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CNBC Ratings Dip After Stewart Smackdown

Rob Quinn — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:19:32 CDT

Early signs suggest that Jon Stewart may have put a ding in CNBC's ratings, Portfolio reports. Viewership of CNBC's Business Day programming block was down 11% for the first 3 days after Stewart's assault on the network began, although Jim Cramer’s Mad Money pulled somewhat healthier figures outside the 25-54...

For Daily Show Prep, Cramer Consults Martha

M. Morris — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:27:01 CDT

In anticipation of his visit with Jon Stewart on tonight’s Daily Show , an admittedly “nervous” Jim Cramer sought counsel today from another Stewart—Martha. “You should be nervous,” the lifestyle maven said on her syndicated show. “He’s fast as lightning.” The Mad Money host joked that the feud has elevated...

'I Save a Lot of People Money': Cramer to Stewart

Harry Kimball — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:00:00 CDT

Jim Cramer is once again on the defensive, as Jon Stewart seemingly can’t stop finding damning Mad Money clips, Gawker reports. Appearing on this morning's Today show, Cramer was subjected to a CNBC snippet that ran on the Daily Show last night, from January 2008, where the host literally asked...

Cramer Shares 'Obama Portfolio'

Rebecca Smith Hurd — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:47:01 CST

America isn’t out of the economic woods, but savvy investors should drop some kindling on their investment fires, James Cramer writes in New York . “Obama’s swift transition and desire to spend trillions to get us moving could prove that happier days will eventually beckon, at least for a handful of...

Cratering Dow Sinks Cramer Cred (but Doubles Ratings)

Jason Farago — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:14:09 CDT

Jim Cramer was long Wall Street’s most reliable cheerleader, psyching up investors on his high-octane CNBC show. He’s insisted several times this year that the worst was over—only to tell viewers this month to forsake stocks entirely. “It is harder to get it right than any time I have...

Cramer: I Was Being Responsible!

Ambreen Ali — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:54:01 CDT

Jim Cramer returned to NBC's Today Show to dismiss viewer attacks that he yelled "fire in a crowded building" by advising they pull out of Wall Street any money they need in the short term. "What happens if there is one raging?" he retorted. The "innate optimist," who maintains that...

Sell Those Stocks! Banks Are Better: Cramer

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:30:49 CDT

The stock market is no place to keep a dollar these days, warned hollering financial guru Jim Cramer today on Mad Money . Another depression is possible and energy woes are likely, he said, so the smart investor will free up money needed in the next 5 years by selling stock....

Nothing Funny About This Money

Marcia Greenwood — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:29:24 CST

Even Oscar-caliber talent like Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah can't save Mad Money , about three cash-strapped women who join forces to pull off the perfect heist. The movie, which also stars Katie Holmes, "fails to hit the stratosphere," Stephen Schaefer writes in the Boston Herald, because it "just isn’t funny...