kinky stuff. Britney Spears has a hard, hard life. Howard Stern thinks he and America both have talent. Wednesday's gossip is on the 4:07 to New Haven. More »

Billionaire: Fat Cats Are People, Too

John Cook — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:52:40 EST

Hey! Billionaires have feelings, too, you know. Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone took to CNBC this morning to defend their honor from that bully Barack Obama, who is killing the economy by refusing to literally dance for them while holding pom-poms made of shredded cash: "We need leadership, we need cheerleading, we need encouragement. Businessmen and fat cats need to feel like they're doing something good not that they're villains and not that their criminals." More »

Live: The CNBC GOP Presidential Debate

Jim Newell — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:59:19 EST

The presidential candidates have come to Michigan, to do a slick pagan money-sucking dance on CNBC in front of the citizens of one of the more screwed states in the country. It should be great! Oh, and now Tea Party patriarch Rick Santelli will be there, asking questions. Oof. So put some dollar bills in your collar, down a jug of Blue Label, and let's kill some poors — together. More »

A Brief Guide to Tonight's GOP Presidential Debate

Jim Newell — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:48:26 EST

Let's call it the Rich Uncle Pennybags debate. Tonight, Our Losers will square off in their first presidential debate in weeks, hosted by CNBC. It promises to be a banner night for plutocrats, and is intended to focus entirely on economic issues — specifically, how to stop the War on Wealth. What horrors await? More »

Gilded CNBC Republican Debate Will Focus on How to End the 'War on Wealth'

Jim Newell — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:25:25 EDT

Next week's presidential debate sounds fantastic: It's Republicans, on the rich people channel CNBC, while Wall Street protests are happening all around the country! And this promo from CNBC tells us that the main topic of discussion will be, "how will the candidates end the War on Wealth?" Yes, how? With extermination camps for the poor, or at least the uppity ones? That's the litmus test, candidates. More »

Jim Cramer Chooses Mindless Panic Over Mindless Boosterism

John Cook — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:06:47 EDT

The last time the economy collapsed, CNBC money-clown Jim Cramer basically said, "Don't panic! Buy Bear Stearns! What could go wrong?" That advice didn't work out so well for him. So this time, he's modulating. More »

In Times of Trouble, People Turn to Jim Cramer

Jeff Neumann — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:36:17 EDT

Who's the last person you should take financial advice from during an economic crisis? CNBC's schlocky in-house huckster Jim Cramer, of course. So, naturally, people are tuning into the network in huge numbers these days. God help us. More »

Rick Sanchez Is Sick of Having His Ass Blasted

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:02:31 EDT

In your simmering Thursday media column: Rick Sanchez pipes up again, CNBC's bizarre PR scandal, James Risen's judicial defender speaks, News Corp is flooded with lawsuits, and the WaPo's punchy editor is retired. More »

CNBC's Mark Haines Dead at 65

John Cook — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:29:53 EDT

Mark Haines, CNBC's lovable and irascible drunk uncle, has died suddenly, the network reported this morning. Haines was the founding anchor of Squawk Box, one of the financial network's signature shows. He was with CNBC for 22 years. No cause of death has been announced. More »

Jim Cramer Still Steamed About Jon Stewart Being Mean to Him

Hamilton Nolan — Fri, 13 May 2011 11:46:35 EDT

Manic stock-picking rodeo clown Jim Cramer is a study in lost popularity. When the stock market was roaring, he was funny and loveable; when the economy collapsed, he became a villain, a cartoonish symbol of America's idiocy and excess. More »

Mitt Romney, Anti-Birther

Jim Newell — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:23:04 EDT

Presidential candidate Mitt "Willard" Romney ceded tremendous ground to his main rival, pretend candidate and bloated carnival act Donald Trump, on CNBC yesterday, telling Larry Kudlow that he is not a Birther. More »

Cranky Bill Murray Refuses to Play Along on Squawk Box

Whitney Jefferson — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST

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How CNBC booked Bill Murray on their show we'll never understand, but this priceless interview explains exactly how much Bill wanted to be up so early for the interview. More »

Tina Brown Can Still Have Any Writer She Wants

Hamilton Nolan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:11:44 EST

In your stuffed Monday media column: Tina Brown is making power moves, Hearst is making Hachette employees nervous, a PBS show may get canceled, Phish fans invade the media, and The Atlantic Wire gets a new boss. More »

Gawker Media Shuts Down the New York Stock Exchange

Matt Cherette — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:51:19 EDT

If you were watching CNBC around 4:00 this afternoon, you would have seen today's "Closing Bell" ceremony at the NYSE, featuring Gawker Media's own Scott Kidder and Phil Vuong! If you missed it, though, don't fret—there's video inside. More »

'Exhausted' Lady Sticks It to Obama

Jim Newell — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:51:56 EDT

Barack Obama doesn't want businesses thinking he's anti-business. So he held a town hall today for CNBC, which literally all businesses watch. A common middle-class person posed a brutal first question, however, saying she's "exhausted of defending you." More »

CNBC's Rick Santelli Freaks Out Again

Jim Newell — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:17:31 EDT

CNBC's Rick Santelli, whose 2009 rant calling for a "tea party" to protest government spending produced exactly that, is goin' nuts again. "STOP SPENDING STOP SPENDING," he screams, while another guest mumbles about cutting the capital gains tax. These people... More »

The Market Panics and So Does CNBC

Matt Toder — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:45:01 EDT

Possibly caused by a clerical error at Citigroup, the market took a precipitous plunge this afternoon. Our trusty friends at CNBC were kinda freaked out about it. More »

Maria Bartiromo Is Not 'Money Honey' Anymore

Maureen O'Connor — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:08:34 EDT

CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo has dropped her trademark on incessant nickname "Money Honey." Now that it's gone, we kind of miss fun Wall Street, if only because Wall Street 2 is going to be such a snore. [NYPost, Pic: Getty] More »

Suze Orman: "I Am a Total Lady Gaga Freak"

Matt Cherette — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:45:23 EST

On her show tonight, Suze Orman entertained a request from a woman who wanted to buy $1,400 headphones. Orman then went on a sweet/hilarious/awesome tangent about her love for Lady Gaga—love that's not reciprocated, apparently. Video inside. More »

CNBC Reporter in Allegedly Bed With Democrat

Pareene — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:47:20 EST

Did CNBC Washington Correspondent John Harwood leave his wife, date Senator Maria Cantwell and, cry to keep the story out of a newspaper? According to Page Six, Harwood denies the crying part. More »

Larry Kudlow Loves CNBC, Might Not Love Running Against Popular Incumbent Senators

Pareene — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:17:33 EST

Larry Kudlow has a bunch of friends-of-Roger Stone running a quasi-campaign for Senate on his behalf, but he's not going to enter officially unless he think he has a shot. It doesn't look like he thinks he has a shot. More »

Mike Milbury Calls Russian Olympic Hockey Team "Eurotrash"

Matt Cherette — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:52:16 EST

Let the countdown to Olympic sportscaster Mike Milbury's inevitable suspension begin! After tonight's quarterfinal hockey game between Canada and Russia, Milbury had some choice words for the Russian athletes, saying that they "came with their Eurotrash game." Video inside. More »

Maybe Journalists Should Smoke More Crack?

Hamilton Nolan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:38:12 EST

In your brainstorming Tuesday media column: better journalism through crack, a Bob Schieffer vacation, Hugh Hefner gets sued, a star-studded media kid bar mitzvah, and newspapers discover a rich new source of advertising. More »

Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day

Whitney Jefferson — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST

Today at Gawker.TV, MADtv saw into the future of the Apple iPad (which some CNBC anchors find distasteful), Meredith Vieira surprises Martha Stewart with stripper pole footage, a sneak peek at The Ricky Gervais Show, and the season finale of Teen Mom. More »

CNBC Anchor Says the iPad "Reminds Me Of Feminine Products"

Whitney Jefferson — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:55:47 EST

CNBC's coverage of the Apple iPad went downhill when a female anchor equated the tablet to the types of products that women use once a month. The male anchors couldn't hold back their distaste for the comparison. More »

Scott Brown Market Bump: Three Day Collapse

Pareene — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:01:27 EST

As predicted by serious financial journalists, the stock market rallied the day Scott Brown became our new Naked Senator. For like a minute! Then they all crashed. Why did they crash after CNBC promised they wouldn't? Because of Barack Obama! More »

Nik Deogun Leaves WSJ for CNBC (With Songs!)

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:58:21 EST

Nik Deogun, formerly the deputy managing editor of the Wall Street Journal under Robert Thomson, is leaving for CNBC. Click through for Deogun's farewell email to friends, AND the moving lyrics to his send-off songs, from the "WSJ band!" More »

Puma Index iPhone App Has Girls Strip for You When the Stock Market Plummets

Mike Byhoff — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:09:08 EST

CNBC's special Planet of the Apps (nice pun!) delved into the world of phone apps and how they change the world around us. The most intriguing? An app that consoles you during your impending financial doom with sexxxy naked ladies. More »

Alec Baldwin Thinks of CNBC as a Dating Service

John Cook — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:46:11 EST

On the next season of 30 Rock, Jack Donaghy will have a fling with a right-wing CNBC talking head. On the last season of Alec Baldwin's mixed-up life, he hit on this real right-wing CNBC talking head. Art imitates life! More »

• The New York Times and Wall Street...

cityfile — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:23:00 EST

• The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are feuding once again. [DF] More »

• The list of New York Times staffers...

cityfile — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:47:00 EST

• The list of New York Times staffers accepting buyouts from the paper to leave has grown. And it includes Jenny 8. Lee, surprisingly). [Gawker, NYO] More »

Google CEO: Secrets Are for Filthy People

Ryan Tate — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:48:44 EST

Eric Schmidt suggests you alter your scandalous behavior before you complain about his company invading your privacy. That's what the Google CEO told Maria Bartiromo during CNBC's big Google special last night, an extraordinary pronouncement for such a secretive guy. More »

• Rupert Murdoch is hoping to give...

cityfile — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:35:00 EST

• Rupert Murdoch is hoping to give the Times a run for its money. The mogul plans to put $15 million into the NYC edition of the Wall Street Journal. [NYO] More »

• The deal between Comcast and GE to...

cityfile — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:01:00 EST

• The deal between Comcast and GE to hand over control of NBC Universal to the cable giant is done; an announcement may come Thursday. [CNBC] More »

Dobbs To CNBC?

cityfile — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:05:00 EST

Is Lou Dobbs giving up on his dream of one day becoming a U.S. Senator or President of the United States? Is his effort to convince people that he really loves the people of Mexico failing him? Or is he just looking for a platform to spout nonsense as he gears up for a campaign? None of that is clear at the moment, but the New York Times reports that Dobbs is in talks to join CNBC, either as host of a primetime program or a commentator for the business network. [NYT] More »

Snoop Dogg Talks Bidness

cityfile — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:19:00 EST

Did you happen to catch Maria Bartiromo's interview with Snoop Dogg on CNBC yesterday? (He was in town to participate in something called Global Entrepreneurship Week and rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.) After the jump, listen to Snoop as he discusses his "brand" and tackles questions like whether you need venture capital financing to start a career as a rapper (you don't!) and whether he had any difficulty "breaking into the culture of hip hop" (he didn't!). More »

What Will Lou Dobbs Do Next?

Maureen O'Connor — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:29:08 EST

In his announcement that last night's broadcast would be his last for CNN, Lou Dobbs reassured viewers that he is "considering a number of options and directions" next. Which one will he choose? Let's set the odds. More »

CNBC's Microsoft Fail

John Cook — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:30:02 EDT

Business Insider thought to ask CNBC if they planned on apologizing for the network's epic snafu on Friday, when reporter Jim Goldman misreported Microsoft's announced expense reductions as revenue reductions, news that "bombed" the NASDAQ. Guess what? Nope. More »

Charlie Gasparino's War on Andrew Ross Sorkin

John Cook — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:46:26 EDT

New York Times wunderkind Andrew Ross Sorkin was on CNBC twice today, promoting his new book, Too Big To Fail. Which is interesting, because CNBC tough-guy Charlie Gasparino is very, very angry at Sorkin over the book. Lawyers are involved. More »

Condé's Closings; Changes at Universal and Disney

cityfile — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:15:00 EDT

• More on Condé Nast's decision to shut down four magazines, including Gourmet, Cookie, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride: An estimated 180 people will likely lose their jobs as part of the move, although CEO Chuck Townsend says the company has no plans to shutter any other titles. [NYO, AdAge] More »