Merrill Lynch, Barcap, Deutsche Bank and Citi are said to have stopped airing CNBC on their trading floors, supposedly because of "irresponsible reporting." Sounds a bit insane, and I'm really not sure why these institutions would rob their employees of the Gasparino Variety Hour but whatevs. Programming will be replaced by reruns of The Three Stooges, Little Rascals, Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Two Coreys.
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Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:07PM
um, no
Posted by Debter , Nov 21, 2008 1:09PM
Who's the smokin' (smouldering?) FT chick on CNBC, right now?
Posted by bondguy007 , Nov 21, 2008 1:09PM
Irresponsible trading of dirivitives....
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:10PM
bess coming down to gasbag's level. sad.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:10PM
Yes. Ignore the problem and it will go away.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:10PM
Understandable - no need to watch your death on tv in slow motion commented on by nitwits.
Imagine having John Madden do color at a funeral - not so apprapoe
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:11PM
You must be referring to their Chinese trading floors.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:12PM
Fox Business Channel to the rescue!
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:12PM
bess coming down to gasbag's level. sad.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:12PM
not true
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:13PM
It's redundant to mention CNBC and irresponsible reporting in the same sentence.
Posted by bondguy007 , Nov 21, 2008 1:13PM
Welcome to C. Or "The C" Compound. Their going to lock you in and make you dress in black while they wait for the Space ship. Get out while you can.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:13PM
Great strategy. I was on a flight that made an unscheduled landing on 9/11. The captain told us we were landing because of severe terrorist attacks in NY and DC, but when we got to the airport all the teevees were off. Weird.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:13PM
It's redundant to mention CNBC and irresponsible reporting in the same sentence.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:14PM
Vikram Pandit is a weenie.
Just thought it needed to be said.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:14PM
i can't wait to see this crisis handled during the first round of the NCAA Tournament in March.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:15PM
not true.. i'm on a barcap trading floor and looking at cnbc right now.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:16PM
It's redundant to mention CNBC and irresponsible reporting in the same sentence.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:19PM
Triple posting about redundancy, are we?
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:20PM
CNBC still on at DB
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:21PM
Gasbag saying he was at Campagnola and everyone was jocking him for info. Now not only does the food suck there, they are asking Gasbag for stock tips? Campagnola out of business in under 6 months
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:21PM
The tabliodish newsification of the financial markets is creating an atmosphere where there needs to be a big red X on company after company.
And Gasbag who thinks he is the some sort of combined Woodward and Bernstein gone mafioso isn't helping the matter.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:21PM
CNBC still on C
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:22PM
@2 Saskia Scholtes - I'd like to think that when she visits CNBC, she and Margaret Brennan have hot, lesbian sex in the green room
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:27PM
SOMEONE NEEDS TO START POSTING BETTER ARTICLES/ ALL THESE ARTICLES SUCKKKK
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:29PM
ft chick is hot
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:29PM
stop spreading lies bessie
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:37PM
They currently don't keep available Epson salts in these fine establishments.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:42PM
Bess your never goin to make it to CNBC, cause GE is going DOWN.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Then throw it up!
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:43PM
@17 seconded, still on at Barcap. This story is absolutely false.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:45PM
I know someone else already said it, but CNBC definitely still on in Barcap. When we're not watching cricket.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:51PM
Sue Herrera just violated all the rules. she asked Goodfriend about a depression. His response, look at the government, the "featherbedding at the expense of the taxpayer is disgraceful" and "you wouldn't get away with that in business". He also said the big shots mde their money and kept it and the regular folks are losing everything.
Now, if they can get Peter Schiff on now and then finish with Louise Yamada we can all start drinking early.
Posted by merkin capital partners , Nov 21, 2008 1:53PM
for the px rbs paid for abn a year ago, today they could buy gs, ms, mer, db, soc gen and barclays
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:55PM
CNBC should have its broadcasting license revoked.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:56PM
@6
And then, see Pandit's going back up the middle to beg for more TARP money, but BOOM! Congress sticks him right there!
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 1:57PM
CNBC was touting their own horn earlier, apparently their cable is wildly profitable for GE. They made a mint. Although have you noticed that the old gals like cabrera and burnett are left and a lot of those "sweet young things" have maybe left?
Posted by EricM , Nov 21, 2008 1:59PM
A Parker Lewis shout-out, but no Ricky Stratton lovin'?
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:00PM
C is now worth less than TRV. Yowza!
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:00PM
CNBC should have its broadcasting license revoked.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:04PM
@32 --- Add in some Gerald Celente and we can all head to the Bunker Bar
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:05PM
I really dont know where you got the Barcap news from. Seriously, did you just make it up?
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:06PM
@36
They can talk that nonsense all they want, its CNBC thats the problem for the company.
Guess Fox Business Channel will be the standard.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:08PM
So they turned their TVs off?
Posted by er666 , Nov 21, 2008 2:15PM
um, i'm on the barcap trading floor and CNBC is definitely NOT on.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:19PM
man, Parker Lewis Can't Lose. loved that show. he really couldn't lose, could he?
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:24PM
@6 - what does "apprapoe" mean?? apropos, perhaps?
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:25PM
CNBC needs better babes
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:35PM
still on here at ML too
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:35PM
Just more unpatriotic negativism from liberals who hate America, and the troops.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:36PM
I want to take that blond Regan chick to Paris. Seriously, anyone know where she hangs out?
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 2:43PM
Citi is now the 88th biggest company in the S&P500, just smaller than Genzyme.
I'm getting sick.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 3:06PM
What's the difference between a share of Citi and a Big Mac?
They both cost $3.50, but one of them comes with cheese.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 3:15PM
@52 LMAO!!!
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 5:03PM
This bear ends when these tools are off the air.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 6:28PM
Bessie should leave DB. One crap article after another
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 10:38PM
REUTERS -- NEW YORK -- FRIDAY, NOV 21, 2008
Vik Pandit resigns from Citi. Bess Levin appointed CEO and Chairman by C's Board.
Posted by guest , Nov 21, 2008 10:45PM
barcap has a trading floor?