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Hiphopopotamus
10/26/09

In reply to CNBC's Microsoft Fail
The price corrected in under 4 minutes... and for every high-frequency-trading algorithm that got robbed of that 1%, there was another algorithm that struck it rich.

If you're average holding period of a stock is 3 minutes, then this caused damage. Otherwise you wouldn't notice. #cnbc
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BadUncle
10/26/09

@Hiphopopotamus: As Warrren Buffet says, "Our favorite holding period is forever." #cnbc
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ManchuCandidate
10/26/09

In reply to CNBC's Microsoft Fail
Sounds like Goldman was working the Frozen Orange Juice Futures desk during the debacle that destroyed Mortimer and Randolph Duke. #cnbc
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lobstr
10/26/09

@ManchuCandidate: Get those traders back in here!! Turn those machines back on!!! #cnbc
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Unsolicited Advice
10/20/09

In reply to Charlie Gasparino's War on Andrew Ross Sorkin
Call me when Blankfein writes his memoirs. If journalists had the sourcing to write about the important elements of this crisis there wouldn't have been one. Then again, the idea of pretending that losses don't exist is somewhat boring to explain - it's still completely underreported that L3 asset valuations are the primary driver of this crisis, the next crisis, the crisis after that, and the crisis that finally destroys banking. #cnbc
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
10/20/09

In reply to Charlie Gasparino's War on Andrew Ross Sorkin
{Yawn} We're in the land of time-delayed literary land mines. The Superfreak boys (Levitt & Dubner) are shocked, shocked, that people are shocked with their book. If we see Gasparino and Sorkin holding hands and giggling next week we'll know this was all about publicity. #cnbc
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Nick Denton
10/20/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Actually, Sorkin doesn't seem to want to fan the flames. Sucks for us. I guess he's doing well enough anyway. Sorkin's will be the definitive book. He's like a political candidate with a strong lead; he doesn't need a messy and risky debate. #cnbc
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
10/21/09

@Nick Denton:

Agreed. He's smooth. #cnbc
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Foster Kamer
10/20/09

In reply to Charlie Gasparino's War on Andrew Ross Sorkin
starting to 1der if charlee gasparino's anger is 'relevant.' thinking about getting angry at West Wing bro, too.

At least this is more exciting than the beef between the two Twitter books. Is it possible that Gasparino's just getting a little image-conscious because he knows Sorkin's book (with a NYT name behind it) will blow his out of the water on cover alone?
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RonMwangaguhunga
10/20/09

In reply to Charlie Gasparino's War on Andrew Ross Sorkin
When is Charlie Gasparino not "very, very angry"? #cnbc
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Parah_Salin
10/20/09

@RonMwangaguhunga: LOL, when is anyone on CNBC not very, very angry? I enjoy seeing the look of terror in their eyes any time anyone mentions reinstating banking regulations that kept us all relatively safe for the past 80 years. My favorite show was when one of the women broadcasters said "I don't understand why the middle class doesn't just pay off their credit card bills." Apparently, she was tired of listening to the bitter Poors bitch about paying 30% interest to banks that they were supporting with tax money. Stupid Poors. I'm just relieved Wall Street won't have to forego bonuses this year. The horror, the horror. #cnbc
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RonMwangaguhunga
10/20/09

@Parah_Salin: here here #cnbc
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DoctorNine's D9 Cat
08/17/09

In reply to Don Imus This Close to Bringing His Crazy Old Racism to Fox
He needs to lose the cowboy thing. He isn't a cowboy. I don't care if he secretly has wanted to be Johnny Cash since the '80s, if he doesn't work cattle in the heat of the southern sun, he doesn't need the hat and the boots.
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howdybeep (runs with monkey wrenches)
08/17/09

@DoctorNine's D9 Cat: Well, technically he does have a ranch in Northern New Mexico. Whether or not he does any sort of cattle running or brush clearing remains in question.
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BlinkyMcChuck
08/12/09

In reply to CNBC Asks Teabaggers to Provide a Riot
I'm just so glad that this is authentic populist sentiment, and not, you know, corporate pay for play.
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Rhymenocerous
08/12/09

In reply to CNBC Asks Teabaggers to Provide a Riot
Is GE really that shitty? The health care for employees is fantastic!
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valet_of_the_dolls
08/12/09

In reply to CNBC Asks Teabaggers to Provide a Riot
"I'm interested in doing a weekly dramatic series based on the Ecumenical Liberation Army. The way I see the series is: Each week we open with an authentic act of political terrorism taken on the spot, in the actual moment. Then we go to the drama behind the opening film footage. That's your job, Ms. Hobbs. You've got to get the Ecumenicals to bring in that film footage for us. The network can't deal with them directly; they are, after all, wanted criminals."
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Baroness
08/12/09

@valet_of_the_dolls: "And by the way, the next time I send an audience research report around, you'd all better read it, or I'll sack the fucking lot of you. Is that clear? "
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Dickdogfood
08/12/09

@valet_of_the_dolls: I'm almost of the mind that anything Network can tell us about how democracy really works, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington says it better, and with considerably less bitch-baiting and overacting at that.
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valet_of_the_dolls
08/12/09

@Dickdogfood: You're probably right, but I've only seen it once so it didn't occur to me immediately, the way this scene did. (Also, I find the overacting kind of enjoyable, and not entirely out of place, given the absurdity of some plot points.)
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Niko Bellic
08/12/09

In reply to CNBC Asks Teabaggers to Provide a Riot
Some people grow apples, some people make cars. CNBC, CNN and the rest of the news TV incite riots, assassinations and wars. They have the right to make a buck just like the rest of us!
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Carol Gardens
08/12/09

In reply to CNBC Asks Teabaggers to Provide a Riot
Have a great day! What a...riot.
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ChillbearLatrigue
08/12/09

@Carol Gardens: Okay, serious question here. Where do the Gawkerati suggest that I watch my news? I try to verify things on the computer, but the television is just way more convenient. What I'm asking is what you guys think are the most credible news sources? Obviously this crap from CNBC is unacceptable.
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misslinda
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: Either the BBC or The Daily Show. And no, I'm not kidding.
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Niko Bellic
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: For English speaking TV news try BBC or ITN. If you need American: PBS (if you are in NYC: Thirteen).
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Nic Fit
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, The World. Both on PBS.
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MissVero
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: What? Gawker's not enough for you?
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trucha
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: If you are interested in new farming techniques in Chad or how a rich Thai businessman is opening a new hotel in Hong Kong then be sure to check out BBC International. They will not interrupt those stories no matter what breaking news event is unfolding.
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southernbitch
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: im a radio person, i so i tend to stick with npr. but pbs comes in a close second for me.
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keyamarie
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: I usually go with the BBC. Their news actually tends to be fair and accurate and I cannot remember the last time anyone on there tried to encourage a riot.
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ChillbearLatrigue
08/12/09

@misslinda: I actually love The Daily Show. It's mostly headlines. I don't even know if I get the BBC, but I will check and report back with my opinion at a later time. South Florida market, you know?
@MissVero: I actually trust this site to get the story correct, but sometimes I feel that it might be just a little slanted.
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Niko Bellic
08/12/09

@trucha: And by "breaking news" you mean Coffin Not Containing Michael Jackson's Body Just Entered The Staples Center.
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atlasfugged
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: It's not a daily, but I pick up a copy of The Economist every week to know what's what (or if you're a cheap bastard, read it online).
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misslinda
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: South Florida gets the BBC. And please, don't report back with your opinion. It's already well established that the BBC provides in-depth news coverage that is about as neutral as it gets. If you watch it and say "awww, blech, this is liberal dreck, how can anyone watch this!" it only means you are farther to the right than you would like to admit.
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ChillbearLatrigue
08/12/09

@misslinda: Please, don't take this wrong, but I have someone that I have known to be a liberal, recommending a news outlet on a site that is famously liberal. I think that the recommendation bears some scrutiny even if a report isn't necessary. I'm not completely unfamiliar with BBC, but I don't have a 24 hour BBC news channel. I currently subscribe to Stratfor.com and Scientific American and have subscribed to the Wall Street Journal in the past. Despite the fact that none of them seem to have a political agenda on the surface, I have found all three of them to stray to one side or the other from time to time. I've also heard people claim to me that NYT is an unbiased paper with a straight face. Pardon me if I don't accept anyone's word for a media smell test. I was asking for opinions, not for permission to set my brain on the nightstand while people tell me what to watch.
Okay, so here's the deal. I'll report back to the rest of you on a day that I suspect Misslinda isn't reading. Everyone cool with that?
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kimsama
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: I second The Economist for in-depth stuff, and NPR for daily (just listen to Morning Edition and you'll get a fair snapshot of the current news cycle). And BBC has a great website if you don't get it on TV (I don't).
Hmm, two out of the three are nonprofits.
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atlasfugged
08/12/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: In defense of the Times, its news coverage is fairly unbiased - at least to me. If you're looking for news, it's a pretty good source. I wouldn't make the mistake of conflating the ideological stance of a newspaper's opinion section with its reporting. (If you like Scientific American, New Scientist is also a good magazine [great website], particularly if you don't want to drop the $$$ on Science and/or Nature).
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ChillbearLatrigue
08/12/09

@atlasfugged: Thanks. I don't find the NYT ridiculously biased. I have issues when during the presidential elections they break a story on McCain having an affair and then have to retract it. It's isolated incidents, but I do read it on my phone because it's free. If it ever starts not being free, I don't think that I will any longer.
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gladys_kravitz
07/28/09

In reply to MSNBC Uses Our Favorite Photo to Humiliate Donny Deutsch
While relatively sane in the rest of my life, I inexplicably love the Deutsch. Seriously love. I know he's almost unanimously considered a douche but he's actually quite charming in person.
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graceless
07/28/09

In reply to MSNBC Uses Our Favorite Photo to Humiliate Donny Deutsch
I'd hit that.
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NigelAstydameia
07/28/09

In reply to MSNBC Uses Our Favorite Photo to Humiliate Donny Deutsch
So his coworkers, like the rest of America, know what a ridiculous douchebag he is (with or without the pic), yet CNBC continues to employ him. Part of the Zucker Effect, I imagine.
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