CNBCfix

U.S. Senate staffers warned
not to view the DrudgeReport

Allegedly "responsible for the many viruses popping up throughout the Senate"
Rebuttal: Alert comes as "health care drama in the Capitol reaches a grand finale" ... says has gotten no complaints about "pop ups, or the site serving viruses"

Wal-Mart sells black Barbie half the price of white Barbie

"One was marked down due to its lower sales to hopefully increase purchase from customers"

27% of American workers have less than $1,000 stashed away

Up from 20% in 2009 — but 32% feel confident in their ability to invest wisely

Obama tells Alabama lineman he watches NFL Combine on TV

Captain Mike Johnson hoping to make the pros: "He said, 'good luck and I hope you do well' "
PR land mine dodged: Opts not to wear Tide helmet, "would mess up my 'do"

Amazon cuts off Colorado affiliates after state levies tax

Lawmakers angry: "Corporate bullying ... They've done nothing here but spit in our face"
GOP told-you-so: "It's exactly what we said would happen. They're going to put people out of work. It's a game of chicken with people and their jobs, and they lost"
Dubious: Finance experts say Amazon's argument new law is burdensome makes little sense

Target CEO doesn’t want eating-disorder clinic near home

Gregg Steinhafel has expressed concerns about locating facility across the street

Rapid refund loans at tax preparers plunging 25%

H&R Block setback: "Frankly, we expected to see an increase in new clients. We had RAL funding and many competitors did not. However, we didn't see any meaningful client growth"

U.S. Chamber survives climate-change bolting of PG&E, Apple

Since then many more firms have joined and made substantial contributions, president says

Boulders the size of semi-trucks come crashing down on I-70

Must be blown apart to be moved, governor declares devastated roads a disaster area

Citibank exposes 600,000 customers’ Social Security numbers

Offer of free credit service as make-up call rebuffed: "It¹s like small change compared to the effect of me getting my Social Security number compromised"

Warpath: Editor vows to hunt ‘content parasites’ on Web, radio

"Gas stations don't pump free gas into your tank. Grocers don't give away bread and milk"

Roethlisberger hires lawyer who defended Ray Lewis

Edward T.M. Garland saying little for now: "I can confirm that I have been retained"

Merkel calls European Monetary Fund a good idea

Many questions persist over who would pay in and how, would require treaty amendment

Billionaire robbed before Oscars at Beverly Hills Hotel

Sugar baron Pepe Fanjul and wife let in man in uniform who said he was there to fix A/C"

‘Hurt’ shocker: Under Obama, Iraq war reverence in Hollywood

Paper: "Victory was a shift-change that permeated the rest of the awards, Hollywood coming into line with Obama's America, or at least its hopes"
Cheers for Bigelow's gracious tribute: "I'd just like to dedicate this to the women and men, um, in the military, who risk their lives on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world, and may they come home safe ... And uh, may- perhaps one more dedication to, uh, uh men and women all over the world, who, sorry to reiterate, but wear a uniform, but even not just the military hazmat, emergency, um, firemen, and you know, they're there for us, and we're there for them. Thank you."
"Music by Prudence" fiasco: Mom blocked rival's rush to stage with cane
Unforgettable? Babs' "Well, the time has come" ... We'll see that moment replayed for years
Notable no-shows: Angelina & Brad far away in Venice, taking Shiloh to party
No Farrah in death tribute: "They have a whole lot of 'splaining to do"
What Mo'Nique meant: Addressing some who thought she needed to "campaign" harder to win
Covered: As director nominations read, Cameron & Bigelow each had camera 1 foot away
Victory dinner: Bullock: I just want to eat. I want to put my feet up and have a burger"
Hot: Guys half drunk, watching at home: "That Kathryn Bigelow is a fine woman"
Jailed: 28-year-old dude scaled a 6 foot fence, got on red carpet and began "skipping"
O-verstatement? Described "Precious" as "our movie" but came on long after film finished
WSJ: No mention of Obama or Palin, political commentary in "politics-lite" show

Roethlisberger rep: Friendly, gives to charity, can be curt

"Stories of his walking out on checks or losing his temper over poor service" are known
"Walked up to him and said, 'I just turned 21.' And Ben Roethlisberger bought him a beer"
"Feel sorry for her": Students rally around 20-year-old Zeta Tau Alpha sorority sister

300 people show up at Lowe’s hoping for TV makeover

Producers of DIY Network's "Yard Crashers" look for backyard to transform

Dan Aykroyd: ‘The end of the world will come’ in 2012

"It won't be the end of the world physically as we know it, as depicted in the movie. But it will be the end of consciousness and the end of perception as we know it"

Roubini: ‘Super cautious’ China will restrict yuan gains to 4%

“Most people are concerned about inflation. I am worried about the export-led growth model"/p>

Katie Couric disheartened by false Internet stories

"Truth can rip through cyberspace as quickly as lies. ... But that's little solace for the subject"

Georgia U. offering all students counseling over Roethlisberger

"We are very concerned about this incident ... the university cannot comment further"

China says no contact with Google since threat to exit country

Some reports claim 2 sides had talks; company said it planned to talk with Chinese officials

Christina Romer rejects speculation she’ll go to Fed

3 vacancies: "I’m very happy with my current job. So I’m certainly sticking here"

CNBC’s John Harwood denies crying to kill story about split

Linked to Washington senator: "I don't feel comfortable talking about my family life"

Martial arts guru who made citizen’s arrest at Taco Bell charged

Witnesses say he approached from behind employee he suspected of stealing, placed him in chokehold, applied handcuffs, identified himself to shocked diners as police officer
Rebuttal: Claims arrestee was "trained killer" — "It wasn't like he was just some average guy who I could handcuff and tell him he was under arrest"

Roberts hoax sent Brian Williams scrambling through train station

Got "retirement" report via BlackBerry: "I thought I was going to have to get on camera"

First lady giving inaugural gown to Smithsonian, coup for designer

Jason Wu will speak at ceremony — only a few first ladies have donated inaugural gowns

Illinois deficit: ‘It is impossible to overstate the level of peril’

Nevertheless: "Voter turnout for the recent primary was the lowest in Illinois history"

Man robs credit union inside Wal-Mart, escapes

Wore hoodie, dark sunglasses, heavy facial makeup, got undisclosed amount of money
Father-daughter arrested: He swiped fishing gear, she screamed profanity

Sexy model who fought off rapist commits murder-suicide

"She was mentally ill" — Carina Schlesinger shot Daniel Cresci, herself, burned building: cops

Ejected fan gets back at Roy Williams’ Heels in Duke stomping

Brian King was tossed from Chapel Hill game after coach asked security to do ticket check

CEO sends e-mail comparing Michelle Obama to chimpanzee

Apologizes for reference to Tarzan sidekick Cheeta, describes message as "political humor"

Danny Glover urges Oscar nominees not to wear Hugo Boss

"Lethal Weapon" star writes that 375 Cleveland-area workers could see jobs outsourced

Not in the script: Rain floods ‘Alice in Wonderland’ theater

"Torrent of water was pouring in front of the screen, then they put a large bucket down"

iPad apparently won’t have iPhone tethering option

Swedish record producer said to get this reply from Steve Jobs: "No. Sent from my iPhone"

Hero bank customers disarm gun-wielding robber

"At first, I didn't want to do it. I didn't want to have anything to do with the gunman. But once I realized what the other customer had done, I had to do something"

Under the radar: Obama signs tourism law that helps Florida

$10 fee in Travel Promotion Act "is about creating and retaining jobs in the Sunshine State"

Nuke regulator insists plants safe, some tactics backfire

After 9/11: Required to install bullet-proof enclosures as fighting positions to repel attack inside plants, now blamed for guards falling asleep on the job. "Let's be honest. If you were isolated in a small room with little ventilation and only small slits to use to view the outside world, you would likely grow bored and inattentive, too"
Critics: "It's that kind of complacent attitude that's the biggest threat"

Notre Dame ranked No. 1 — in undergraduate business schools

"Thanks in part to a large alumni base" — videoconferencing apparently huge factor

Stunned colleagues mourn death of quadriplegic TV reporter

"She was the heartbeat of the station" — Darcy Pohland, 48, died in her sleep, had broken neck diving into shallow end of swimming pool in 1983, favorite word was "perseverance"

Auction gives fans chance to tour CNBC with Becky Quick

Half-hour on "Squawk" set, visit to Cramerland, benefits Brain Injury Association of N.J.

2 days after CNBCfix flagged it, NYT jumps on Denny’s story

New Becky Quick column omits: "Why do execs have a hard time making apologies?"

Huge demand crashes Minn. cash-for-appliances Web site

"Potentially suspicious activity" detected, telephone line also jammed

Charles Gasparino claims he was booed, hissed at

"I asked Ken Feinberg at CFR event: "You HATE capitalism, don't you? You hate the markets"

TV reporter apparently recycles idea on returned panties

"Almost an exact copy of 2003 report" spurred by Victoria's Secret insider ... "Whenever we found our used underwear back out for sale, we bought them again to make sure other shoppers didn't get stuck with it," Jeff Rossen says

4 reasons why NCAA tournament expansion would be horrible

1 argument: "Under the 96-team proposal, 32 teams wouldn't even play an opening-round game"

‘Failure,’ but ... hardened stimulus critics apparently caving

"All we can say is that we would've lost more jobs than the case where we did nothing"

State yet to consider selling naming rights to prison

Suggestion comes from newspaper: "I don’t think that idea has been thought of"

Show us the way: Peter Frampton, Yes uniting for tour

Roundabout path: Teamed up in 1976, now doing it again, but without Jon Anderson

Arnold, Maria Shriver got paid $235K for doing commercials

Have repaid, said they agreed to do the spots for free; union contract mandated minimum

Mining exec’s $6 mil. compensation includes golf membership

Newmont CEO Richard O'Brien reaps benefits of gold hitting $1,227 an ounce at year-end

Counter-fits: Government giving $100 bill yet another face-lift

Tim Geithner, Ben Bernanke will do the unveiling of new design at April 21 gala

County jail honchos ban all newspapers except USA Today

"It's for the safety of our inmates. I know that's hard to quite fathom. But as our population grows, we run out of space for special-needs inmates and those special-needs inmates’ safety can be placed at risk" ... Prisoners might see crime reports in local papers, attempt vigilante justice, so Gannett flagship is sole option, "well-rounded national news and it's fairly comprehensive"

Wife seeks to separate assets from beleaguered Wayne Newton

Kathleen McCrone Newton stakes claim to items at Vegas estate, art, jewelry, instruments

Karabell: Maybe national debt not as bad as everyone thinks

"What if the real problem isn't too much debt but too much anxiety about debt? ... Dollar remains one of the few truly safe havens, means interest rates could stay low for a very long time ... eliminating deficits might seem wise, (but) could actually be fatal to prosperity ... debt the government owes itself can simply be rolled over endlessly. Only the interest payments are a must"

Larry Kudlow says he’s staying with CNBC, spurning Senate run

"The network has been great. It's a second career and it's gone very well with God's grace"

Hollywood Video closing 4 of its 10 shops in Vegas

Parent company quiet: "Calls to Movie Gallery were answered by an automated messaging system that said the company was not responding to media inquiries"

Viewership of online video peaks around lunchtime

So New York Times is planning to launch noon daily news Webcast, perhaps within a month

‘Crossword is a source of profit’ for the New York Times

It's "the only same-day editorial matter in the newspaper that the website charges for"

RFK son battles LAPD over assassination clothing exhibit

"The chief maintained to me that hanging my dad's bloody shirt from a mannequin in a casino was part of an effort to train detectives. Perhaps he believes that"

Barclays beauty absent from ‘Fast Money’ since age jokes

Michelle Meyer had been appearing monthly, but not since Nov. 30 appearance brought these comments: "I'm not sure if you remember 1981, or if you were born yet or not ... you do look, is this like an after-school job for you or something, you do look really young..."

‘I can drive up to 30 miles an hour without applying the gas’

Camry driver among 60 complaining to government that recall repairs didn't seem to work

‘Pawn Stars’ is History channel’s top-rated show ever

Vegas reality show beats all broadcast and cable competition among male viewers 18-34

YouTube will automatically put captions on most videos

"We know it's not perfect, sometimes it will be funny. But it's better than nothing"

PETA win: Nike subsidiary Cole Haan dropping exotic skins

Lizard, snake, ostrich, alligator will be eliminated from entire Nike line after summer

Arizona forced to close 13 of state’s 18 highway rest stops

"I honestly think they are setting us up because they want to do a tax increase"

SEC sues psychic Sean David Morton over currency-trade claims

Allegedly "invested only about half of the funds with foreign currency trading firms"

Golf writers demand John Daly suspension for Twitter rampage

Posted cell number of Times-Union’s Garry Smits: “Here’s the JERK who writes NON-NEWS article ... CALL & FLOOD his line & let’s tell him how we feel,” writer reports nearly 100 calls

3 L.A. teachers celebrated O.J., RuPaul for Black History Month

Villaraigosa "shocked and outraged" — kids were given pictures to carry at parade

CNBC producer Lori Ann LaRocco giving speech in Kalamazoo

"Squawk Box" honcho will discuss New Economy book in free event, sign afterward

Emanuel’s brother: Heavier people bad for economy

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: "You know — heavier people — transportation is more, so there’s more spent on gasoline, more on jet fuel. ... People have had to change, ah you know, the size of doorways, the size of chairs on airplanes and at sports stadiums. So there’s a lot of hidden costs as well to the increasing girth of Americans"

Israeli soldier blows cover for raid on Facebook

Posted details of time and place of Palestinian territory operation; friends reported

Charles Gasparino unloads on journalism elites at Paulson talk

"Wasted my time, and just about everyone’s in the room, often waxing poetic about why we as journalists failed to notify the public well in advance that the banking system was in deep trouble ... when they had one of the perpetrators of that collapse sitting right there ... held aptly enough at the Harvard Club"

Army bomb squad leader sues ‘Hurt Locker’ makers

Jeffrey Sarver claims he was protagonist model, depicted as "reckless, gung-ho war addict"

MSFT exec Scott Charney proposes Web security tax

"You could say it's a public safety issue and do it with general taxation"

Oregon pension fund plunging into bank-rescue business

William Harrison, Robert Steel among overseers ... company to buy, restructure 1-5 of 700 banks on FDIC troubled list, issue IPO or sell to another bank ... anxious FDIC willing to cover 80-95% of buyers' loan losses ... "The government is handing out free money. Maybe we should get in line"

In 1st post-crisis talk, Jeremy Siegel still likes stocks

"Long-term risk in Treasurys is greater than long-term risk in equities by a large margin"

What 2 little words lure CNBC.com readers to click headlines?

Could refer to an ice cream cone, or a favorite subject among the likes of Nouriel Roubini

L.A. going ballistic over illegal oversized billboards

Mazen I. Nazzal, Alexander Patrick Kouba, France Luanghy, Thomas Edward Curtin latest to face arrest warrants for trying to grab publicity from Oscar-mania down the street

Controversial bikini banner removed after short stint

Perky Cups coffee shop was protected by First Amendment, but landlord didn't like it

Hot Portland startup ShopIgniter lands $3 mil. in capital

"We can bring retail right into Facebook. We believe social Web is next (retail) channel"

Double bogey: Golf Digest wrong on Tiger stories

Obama, Clinton corrections: "Misunderstanding between the writer and a trusted source"

Denny’s apologizes for ‘celebrating’ end of Irish famine in ad

"A guy is sitting in Denny's eating pancakes, and he says that to celebrate the end of the 150th anniversary of the end of the Great Famine they're not running short of anything, including pancakes. ... a slap in the face of our ancestors who died"
E-mailed regrets: "Certainly not the intention of the company to offend anyone or any group" — ad produced by Goodby Silverstein and Partners
Meanwhile: Disgruntled group of largest shareholders announces proxy fight

Toyota owners claim recall fix didn’t solve acceleration problem

"Already doubt out there that the solutions Toyota has put forward really fix the problem"

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera says ‘I love the redesign!’ at CNBC

Gorjus "Power Lunch" co-host tells Business Insider: "When I am anchoring on the set, it is much easier to read the 'bug-bar' at the top. (Yes, that's what we call it.)"

Golden Corral ousts Red Lobster as top N. Little Rock restaurant

Rounding out the Top 5: Olive Garden, Wyndham Riverfront (Benihana), Chili's Bar & Grill

Gary Coleman cancels standup routine, Big G Willis band gig

"We extend our best wishes to Mr. Coleman for good health and certainly hope to reschedule"

‘Happy Days’ star Donny Most hosting doo wop concert

Tickets $77.00, $62.00, $52.00, plus meet-and-greet packages available for extra $20
Just like at Arnold's: Anson Williams, Erin Moran headline custom-car show in Iowa

LAPD apologizes for displaying RFK’s clothing

Family offended that late senator's shirt, tie, jacket shown at exhibit of famous crimes

Sportswriter calls out copy desk for absurdity in McNabb article

Bryan Burwell: "I hate to do this but my copy desk screwed up my copy ... I just noticed it while I'm reading my column now and I went, 'Holy crap, I didn't say that' "

Final bow: Macy’s ditching its gift-wrapping department

"People are like, 'I have a wedding to get to, I thought you could wrap it here' "

NFL VP declares ‘never seen the owners so united’

Joe Browne tweet suggests league set to implement plan, which could include 2011 lockout

Buffalo Bills owner opposed to Super Bowl in New Jersey

Ralph Wilson thinks only South and West open-air stadiums should host the big game

Model sues Smith & Wollensky for $15 million over bar arrest

Jennifer Sachs claims she turned down bartender, was attacked by drunk manager ... claims she lost several jobs including role as stand-in for Angelina in thriller "Salt"

Legendary critic Roger Ebert moves wife to tears on ‘Oprah’

Unable to speak, writes volumes: "I believe at the end of it all, if we have done something to make others a little happier and ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do"

Hank Paulson rips journalism’s ‘premature stories,’ ‘word choice’

“Most frustrating to me personally” was press failing to note many who criticized TARP also criticized lack of bank lending ... says calling money to banks "nationalization" off-base, “didn’t help educate readers but sparked a (negative) market reaction" ... says editors “shouldn’t punish people if they get scooped” because it's great incentive to publish prematurely...

Financial Times using PayPal for ‘day pass’ readers

But not micropayment model yet: "Done right, micropayments can support a subscription model. If you get the pricing right for the micropayments, you can actually support an annual subscription"

Visa, MasterCard expected to get boost from prepaid cards

Have no credit lines, take transfers from bank accounts, no credit check, good for kids

Carly Simon declares: ‘Vain’ has nothing to do with David Geffen!

Didn't know mogul in 1971: "Someone got a clue mistaken for another mistake!"

Karen Finerman scoop: Summers says blizzards affect jobs data

"Fast Money" star snubbed by Businessweek, NPR, Reuters, HuffPost articles

NBC White House staffers chide Drudge for Obama picture

"When you read the actual report, it's clear that this alcohol recommendation is akin to your dentist telling you to floss daily and brush your teeth twice a day"

Steroid shame: Missouri undoing ‘Mark McGwire Highway’

Vote is unanimous in state Senate to remove St. Louis tribute stretch of Interstate 70

Barf baggage: Vomiting seems out of control in Hollywood

"Crazy Heart," "It's Complicated," "Shutter Island" have it, but not like "The Exorcist"

Hyundai forced to drop Jeff Bridges’ voice in Oscar ads

Opens the door to Catherine Keener, David Duchovny, Richard Dreyfuss, Mandy Patinkin

Toyota repairing nearly 1 million vehicles for possible leaky hoses

Affects RAV4 SUV and some Avalons, about 934,000 U.S. cars, not categorized as "recall"

GM recalls 1.3 million cars in North America over steering

Still safe to drive and won't lose their control, but might get tricky under 15 mph

IBM quietly cuts at least 1,518 jobs across variety of divisions

Associated Press careful to note it's just a "sliver" of the nearly 400,000 employees

ABC News to close all bureaus in U.S. outside D.C.

Correspondents halved, replaced by "digital" journalists who shoot, edit own stories
Boss David Westin: "Some people are going to embrace it and some people will believe it won't work. I respect both those groups of people. It's a question of who wants to work here in the way we're going to change the place"

Prices down, but Maine lobster volume breaks record

"The resource continues to look very robust. Things look really good on the water."

Madoff victims won’t collect fictitious $64 billion

Had argued they based investment value on bogus "securities positions" on final statements

4 allegedly got half of top Springsteen tix by computer scheme

"Racket blocked fans from buying face-value tickets, forcing them to turn to scalpers"

Don Kohn will step down from Fed when term expires in June

NYT: Michigan Ph.D. Will be 3rd vacancy on board of governors, was unusual Bush appointee

Merck makes final payment to Vioxx settlement fund

"Final payments are expected to be made sometime in the second quarter of this year"

Tribe journalist: Congress thinks we’re ‘foreign government’

"No exceptions": Getting a congressional press pass difficult for Indian Country Today

Student editor defends running $75 ad linked to Holocaust denial

"No opinions or assertions can be so offensive that we cannot bring ourselves to hear them"

New York Times soars 5% on rumors of Carlos Slim interest

Hmmm ... Mexico billionaire's people saying not interested in buying all of company

Blue & white ticker stays: CNBC unveils fresh new graphics

"The package uses many reflections and 'wet floor' effects to help give it a modern feel"

Would FDIC seize bank owned by family of Obama pal/candidate?

Alexi Giannoulias is Democrat in fierce fight for president's old Senate seat:
Brother: Family must raise $85 million before May, didn't apply for TARP; private equity generally doesn't do deals under $100 million, "regulators aren't cutting us any slack"

TurboTax lists some tax filers’ stock cost basis as $0

"Guess I was kind of naive in thinking, it's proven software, it's obviously going to work"

Just 2 weeks into job, Toyota salesman shot during test drive

"Though he ended up with a serious wound, not getting in that trunk could have saved his life"

Shoe-cam man looked up skirts at mall, police say

Wired sophisticated recording system, had to be Tasered when confronted by officer

Starbucks refuses to ban guns in open-carry states

"Starbucks is a special target because it's from the hippie West Coast, and a lot of dedicated consumers who pay $4 for coffee have expectations that Starbucks would ban guns"

N.J. charity chief floored to get call from Roger Clemens

"Almost had my first heart attack" — "he is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet"

NBA star Kevin Love delivers high-fives at children’s hospital

League's inaugural Hoops for St. Jude Week features jersey auctions, coach pins to honor Karl

Booming business: Sheriff’s team of foreclosure appraisers

One goes from $20,865 in 2001 to $442,410 in 2009; another from $93,540 to $359,465, thanks to old law requiring sheriffs to send parties of "3 disinterested freeholders" to assess values for foreclosure auctions; essentially all picks are political supporters

Sudden death to sudden death? NFL plotting 6-point overtime

Bordering on absurdity: Maybe first to kick FG will win if other is unable to match

Looks like Angelina will be the one to play Cornwell character

Kay Scarpetta is medical examiner in 17 novels; movie to spurn books for original script

Is mags’ airbrushing of bikini cover models out of control?

British group calls for disclaimers for "warning" readers these women aren't perfect

‘Shambles’ ramble: Buffett blasts ‘terrible journalism’ from 2009

2009: “We are certain, for example, that the economy will be in shambles throughout 2009 — and probably well beyond — but that conclusion does not tell us whether the market will rise or fall”
2010: "Many news organizations reported — indeed, blared — the first part of the sentence while making no mention whatsoever of its ending. I regard this as terrible journalism: Misinformed readers or viewers may well have thought that Charlie and I were forecasting bad things for the stock market, though we had not only in that sentence, but also elsewhere, made it clear we weren’t predicting the market at all. Any investors who were misled by the sensationalists paid a big price: The Dow closed the day of the letter at 7,063 and finished the year at 10,428" (pdf)
June 2009, no complaint: Tells CNBC, "In the (Berkshire Hathaway) annual report I said the economy would be in a shambles this year and probably well beyond. I'm afraid that's true"
Ignored: Neither New York Times nor Wall Street Journal mentions

Businessman jailed over 8-story movie ad in L.A.

$1 million bail for Kayvan Setareh, accused of 3 misdemeanor city code violations
Oscar link: "When they do red carpet coverage, they're going to have live shots going east down Hollywood Boulevard, so anybody who's got a sign up there is going to get television time"

Native American QB is OK if Redskins draft him

Oklahoma's Sam Bradford asked by NFL writers if he'd tell Washington no dice: "Uh, no"

Paper yields to cops, refuses to ID arrested graffiti kings

"Decided not to publish their names because police say the men are seeking notoriety"

Punishment for ‘Hurt Locker’ e-mailer who slammed ‘Avatar’

Producer Nicolas Chartier violated the academy's rule against sending mailings that "attempt to promote any film or achievement by casting a negative light on a competing film or achievement"

Scarlett Johansson asking $4.95 mil. for Hollywood Hills home

Starlet bought property in 2007 for $7 million from director-producer Harold Becker

Space fury: Fla. legislator slams ‘this horrible president’s budget’

23,000 workers around Kennedy Space Center to lose jobs with end of shuttle program
Warning: "If we believe in Florida that we have the birthright to spaceflight operations, we're going to be the Pittsburgh of the steel industry and the Detroit of the car industry"

Obamas’ social secretary who let gate-crashers in calls it quits

Desiree Rogers was also criticized for attaching too much celebrity to position

Condom supplies at Olympic Village ‘dangerously low’

Emergency shipment of 3 boxes of 8,500 sent to Vancouver Thursday as Games draw to close

Euro rumor mill: Is Soros plotting for $1 dollar parity?

"If member countries cannot take the next steps forward, the euro may fall apart"

IMF chief says world might need alternative to the dollar

"That day has not yet come, but it is intellectually healthy to explore these ideas now"

Sheriff’s deputies turned away from Wayne Newton’s ranch

Mr. Las Vegas ordered to pay pilot $500,000; moving vans seen outside residence

Casinos refuse to pay extra taxes to balance Nevada budget

"We gave blood before and have given blood time after time," lobbyist insists

Thomas H. Lee partners buying Carl’s Jr. parent CKE for $619 mil.

Price is 24% premium off Thursday's close, $11.05 in cash for each share

Stewardess battle grounds Delta connector flight to Atlanta

Pinnacle Airlines spokesman says no physical contact, just a "verbal disagreement"

NBC, Fox both claim victory in Oly-‘Idol’ showdown

Ebersol: “I never thought we would have the good fortune to beat the incredibly well-produced and enduring phenomenon of 'American Idol' even once. But twice? ... (NBC) happy to rent Idol’s space for a few nights"

‘CNBC’s ratings have gotten a boost’ — from curling

Treasury aide Jake Siewert: "It's better than that thing where they have eight people in a box screaming at each other." Doug Kass: "It is like drinking merlot"

Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan skip White House tribute

President Obama notes absence from East Room ceremony for arts & humanities awards

NCAA says Huggins wrong, denies hoarding tourney money

"Approximately 96 cents of every dollar generated is returned to NCAA membership"

Bush, Cheney have java in 1st meeting in a year

Undisclosed location; just a day after ex-VP left hospital with mild heart attack

Meg Whitman plays hardball — including with domain names

Leading Calif. GOP gov hopeful discovered Tom Hall had domain names including Meg2010.com, hired white-shoe law firm to accuse him of "cyber squatting" and demand he surrender the domains, then argued case before U.N. arbitrator in Switzerland, lost, turned to federal court, settled

‘Hatred, snarkiness, cynicism’: Kevin Smith unloads on media

"They're really pathetic. It really sickened me that after all the years I've been so open with the press that they didn't bother to dig at all. I was unfairly bounced and discriminated against"

Barry Ritholtz booted off CNBC, ‘persona non grata’ at network

Says many regulars are sick of it — "the benefits are less and less each appearance"

Will Obama agree to play Scott Brown in basketball game?

Mass. mayor invites senator-daughter team to face president and female of his choice

NCAA drops online ad from Focus on the Family

Faculty, athletic directors complain stance on gays conflicts with inclusion policy

Hummer is history unless someone makes last-minute offer to GM

China deal fails: "We'll entertain offers, but will have to happen in pretty short order"

Japanese airline launching women-only restroom

Surveys: "They didn't list any specific complaints ... just general preference"

Tourists in underwater viewing area see whale killing woman

Witness say Tilikum was flipping bleeding Dawn Brancheau over and over in his mouth

CNBC contributor Donny Deutsch apologizes for ‘coconut’

Advertising guru slammed Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio, who is Cuban

Clay Aiken removes Bush slam from first speech on gay rights

"I don't feel like this is the place to be horribly politically charged and bash people"

WaPost tries to hire New York Times reporters

Michael Calderone: Talked to Jeff Zeleny, Jackie Calmes, Carl Hulse, expected to stay

Gasparino: Erin Callan ‘retiring’ from Wall Street

Left Lehman before September 2008 crash, joined Credit Suisse, last day was Dec. 31

Storm cloud: Tony Kornheiser suspended for fashion critique

ESPN pundit complained of Hannah's "horrifying outfit" with "red go-go boots" and skirt "way too short for somebody her age. ... She looks like she has sausage casing wrapping around her upper body ... She's what I would call a Holden Caulfield fantasy at this point"

ABC News offering buyouts to all, will slash 300-400 jobs

Merge "GMA," "World News" teams: "Time has come to rethink how we do what we are doing"

Jon Corzine will be regular guest host, pundit on CNBC

Network: "We like having Jon Corzine on air. Our viewers really like his insight"

Lingerie shop owner asks city to grant liquor license

"I don’t want it to be a bar" — would cater to women, including bachelorette parties

A&E network settles lawsuit over use of ‘Rocky Top’

Family of writers Felice and Boudleaux Bryant refused consent to "City Confidential"

Reader comments on Latino series so bad, they’re dropped

Chicago Sun-Times: "Dozens of vile comments were taking too much staff time to monitor"

Harvard prof predicts sovereign defaults, ‘painful’ tax hikes ahead

Kenneth Rogoff says Greece needs IMF: "I don’t think Europe's going to succeed"

Al Franken demands Comcast put all NBC shows on the Web

Deal critic wants access for everyone: "The Internet is the future of the media business"

Miami Herald stops asking online readers for donations

Didn't work? "After evaluating 2 months of response, we've decided to end the program"

Curling craze: CNBC ‘way ahead’ of February 2009 ratings

Attracting median age of 44.2 years, or 11.6 years younger than in February 2009

Gasparino gloats about purportedly beating CNBC on Tiger

"To watch them follow me 10 minutes later was one of the greatest thrills in the world”

Hollywood cramming 3-D into unprepared theater industry

Not enough screens for "Clash," "Dragon," "Alice": "One or all 3 are going to suffer"

Politico rehires ‘journalist’ who bolted to run Democrat’s PAC

Boss John Harris uses 1,069 words to explain why: "I have no doubt about Jonathan Allen’s ability, or my own ability, to separate personal or ideological views from reporting"

Games: ‘Rumor has it male winners have their pick of females’

Olympic Village: "Everybody’s checking everybody else out from moment they get there"

Was Wall Street analyst fired for criticism of MGM Mirage?

Susquehanna's Robert LaFleur "floored" to hear he was out; Rachael Rothman in

California lawmakers want to start taxing Amazon sales

L.A. Times: Could raise $150 million ... consumers presently required to pay sales tax on merchandise bought from Amazon but almost never do, state has no mechanism for tracking ... legislator says Seattle company "built an entire business model based on tax avoidance"

69% of hit-and-run cases involve parked vehicle, Allstate says

Mall mishaps common: "We get a lot of shopping-center lot damage. It's incredible"

Prof’s Holocaust-related story pulled from Duke Web site

Lorand Matory condemns gag, uses seriously as teaching tool, but 2 site visitors were offended: "People with more expertise than I with Internet scandals were very concerned that someone could cut and paste and make it look like I was telling a joke"

Irritated Tyler Mathisen tells Dennis Kneale, don’t interrupt

"I'm not finished Dennis!" — Short fuses on "Power Lunch" during Toyota discussion

Groupon sues Groupocity in online coupon clipping

Web discount provider says Tampa-based rival has same business model, similar name

‘Bikini teacher’ arrested on charges of perjury

Nickname comes from work with Smokin Em' Charters that hires women as shipmates

Tiger Woods on return to golf: ‘I don’t rule out it will be this year’

One alleged mistress demands apology: "I really feel I deserve to look at him in person face to face in the eyes because I did not deserve this"
Dodging press: "Avoiding press questions is just going to make the press angrier at him. To some extent, this is a taunt. He's playing fast and loose with the media"

Obama: ‘Let me set the record straight: I love Vegas’

Mayor Oscar Goodman notably absent from events apparently designed to boost Reid

Breakthrough clears way for Yankee Stadium boxing match

Team says it has accommodated Ballan family, who scheduled bar mitzvah for June 5

Bloomberg demands WTC real estate owners start building

"I'm not going to leave this world with that hole in the ground 10 years from now"

One of Web’s ‘greatest triumphs’: Google gives Wikipedia $2 mil.

Most of foundation's $9.4 mil. spending pays salaries, benefits to staff of 30-plus

Santelli on Tea Party: ‘I have no desire to be its leader’

Tells Chicago Tribune: "I'm proud as hell," also says he quit smoking 8 weeks ago

Congrats, Charlie, & good luck: Gasparino crows about FBN gig

"First scoop at Fox Business Network: Tiger Woods to apologize and return to golf"
Daily Finance: CNBC lost Gasparino but kept Faber from ABC, Bloomberg
L.A. Times: Gasparino's deal "wee bit north of $1 million a year"
Great for blogger business: N.Y. Post: "He's become a topic of fascination for Internet bloggers, who love to antagonize him ... Gasparino doesn't help matters by engaging with bloggers over posts concerning him, which then results in additional posts further underscoring his hot-headedness"

N.Y. Times business reporter resigns over plagiarism findings

Zachery Kouwe: "I was stupid and careless and f----- up and thought it was my own stuff, or it somehow slipped in there. I think that’s what probably happened"
N.Y. Observer scoop: "The DealBook banner says that it is 'edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin.' Though he does oversee it, he does not edit the majority of its posts, sources said. The editing responsibilities of DealBook are primarily left to Jack Lynch"

Washington Post admits ‘embarrassing error’ on Obama V-Day

Young news aide in Style section takes blame: "It escaped me to even look at the date of the article. It slipped my mind to double check" with purported restaurant. Also failed to notice Valentine's Day was Sunday, not Saturday, as last year's article said

Teacher defriended by district after nasty Facebook comments

What purported "hate crime" led Melissa Hussain, friends to slam the South?

Aggressive passenger tries to slug Mitt Romney on plane

Ex-gov asked man to move seat upright for takeoff; response was "physically violent"

Office Depot exec turns to YouTube to call out fired worker

"Disgruntled former employee" David Sherwin's complaints have states investigating

Utah considers eliminating senior year of high school

Estimated $60 million savings, but student says "All the teachers are against it"

State’s revenue plan: Putting tolls on free interstates

Asking feds to back I-80 fares, ready to borrow against $470 mil. anticipated revenues

Barbara Walters says this year’s Oscar special will be the last

"Been there, done that" — farewell special will feature Sandra Bullock, Mo'Nique

Interior designer sues Anderson Cooper over firepole

Killian O'Brien claims she plunged 17 feet in old firehouse rehabbed by CNN anchor

Vegas business leaders demand mayor stop bashing Obama

Chamber has received "malicious anti-black statements" since Oscar Goodman's tirade

Brian Williams: ‘It has been months since I Googled myself’

"I saw my Wikipedia page, which is a comedy — starting with the wrong birthplace"

Customer sues JPMorgan over credit-card rate hike

Barry Woldman said he was given option to "opt out" of fee hike by closing account"

Readers give $10,000 to send baseball blogger to spring training

Mark Zuckerman: "Your kindness has truly touched me, and I'm forever grateful for it"

Bank of America forecloses on house that couple paid cash for

"A nightmare for anyone" — possessions presumably gone after grievous bank error

Super Bowl advertisers think men are Stu. Pid.

Connie Schultz: "A dog hooked a no-bark collar around a guy's neck ... A little boy smacked his mother's date silly ... A leggy blonde threw over a room full of men in tuxes..."

Daily Beast finds ‘more instances’ of plagiarism; Posner out

"It was my own belief that all the reporting I had done since June had been original"

Man goes berserk with bat in Wal-Mart, smashes 29 TVs

Cops say 23-year-old started swinging away, caused $22,000 damage to flat-screen sets

Security-camera shoplifting bedevils Menards store

"I'm not sure how many we've had stolen but security cameras are definitely a hot item" ... "A lot of people are installing them on their houses to watch their driveways and property"

Enterprising business journalist sells Web site to Morningstar

What has Michelle Leder been digging up at Footnoted.Org that attracted buyer?

Adding addresses to articles barely boosts e-mails to WaPost

Reporters initially cringed, "barely able to respond to 15 or 20 reader e-mails a day"

AP stories mysteriously start reappearing on Google News

7-week absence; "licensing agreement is the subject of ongoing discussion," Google says

CNBC chief Hoffman gets Derek Jeter to star in video for son

"It was long ago company-approved, and he will be paying for it out of his own pocket"

‘Weekend Today’ anchor Amy Robach marries Andrew Shue

He's 42, she's 37: Elisabeth Shue, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry, Kathy Lee Gifford guests

‘The Blind Side’ took artistic license with Michael Oher career

"I've been playing football since the eighth grade. I've always understood the game"
Not met Bullock, actor who plays him: "I guess he just went off the book and film of me"
Leigh Anne Tuohy: "Maybe I don't wear my skirts that tight, but what does it matter?"

Pregnant woman goes into labor at ‘Oprah’ taping

"After all these years, it is not too often we have a first. But yesterday was a doozy"

$15.75-an-hour census jobs attracting few takers

In Pittsburgh, only 4,300 people sign up for tests, goal is 10,700 by the end of March
Meanwhile: Cleveland pizza workers "happy to be working" for minimum wage

CNBCfix review: Insana aims to make a ‘Fortune’ defying critics

Book by ex-CNBC anchor, schadenfreude victim is notably weak — until a late rally

Chris Matthews: ‘I forgot he was black tonight for an hour’

Critics, left and right, mobilize on blogosphere: "Chris Matthews Has An Apology On The Way"
Liberal discontent: Rep mocks export line: "What are we exporting? Automobiles? What?"

Mark Hoffman suggests CNBC unlikely to charge for Web content

"Our Internet business is ad-supported ... At this point, we think we have the right mix"
Successfully rebranded CNBC: "When I got there a few years ago ... it was over-bought in a way that the audience profile didn't show it to be an investor friendly channel nor a luxury channel or a business channel — it was a mish-mash. We slowly began narrowing the focus"

Maria Bartiromo makes ‘grand return’ to Fontbonne Hall

Academy's most famous grad, Class of 1985, tells of once planning for career as pharmacist

Liz Claman deals with motherhood issues on the job in Vegas

"I was in a meeting during the CES, and my daughter called me, crying, because somebody was mean to her at school. And the whole meeting had to stop. That's just the way it is"

Associated Press duped twice in Van Morrison baby ‘hoax’?

Cancels concerts in Texas, where new mother he denied knowing lives, blames "exhaustion"
AP, claiming it was duped into report, blames "digital tricksters": It appeared to be the latest in a rapidly growing string of hoaxes in the Internet age. Digital tricksters increasingly place phony footage, facts and press releases on Web sites ... to see how quickly the falsehoods will spread"
New problem: British daughter of Morrison employee of 1960s believes he's her dad

Meryl Streep says she advises daughters: ‘Don’t read the blogs’

"I always say to my daughters ... Don't read things about yourself ... It is really hard not to Google yourself. But it is much, much better for your mental health and everything else"

Walgreens facing resistance to alcohol sales in San Francisco

Gavin Newsom: “We don’t need another chain store getting into the liquor business"

Karabell: Google turns China imbroglio ‘into clash of morals’

"Other countries also engage in cyber espionage, especially Israel and of course the United States government itself with the largest group of hackers in the world"

Paper swamped by Drudge link forced to deny reader comments

Watertown Daily Times: "Our site has had no problems processing hundreds of comments over the course of a day, but this is the first time our site has had to process hundreds in an hour. It just started slowing down our computer use in the building and attempts by readers to join in the conversation. ... We'll then make a few internal changes so that next time we don't get stymied by our own success"

Nicole Lapin: Harvard student at 15, CNBC anchor at 25

Possibly CNN's youngest host, joins Ross Westgate, Christine Tan on "Worldwide Exchange"

Arizona State U. settles lawsuit over Kindle use in pilot program

Organizations for the blind alleged DX device inaccessible to visually impaired students ... say e-book reader should be able to speak the menu choices; Amazon also testing large font

Bill Griffeth at CNBC.com addresses the ‘conspiracy theories’

"Power Lunch" co-anchor taking year off: "I'm not sick. I'm not doing this because of failed contract negotiations. ... My wife and I are new empty nesters, so now is a good time to travel, work on some book projects and on my golf game. And I will probably turn up on the air from time to time during the year. So I'll see you around"

Ellen Page insisted Cisco ads be produced in Nova Scotia

Mayor: "They certainly spent a fair bit of money here during the time they were in town"
Artistic license: Real town of Lunenburg doesn’t have system in commercial, admits Laurence Mawhinney. "I presume Cisco can provide that kind of monitoring system, if it’s required"

Terry Keenan predicts GE will make change at the top in 2010

"Both General Electric and Citigroup get new CEOs, much to the relief of weary shareholders"

Condé Nast fires woman who revealed sports bra in office

Pals asked about breast augmentation, so she opened blouse: "It was within the confines of my office, behind closed doors. There was no nudity involved. They were personal friends who I had known for years"

Scooped on ‘Fast Money’: Jim Chanos expects China crash

Jim Rogers disagrees: “I find it interesting that people who couldn’t spell China 10 years ago are now experts on China. China is not in a bubble."

Made a run for the border? Taco Bell boss bolted with receipts

Cops say ex-manager showed up at 7 a.m. to open up, but left with cash, not seen since

Sue Herera feels duped by Tiger Woods interviews on CNBC

"We had Tiger on 'Power Lunch' a couple of times, Bill Griffeth and I interviewed him. And, because golf is not my forte, I would always ask him about how his kids were, how his wife was, how married life was, and he went on and on and on about how happy he was, how great life was as a married guy, she's my best friend, life could not get better..."

Dennis Gartman predicts gangbuster U.S. economy in 2010

"One of the surprising events shall be just how strong shall be the U.S., global economy"

Oprah writer featured on CNBC getting decent buzz for book

Publishing rep for Robyn Okrant "made a deal to give the first interview to USA Today"

Drudge responsible for paper’s No. 1 online story of 2009

"Without Drudge, this story would not have made our top 1,000 stories of the year"

‘Fast Times’ star Judge Reinhold helping veterans in Arkansas

Saw newspaper article on suicide risks, inspired to record public service announcement

The television bungle of 2009: Conan halves Leno audience

Suze Orman trounces Jim Cramer in tally of most popular financial book for last year

Van Morrison baby hoax fools publicist, Associated Press

Phil Lobel believed hacker's description, sent press release; singer and wife weren't aware of widespread reports until friend called: "The reports were complete and utter fiction. But Van generally doesn't feel the need to engage with the media, whether the news is good, bad or indifferent. Michelle and Van studiously stay out of the limelight. They wouldn't have been aware of the traction these false reports were getting globally"

Robert Kiyosaki predicts ‘Chinese boom will eventually go bust’

"America's crash has hit China in the gut. The Chinese are laying off millions of workers"

Author: Sam Zell’s early genius was reselling Playboys to friends

At Tribune: "Journalists just didn’t want to listen to his business advice or strategy"

Former TV anchor starts profitable online news site

"At BringMeTheNews, we're hiring journalists to help people know where to look"

James Cameron blasts autograph-seeker for invading space

Fan stunned at LAX: "I make $15 an hour at work to go see your film and I'm an a------?"

Goldman Sachs bet against its own CDOs, pocketing huge profits

NYT: Jonathan Egol helped create Abacus instruments; "pension funds and insurance companies lost billions of dollars on securities that they believed were solid investments"

Hedge fund boss David Tepper to earn $2.5 billion in 2009

Bought banks cheap: Appaloosa Management racks up 120% gains, expects to clear $7 billion

Former Hollywood exec sues TMZ for $20 million

Ronald Grigg says he suffered irreparable harm from article during dispute with Jon Peters

Can you guess who the highest-paid actress of the decade is?

Guinness has spoken: At this age, still has plenty of time for an encore, if possible

Writer vows answer on HuffPost profitability, fails to get it

Investors edgy? "Nobody is looking to cash out ... absolutely no urgency in that sense"

Woman sues Netflix, claims she was outed by ‘anonymous’ info

"Two University of Texas researchers — Arvind Narayanan and Vitaly Shmatikov — identified several Netflix users by comparing their 'anonymous' reviews in the Netflix data to ones posted on the Internet Movie Database Web site. Revelations included identifying their political leanings and sexual orientation"

PGA commish suggests Tiger might not compete in 2010

Tim Finchem vows Tour will succeed regardless: "If Tiger is out for a couple of months or eight months or a year, we're going to have a successful year"

Arnold Horshack of ‘Kotter’ is teaching acting in Florida

Ron Palillo offers "Acting for the Media" at G-Star School for the Arts near Palm Springs

Alec Baldwin gives $1 million for drama scholarship at NYU

"Support I received from Tisch made it possible for me to become an actor, have a career"

Shakeup at Telemundo: Longtime anchor Pedro Sevcec out

Multimedia Web transition, more availability of "Al Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste": "Our infrastructure had lost some of its relevance to our viewers. All our shows have been in separate silos. They haven't been sharing resources and content. Now we're breaking down the silos"

CNBC’s hiring of top WSJ editor ‘something of a coup’

Nikhil Deogun will be network's managing editor, had been Journal's international editor

Why is indie movie star Ellen Page doing a Cisco commercial?

"Maybe Cisco wants to imply its equipment is easy to use — even for nontechies"

Google defends controversial privacy remark to Bartiromo

"Context in which Eric answered question was clear. He was talking about U.S. Patriot Act"
CNBCfix review: Schmidt's comment condescending, Bartiromo skipped non-privacy issues

Is Post Office’s flat-rate shipping as good as advertised?

"Focus is on convenience ... the lighter the weight and the shorter the distance, the greater the chance that you're paying extra to avoid having to stand in line"

Colorado reporter who refused to ‘grovel’ over ski article fired

Bob Berwyn: "I'm a skier. I love snow. I think people should tell the truth about snowfall"

Immelt: ‘Meanness and greed’ have taken over Wall Street

"The bottom 25% of the population is poorer than 25 years ago. That is just wrong"
New normal? Business should welcome government as "catalyst for leadership and change"
Feb. 5, 2009: "My compensation is never going to be an embarrassment to GE"

Carol Bartz: Tiger will ‘absolutely’ help Yahoo make numbers

"This week we got a huge uplift: Front Page, News, Sports, Gossip. He just filtered through the whole place ... [This] is better than Michael Jackson dying; it is kind of hard to put an ad next to a funeral"

CNBC’s gorjus Trish Regan delivers twins Elizabeth and Alexandra

Larry Kudlow announces happy, much-anticipated news during morning programming

Morgan Stanley ousts sales and trading chief Mitch Petrick

Revenue short of rivals; taps Colm Kelleher, Paul Taubman for institutional securities

CNBCfix review: Does Maria know what Google is saying about her?

Bartiromo's "Inside the Mind" lacks news peg, or questioning of anything besides privacy

Was there something bogus about rich guy in David Faber show?

Tim Durham featured in "Untold Wealth": Bragged of luxury car collection ("right around 70, I lose count") and wallpapering ceiling on an "unlimited budget"
FBI raid: "People who bought Fair Finance's investment certificates, which are not government insured, continue to fear the worst ... 81-year-old woman worries about $108,000 life savings, 'Something's wrong and something's strange that they keep telling us the computers ain't open yet. This has never happened in 13 years.' "

Entrepreneur tries highway billboard in hopes of finding girlfriend

John Smith will pay "everyday matchmaker" $1,000 to find "serious long-term girlfriend"

David Starzyk is actor credited in Chase Sapphire card commercial

Staggering list of TV credits, joins Molly Culver in ads with Sinatra jingle, ski lodge

Departing Bill Griffeth gets hugs, cheers in CNBC newsrooom

1-year sabbatical: "Have the courage, take the time to do something for yourself"
Classy exit leaves Sue Herera, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera in tears ... Gracious nod to the CNBC viewer: "One of our executive producers from years ago always said, and I, I truly believe this, my co-anchor, in addition to all of my dear friends here, has always been you. And we've always worked together and we've gotten through a lot through the years"

Crowd cheers Mickie Siebert for chiding Obama on health care

Temperature 101, missed Palm Beach speaking engagement, but phoned in, received "loud cheering and applause" with advice for president, has "begged" for meeting with him on unemployment: "I think he should put off the health care and just concentrate on jobs"

Bill Fleckenstein calls out Dennis Gartman’s gold evaluation

"All the gold that's ever been found would fit into two Olympic-size swimming pools!"

Stunning Elisabeth Shue attempting to launch pro tennis career

"I’ve been training so hard, now I feel like more of a tennis player than an actress"

Leo DiCaprio ranked world’s ‘most eco-friendly celebrity’

Won't "charter private jets, (instead reduces) his carbon footprint by flying commercially"

Media milestone: Praised film equates Drudge Report with Fox, CNN

Sad job of notifying next of kin: Military "in a race with Fox, CNN, the Drudge Report"

Jerry Mathers wraps up Time Life infomercial ‘60s Music Explosion’

"Leave it to Beaver" star, 61, had career in commercial real estate, says favorite band was Cream; best friend Richard Rickover is now producer on "Hannah Montana" ... Regarding TV brother Tony Dow: "He's a sculptor now and just opened with a piece at the Louvre"

Gasparino not afraid to confront Wall Street hecklers at speech

"For some reason personal confrontations don't scare me that much. ... I know how to handle myself. ... I remind them it was their company’s management that screwed up and I just reported it. If you think I have anything to do with your implosion then you’re nuts"

Hilary Swank: Getting canned from ‘90210’ helped my career

"Two months later I got 'Boys Don’t Cry,' but at the time I was devastated because I thought, ‘Wow, I’m not even a good enough actress to be in '90210', the eighth season, when it wasn't even a hit anymore!' "

Vanilla Coke: CNBC documentary needs a little carbonation

CNBCfix review: Profile of legendary brand lacks angle, doesn't deliver secret access

CNBCfix review: Sellout artists don’t deserve Gasparino’s book

Extremely well-detailed account tends to lack CNBC on-air editor's typical swagger

CNBC picking up ‘Til Debt Do Us Part’ series, to air Saturday

"Follows financial guru Gail Vaz-Oxlade as she uses tough love to help families"

Willie Aames training to be financial adviser; filed bankruptcy twice

"I thought that if I made it, maybe, just maybe, it would be helpful to some people" ... homeless as recently as December 2008 ... studying with help from execs at Waddell & Reed, Stifel Nicolaus ... paid $3,000 for tattoos ... admits never studying much as a young actor

Gasparino: Ex-Citi president running wildly successful hedge fund

Tom Maheras' Tegean Fund up 84% on "unusual investing," apparently stakes in C, AMD

Trish Regan tops mag’s list of hottest newswomen in America

Showstopping CNBC beauty "not just a pretty face," but "used to work for Goldman Sachs"
The others according to Manolith: Mary Calvi (WCBS, New York), Lily Jang (Q13 Fox, Seattle), Ainsley Earhardt (Fox News), Jill Dobson (Fox News), Diane Macedo (Fox News), Sharon Tay (CBS2, L.A.), Kristine Johnson (WCBS, New York), Veronica De La Cruz (CNN), Contessa Brewer (MSNBC), Daniella Guzmán (KPRC, Houston), Robin Meade (CNN), Morgan Fogarty (Fox News), Dana Hendrickson (KSDK, St. Louis), Lynn Berry (WNBC, New York), Mélissa Theuriau (France)

Seen on CNBC: Woman in Chase/Sinatra commercial is Molly Culver

42 years old, 6 feet tall, commentator for VH-1, helps sell Sapphire credit card

Gasparino cut off on ‘Fast Money’ discussing Obama’s record

"Borderline socialist" Limbaugh noticed: "They shut him up ... that's hilarious"

CNBC producer apparently makes nearly $1 mil. on condo sale

Elizabeth Gerst-Ivanov and Nikola Ivanov sold Lincoln Square unit for $2.091 million

12 hours after CNBCfix report, CNBC confirms Rebecca Jarvis left

Spokesman Brian Steel delivers a "First on TVNewser," which says CBS is rumored next stop: "Rebecca is no longer with CNBC, and we wish her the best"

Amateur pilot Hilary Swank flies boyfriend to Las Vegas

"You can't play Amelia Earhart and not learn how to fly. That's just wrong in every way"

What’s up with Rebecca Jarvis? No ‘latest video’ since Sept. 18

CNBC beauty, former "Apprentice" runner-up seems to have had no reports for a month
Also: Name absent from CNBC.com "anchors, reporters & contributors" pulldown menu
Dealbreaker, 9/30: "rumors she’s planning to leave network once contract is up"

Jerry Brown asks ‘Power Lunch’: ‘You pimping for the defendant?’

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera questions if press conference, interview politically motivated

Jim Nantz trying to protect $7 million salary in divorce court

Broadcaster testifies in tears; makes $3.9 million from CBS, paid to be Titleist "voice"
"It ended up in a warehouse": Chosen N.Y. Athletic Club Man of the Year, in 2004, received oil portrait of himself at the dinner, but says wife Lorrie wouldn’t let him hang it at home ... Offered $7 million in 2007 to host the "CBS Early Show," said he rejected because wife opposed it

Guy famous for whiteboard ads may be shipped out by UPS

Spots featuring Martin exec Andy Azula have been a big hit, but "Brown" seeks new agency

Gekko’s own ‘Godfather, Part III’? ‘Morally reformed’ in sequel

Legendary villain only "there to tie a revenge story together with a family drama subplot"
Hot co-star: Breakout actress Carey Mulligan, playing daughter, on Oscar short list
Stone: "First more complicated than people remember, this one even more complicated"
CNBCfix review of original: Stone failed colossally, created Michael Corleone of Wall Street

CNBCfix review: ‘Superfusion’ suggests U.S. may lose race to 2030

Zachary Karabell's exploration of globalization isn't quite as aggressive as China Inc.

CNBCfix review: Faber’s Wal-Mart redux could use 33% discount

"New age" docu-sequel makes for good television, but starts to fade at the 60-minute mark
Update: CNBC tightens production, now airing "New Age of Wal-Mart" at one hour

Jon Friedman: Margaret Brennan is Bloomberg TV’s best hope

"Ideal hire ... gravitas to give network identity ... ability to lift Bloomberg all by herself"

She’s grrrreat! Melissa Francis impresses Tony the Tiger in 1989 ad

CNBC beauty tells namesake blogger awesome legs came from running track in high school

Harvard student: Interning at CNBC for free was well worth it

Mia Saini on "Squawk": "Was a blast, despite the fact my alarm would go off at 4:45 a.m.!"

Sue Herera warned CNBC execs about economy two years ago

"Power Lunch" legend says of survival in the TV business: "It's all about the hair"

Hurricane Mandy: Even CNBC stars blown away by sexy Aussie

Fortunate Mr. Drury: "Husband was guy walking around with LUCKY tattooed on his forehead"
Melissa Francis, Kudlow make The Call: "Larry and I love Mandy. What do you think?"
CNBCfix scoops DealBreaker by hours on CNBCer's call for more Mandy cleavage

Wishful thinking? CNBC.com hasn’t removed Margaret Brennan bio

"Brennan is a General Assignment Reporter for CNBC. She reports regularly for Business day"

Victory for CNBCfix? CNBC takes ‘$50 billion’ out of Madoff show title

CNBCfix exclusive, 3/13: "Journalistic reach" to evaluate crime at level suggested by crook

Why are 5 CNBC stars suddenly mentioning critical blogs?

One Kneale segment off-the-charts hilarious: a career-making gamble for rising host?
Zero Hedge site gets 2 negative mentions, 1 positive — why singled out? "I wish I knew"

Melissa Francis calls bra-size guess ‘terrifyingly accurate’

CNBC beauty evidently reading the blogs — we'll let this go without further comment

Darren Rovell gets lapped exploring business side of NASCAR

Uncovers little financial insight, misses chance to explain emergence from "niche" sport

CNBCfix review: Doctor makes ‘House’ call in Faber’s ‘Caved In’

Book version of splendid "Cards" well-written, but focus on Greenspan misses real story

$50B. $64.8B. $170B. $10B. $17B. What’s the real Madoff number?

$50 billion tally from the crook himself was good enough for CNBC and other media

Julia Boorstin’s Jackson report mumbles away TMZ death scoop

Declined to use the term "died," made a point of insisting "we have not confirmed that"
Waited: "Fast Money" gave 5 minutes to Faber book promotion while Jackson news emerged
Plus: AP, Los Angeles Times and New York Times differ on who posted what, and when

Modesty not always on the resume in ‘I am CNBC’ ads

Update: Jane Wells, Jim Goldman and Scott Cohn add new wrinkles to the collection

CNBC asks Dennis Gartman if he called Buffett an ‘idiot’

Commodities king laughs off report, calls Oracle's 45% loss "inexcusable ... poor trading"
Told Brent Hunsberger of Oregonian in June: ‘Warren Buffett is an idiot’
Responded to reader critics at Oregonian site: "Last year I did indeed lose money... 2%.
Other than that, for the previous 14 years I've averaged about +12%, with 22% as my best year.
... I'm also long of Goldman Sachs and Loews while short of Berkshire Hathaway for the past
two months, and have added to that trade along the way as the profits have built up."
Ignored? Days later, CNBCfix was only media site to pick up jaw-dropping Oregonian story
Jeff Macke on BRK-B short: "Congratulations to Dennis Gartman, who saw this coming"