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Died: Alan O’Day, 72, wrote
‘Undercover Angel,’ ‘Angie Baby’

Hollywood native wrote Righteous Brothers' "Rock and Roll Heaven," Cher's "Train of Thought"

Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion

NYT: "Facebook, Microsoft and Google all showed interest previously in purchasing Tumblr, an employee of Tumblr said, but those talks never culminated in final offers"

Stocks up 17% in 2013

"There's a logical reason why prices have been increasing"

Maria Bartiromo signs with Creative Artists Agency

Will be representatives in all areas

Twitterer impressed with Kelly Evans on ‘Closing Bell’

"Can @CNBCClosingBell get any better this week? 2 straight days of jet-setting @Kelly_Evans joining @ScottWapnerCNBC right now! #windfall"

Cops: Woman faked robbery of $135,000 in jewels on Mag Mile

"They just surrounded me ... about 8 guys, between 18 and 20 years of age. It was like they came out of nowhere ... one of them said 'Take off the jewelry or we'll take it off for you.' All that was going through my head was something my Dad told me when I was young: 'If someone comes up to you and wants something, give it to them'"

Knucklehead snarls traffic in Oakland, jumps on train roof

"He kept saying over and over again, 'I need help. Please don't hurt me, I need help'"

Surprise witness apparently won’t be called in O.J. case

"We feel like delay tactics are just meant to keep him in custody longer"

NASCAR sadness: Dick Trickle takes own life at cemetery

Called police, said "there would be a dead body and it would be his"

O.J. suggests he was intoxicated on night of armed robbery

Insists he would've testified if he expected conviction, or "certainly would have considered" 30-month plea bargain had he just known about it

TSLA on fire

Announcement of stock offer sends shares up 7% afterhours

Someone pays $610,000 for coffee with Tim Cook

$605,000 had held top spot for a long time

Leo DiCaprio now understands ‘Gatsby’ much better

"I remember picking up the novel as a youth and being entertained by it, fascinated with Gatsby but not by any stretch of the imagination grasping the profound sort of existential power that Fitzgerald has in writing this book. Ultimately I was fascinated by Gatsby as a character. I was moved by him. It no longer became a love story to me. It became a tragedy of this new American, this man in a new world where everything is possible, and at a time of great opulence in the 1920s. He was trying to become a great Rockefeller, a great American, and somewhere along the way has lost a sense of who he was"

Larry Page: ‘Overall, I am feeling very lucky’

"My ability to exercise at peak aerobic capacity is somewhat reduced"

Airport security guard leaves post during alarm, is suspended

Report: "Told them that he had no idea what to do when the fire alarm was going off"

Fire chief lets son, date ride to prom in fire truck

Says wife was driving behind, able to pick up couple in case of service call during trip

Gasparino: Bloomberg letting itself off easy

"I hear Bloomberg has a policy of not writing news stories about itself coming in handy these days"

Prominent restaurateur slaps city inspector who dropped in

"He came in, all mad. I said, 'I'm doing nothing against the law'"
Response: "Our inspector saw that there was work being done in that facility, more than just painting, so that's why we ordered a cease and desist"

At least 1 strap required of dresses at 8th-grade dinner-dance

"Americans don't follow rules for the sake of following rules. This is not a military dictatorship nor a monarchy ... If a rule such as this one infringes on our civil liberties... then it is our responsibility to question and challenge it"

Intoxicated man charges wild African elephant

Cheered after animal turns and runs

Pair of thugs shoot robbery victim in both legs

Suspects escape after 10:30 p.m. apartment stickup

Researcher pins 240 on AAPL

"If the return on invested capital drops closer to 50, the stock's worth closer to 240 bucks, and I think that’s where it ought to be, or where it’s going to go eventually"

2013 budget-deficit estimate lowered to $642 billion

May curb slowing momentum for grand bargain

Died: Chuck Muncie, 60, NFL greatness derailed by cocaine

Ripped league's addiction program: "That's what (ticked) me off for so long. I kept saying, 'What's wrong with this picture?' I needed help, and I got help from another program when I got out (of jail), but it wasn't from the NFL. Back then, the NFL program was a joke. They send you away for 30 days and when you're done they send you back to the same environment that got you there in the first place"

Angelina undergoes double mastectomy

"I can tell my children they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer"

Critic: CNBC taps tiresome reality formula in ‘Crowd Rules’

"So unabashedly unoriginal, it just might work"

Bloomberg editor apologizes

"Our client is right. Our reporters should not have access to any data considered proprietary. I am sorry they did. The error is inexcusable"

$20 million federal grant to Nevada solar power research

Make panels more efficient while minimizing use of water

Detroit future bleak

"If he can't get everything completed by consent, then there is no option but bankruptcy. It should be a last resort. It should be used sparingly. It is an option. When all else fails, that's the last tool in the tool box"

Bloomberg corrects ‘mistake’ after Goldman Sachs complaint

Apparently were keeping track of terminal usage by Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner
Hedge-fund manager: "My initial reaction was a bit of schadenfreude. Like, finally, Goldman's getting spied on. But then I realized, while it's fine to spy on Goldman, they could be spying on me"

Gasparino: JPM board ‘50/50’ on nonbinding split vote

"Fbn news: board believes odds 50 - 50 that investor vote to split, source close to co"

Died: Alan Abelson, 87, Barron’s stalwart for decades

Influence: Wrote "Up & Down Wall Street" since 1966
Training: Bachelor's in English and chemistry, CCNY, master's from Iowa Writers' Workshop
Litigation: Often sued, sometimes accused of conspiring with short sellers; "To the best of our knowledge, Barron's never lost a lawsuit while Alan was editor"
Tough: Filed 1975 libel suit against BusinessWeek over alleged leaks
Performance: 1995 study found stocks recommended in column outperformed by 2% on day appearing
Setback: Asked by Dow Jones to step down during redesign, agreed
Critic: "Though he is a clever and talented writer, by any objective standard Abelson has the distinction of being one of the worst market forecasters in history, He has been skeptical, if not outright bearish, on the stock market for his entire career as a Barron's columnist"
Homes: Split time between NYC apartment and Croton-on-Hudson
Successor: Randall W. Forsyth, who took over during 3-month medical leave

‘Thuggish practices’: IRS targeted Tea Party tax-exempt filings

"Absolutely incorrect and it was inappropriate"

1 Oakland cop assigned to 10,000 burglaries

"Burglaries have gone through the roof"

Only 33% of shareholders vote to end Ford family’s special status

Mulally, at 3rd-shortest meeting ever, says family's 16 votes per share "served us very well"

Gasparino gets picture taken with Al Pacino at SALT

"my pal al from the mooch's dinner last night"

Brian Shactman will host MSNBC’s ‘Way Too Early’

"I'd like to say something witty guys, but I'm just extremely excited and grateful"

Students: Raise tuition 3%, give it to faculty salaries

"A wonderful gesture, and a gift to the faculty"

Pair steal laptop, $200 cash from museum

“It's my memories. It's my children’s photos. It's the Toonseum’s operations — our plans for festivals, our plans for expansions. It's my artwork. It's very much a part of my life. It's hopes and dreams all stored on a hard drive"

Woman steals March of Dimes jar from restaurant

Manager: "I was sick. We do this every year for the March of Dimes, and to know someone can take from a charity that means so much to people is disgusting"

Columnist: McD’s shamelessly exploits Cleveland monstrosity

"McDonald's played no role in the rescue other than being the low-cost, high-calorie food that Ramsey happened to be eating at the time of the occurrence. That made it as relevant to things as the maker of the shoes he was wearing or the person who cuts his hair"

After 16 years on Death Row, man thriving at Pitney Bowes

"In my management experience — 18 years — Damon has been one of the best hires ever. He has hit the ground running and his attitude is phenomenal"

Gasparino praises brainpower on hand at Scaramucci Fest

"What's great about #salt2013 u leave smarter than when u arrive"

N.Y. Times profile on Anthony Scaramucci light on fresh material

Really glad to see Greg Fleming, will introduce son to Train

Cops: 2 former workers stole $16,000 from Lowe’s

Made dozens of fake receipts for returned merchandise, exchanged receipts for cash

$205,000 found in car’s panels at border

Pair of 33-year-old occupants told officers they had nothing to declare

0.134%: Bicyclist cited for riding while intoxicated

Had been on sidewalk, swerved into construction zone as vehicle passed by

Drunkard wakes neighborhood, tries to stop school bus

Worried neighbors reported weapon, but apparently it was only a cell phone

Imran Khan injured in 15-foot fall from forklift during campaign

"This really resonates because people like the image of a fighter, of a warrior. He took this terrible fall and he's recovering quickly – that's a powerful image"

College student hit with $16,000 water bill

Mayor gets involved, speaks with landlord about leak

Tommie Frazier chosen for College Football Hall of Fame

Robbed of 3rd title by refs vs. Florida State: "But 2 is still good"

Couple will get 80% of $1 mil. Christopher Dorner reward

Ski resort worker to get 15%; trucker in line for 5%
Carjacked ranger stiffed: Call "did not lead to information leading to Dorner's capture"

Gasparino relishes time with CNBC pals at SALT Conference

"forget Berkshire annual meet im at #salt2013 in vegas hanging with gary kaminsky and the mooch @scaramucci no better financial conference"

Michael Dell’s tax-savings move may prompt change to Calif. law

"This is a fairly clear example of someone gaming the system a bit"

‘Sunday Night Football’ taps Carrie Underwood

"So honored they asked me"

Man sues, claims pop star stole camera after airplane encounter

Allegedly kicked him in groin with knee, "became irritated, abusive and violent"

TBS gets Final Four

"We came up with a compromise" that seems like a complicated way of doing it

Nicolas Cage backs Nevada film tax incentives

Moviemakers could sell credits to other businesses

Mall of America plans to double in size — with taxpayer help

"The state, county, city and region all benefit from the project so we think that's an appropriate funding source. Since the early '70s when fiscal disparities were put into place, that's when Bloomington has grown so that's why we are the biggest loser"

MSFT retooling Windows 8

AP: "Tacit acknowledgment of the shortcomings"

Amazon, eBay at odds over tax-collection exemption

Paper: "Donahoe is mobilizing his vendors to preserve their tax-free advantage by derailing the bill when it reaches the House"

Doug Kass: Market back to ‘Dan Dorfman days’

"When stocks mentioned on CNBC rise in price. Caveat emptor"

Man dressed in all camouflage robs bank

Gave teller a note

Resident asks thugs to leave basketball court, gets beaten

Girl: "I know where you live. I'm going to get you"

BAC paying MBIA $1.7 billion

Bond insurer will drop litigation it brought against Countrywide

Harvard humble: Niall Ferguson apologizes for Keynes comments

"I should not have suggested — in an off-the-cuff response that was not part of my presentation — that Keynes was indifferent to the long run because he had no children, nor that he had no children because he was gay. It is obvious that people who do not have children also care about future generations"

Will release date doom ‘The Great Gatsby’?

"Battlefield Earth," "Poseidon": "2nd weekend of summer" bad luck for Warner Bros.

Disneyland’s Space Mountain reopens

Did not appeal proposed nearly $235,000 fine by Friday deadline

Rare drive-in theater offers free jump-starts if needed

Moviegoers listen on an FM frequency; some bring portable radios

Yowza! Dow crosses 15,000

S&P 500 roars through 1,600: "The payrolls number gives the OK for the risk-on trade"

Chuck Schumer backing repatriation ‘holiday’ at 8%

"Thinks it will be done by the end of the year"

Charlie Munger: High-frequency trading ‘basically evil’

"It's legalized front-running. I think it is basically evil and I don't think it should have ever been allowed to reach the size that it did. Why should all of us pay a little group of people to engage in legalized front-running of our orders?"

Woman held in Starbucks juice-tainting to be freed

50-year-old chemist works at pharmaceutical subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson

Lean In prompts Buffett to comment on women in work force

No BRK female board members till '03: "It's a good question, and I don't have a good answer"

Man cutting down tree is killed by falling limb

Fell into a creek, submerged

Peaceful neighborhood gets college housing, becomes ‘zoo’

"The whole ambience of this area has changed" ... "Lots of drinking, hooting and hollering, people who didn’t want to leave and having a good time. Apparently the staff was trying to move along the crowd from the pool area and (they) didn’t want to go"

Wrong woman charged in McDonald’s parking lot altercation

"It was not her. They falsely accused her. Whoever said her name falsely accused her and should get in trouble for false police report"

.108%: Pilot convicted of flying while intoxicated

Air traffic controllers could not reach him via radio, lined up on wrong runway

Sen. Charles Grassley not sold on commerce secretary nominee

"It's hypocritical to overlook tax avoidance when it's convenient"

Jimmy Connors memoir hints Chrissie got pregnant

"An issue had arisen as a result of youthful passion, and a decision had to be made as a couple ... I was perfectly happy to let nature take its course and accept responsibility"

Pilot unknowingly lands without landing gear down

"Pilots are trained for that ... it was probably a shock to him"

Cramer earns $1.47 million from TheStreet.com royalties

Based on revenue derived from company's Action Alerts PLUS subscription service

Man loses life savings on carnival game

"It's not possible that it wasn't rigged ... You just get caught up in the whole 'I've got to win my money back'"

Worker dies in blender at meat plant

Colleague hit emergency stop button, but it was too late

Mayor blames politics for drunkenness conviction

Had "2 or 3" beers at tavern while watching hockey game

3-day-a-week tabloid to boost 3-day-a-week Times-Picayune

Not available to home subscribers

Steve Alford refusing to pay $1 mil. buyout to New Mexico

Claimed he took UCLA job 2 days before contract kicked in

Legal online poker Web site launches in Nevada

"There was black Friday, and now we're going to have Trusting Tuesday"

Marissa Mayer praised for expanding Yahoo maternity leave

"It's a smart move. It suggests a long-term strategy. This is a great precedent"

Bizarre: Woman tries to put tainted juice on SBUX shelf

"Toxic smell to them" apparently was rubbing alcohol

Roubini: Stocks are a buy for 2 years

Loaded with soundbites for another speaking engagement

Intoxicated woman steals designated driver’s car

Sister had offered tavern customer a ride

Co-worker allegedly rams man with forklift

Citation for assault and battery sent to suspect via certified mail

Gold facing worst month since December 2011

"There is always a risk the current policy setting may end sooner than expected"

Jason Collins listed at 7-foot since college, actually 4 inches shorter

Stanford tape measure needs a little adjustment
Former Steeler/playoff underachiever Mike Wallace: "All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys"

Homeless drunkard twice pesters on-duty firefighters

"10 minutes later, Station 6 called back saying he was banging on the door"

Died: Barry Fey, 73, promoted U2 at Red Rocks

"When he was into it, there was nobody close to him as a promoter"

Police surround Wolf Blitzer home in swatting prank

"We don’t know where these people are. They could be in New Zealand. We're trying to determine what kind of source it came from"

Shark attack: Greg Norman calls golf’s doping testing ‘disgraceful’

"We only do urine analysis instead of blood testing. If you really want to be serious about it and find about what's really going on, we need to do blood testing"

QB shopping at Wal-Mart when Raiders called to draft him

"I kind felt like everybody in the store at that point had kind of figured out what's going on. That was fun. We ended up getting out of there without too much harm and ended up getting back and celebrated with friends and family"

Customers tackle, detain restaurant robbers

Confessed

Music store owner guns down bizarre attacker

"Never saw him. Total stranger walked in and looked at the guitars"

Paper’s Samantha Smith editorial seems to endorse N. Korea talks

"The principles and vision conveyed by Smith's message retain value because they affirm the notion that hope can triumph over fear — and that direct communication can help perceived enemies overcome their differences"

Man stands in street, gives finger to fire truck

Jailed after "deliberately preventing the fire truck’s passage"

4th-rounder Matt Barkley vows revenge on rest of league

"I'm going to remember this weekend for a long time and so are the teams that didn't draft me"

Landing gear from 9/11 jet found in NYC

Visible Boeing ID number, but unclear from which jet

Adam Schefter: Jets may cut Mark Sanchez

Team didn't talk to beleaguered QB on Friday despite brother's report

Have Twinkies killed the union movement?

"I'm not sure this was a case of the union overplaying its hand or not having a hand to play"

Rick Perry disgusted by Sacramento Bee cartoon

"I won't stand for someone mocking the tragic deaths of my fellow Texans"

Bob Weir collapses during NYC performance

Able to complete the tune while seated in a chair

Houston cable, Comcast SportsNet at odds over ‘free view’

"They're trying to carve out a piece of our offer and put it in their terms. That's not how it works"

Projected NFL pick arrested on draft day

"Backed the vehicle in an aggressive manner"
Reconsidered: Spurned QB will attend Day 2 after all

Soros takes 7.9% stake in JCP

Shares rise more than 6% afterhours

New York Times ad revenue slides 11.2%; digital down 4%

"I don't expect the new products to grow as fast as the paywall but at least it will add another revenue line which did not exist earlier"

FBI didn’t tell NFL it was investigating future Browns owner

"It's an investigation and it was held very tightly by the FBI ... They didn't share this information with us and they shouldn't. That's something that is their prerogative"

Even anti-tax Republicans embracing Internet levy

"The difficulty is consumers don't understand the law"

0.16%: Ex-Ind. House Speaker plows into parking garage booth

"A couple glasses of wine ... I did not think I was that high"

Zooey Deschanel tweet only makes caption problem worse

Now it's all over the Web for those who weren't aware of it previously

Man in wheelchair struck, dragged by semi truck

"The area that was safe kept getting smaller and smaller, until he clipped me"

Oakland police released prowlers who eyed Jerry Brown’s home

Wife alone: "They said they were looking to buy real estate in the neighborhood, and the Oakland police let them go. The CHP deferred to them, but that's not going to happen anymore"
Police chief: "I don't know why the officers let them go. I don't want to speculate"

Bill Gates handshake sets off firestorm in Korea

"Gates, 57, might have not realized it Monday, but a one-hand shake in Korean culture — and also in Asia — is notably casual, done only when the other party is a good friend, of the same or younger age. Using one hand with the other tucked in the pants pocket is considered rude here, done when one is expressing superiority to the other"

FedEx recipients can pay $10 for 2-hour delivery window

Still free to request "Please leave the package at the back door"

Lawyer turns down $280K SCOTUS clerkship for $60K UVa post

"I had some concern about the golden handcuffs — getting locked in and finding it hard to walk away from the money once I started down that path"

Security tight at NFL Draft

Goodell apparently to undergo pat-down: "In light of the current state of affairs, we decided to make adjustments for the fans' safety. We had a concern about individuals that might want to replicate what occurred or approach another sporting type event. This is the first large event in New York City on the sports events side since the events in Boston ... It includes ... staff, and the commissioner, the players and families"

Hacking of AP Twitter account sends stocks crashing

Carney says president fine; "I was just with him"
Joe Terranova: "Really good for market confidence. Regulators need to wake up. Nobody ever thought about this scenario."

Died: Richie Havens, 72, first performer at Woodstock

"Everything in my life, and so many others, is attached to that train"
Artists that skipped: Bob Dylan, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Doors, Beatles, Stones

Senate votes 74-20 to take up Internet tax collection bill

Opposed: "It is going to make online businesses the tax collectors for the nation. It really tramples on the decision New Hampshire has made not to have a sales tax"
Already supposed to pay: "I do know about 3 people that comply with that"

Boston’s mayor suddenly rethinking death penalty

"I have never supported the death penalty but I will say in this one I might think it's time this individual serves his time with the death penalty"

Flight status boards hacked at LAX

"Emergency Leave the Terminal" was changed about 5 minutes after it was noticed

Family Dollar unable to be contacted over worker’s lawsuit

EEOC, state Human Rights Commission took no action within 180 days

Reese in pieces: Witherspoon asks cop, ‘Do you know my name?’

"I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said"
Trooper: "I told Mrs. Witherspoon to sit on her butt and be quiet"
Defiant: "Stated she was a 'U.S. Citizen' and allowed to 'stand on American ground'"
Full arrest report: "Mrs. Witherspoon also stated, 'You are going to be on national news'..."
Skip after-party at Harlow: "They decided it would probably be strange if they were seen whooping it up"

0.08%: Al Michaels evidently drunk behind the wheel

"He makes an illegal U-turn in a business district. ... 2 motor officers see that. They're staged in a gas station lot. They see the illegal U-turn, and they go after him"
NBC punt: "We are aware of the situation and we've been in contact with Al. We have no further comment at this time"

‘CNBC clearly going lighter and broader with its digital fare’

"Maybe even 'Overheard in the Hamptons This Summer' "

CBS Twitter ‘compromised’

One claimed U.S. government "hiding the real culprit of the Boston bombing"

5 snowboarders killed in Colorado avalanche

"It's snowing like hell up here, which isn't helping"

DirecTV cracks down on pub owner, seeks $15,000

Claim: "Set up an account at a residential address at least a mile away and across the harbor from the pub. We were not aware of the service at the pub because Mr. Lewis used his residential account to set up service in his bar, so as far as we knew this was a residential account, not commercial ... Mr. Lewis knew what he was doing — attempting to avoid paying the higher fees required for the display of programming in a bar or restaurant"
Defense: "Never did I try to hide anything from them. Honestly, if I'd known, I would have switched over. ... They sent me a letter stating I am in violation for having DirecTV in my pub without an account for commercial. I said, ‘You never told me. Your guys came out and hooked me up! Then their lawyer called me and told me, ‘You can resolve this by paying us $15,000 or we’re going to court.' The lawyer said, 'We sent you a letter every year saying are you residential or commercial.' I pay my bills, I don't look at what you send me for propaganda"
Rebuttal: "Agreeing to become a legitimate commercial customer does not let him off the hook for misusing our programming and not paying commercial subscription fees"

Cop spots 105 underage drinkers in single tavern

Police captain: "Tavern checks are all part of what we do. I would almost rather have students drinking in bars than at uncontrolled house parties"

Online detectives ID’d missing Brown student as suspect

Sorry for "any part we may have had in relaying what has turned out to be faulty information"
Brian Williams sorry for NBC's sudden simulcast with NECN delivering man saying "s---" — "Well, that was a fortuitous time to dip into the coverage of New England Cable News"

Worker crushed by sheets of 100-pound glass, dies

Was taking them to Dumpster

‘Dissatisfied customers’ toss dead ground hog into tavern

Police chief "happy we are not dealing with human bodies being dumped everywhere"

NBC pulls episode of killer drama ‘Hannibal’

"Clip package" with scenes available online next week

WSJ: Blackstone done with Dell

$14.25 plan scrapped

FBI: Employee says Browns owner knew of Pilot Flying J fraud

Practice known as "manual rebates" or "screwing"

Drive-by shooting leaves bullets in Oakland school

Shortly before 3 p.m.

Foreclosure settlement checks to some victims bounce

"We want to assure the public that checks we have mailed ... are valid"

Charlie Munger gives U. of Michigan its largest gift ever

$110 million will fund graduate student residence, fellowships

Morgan Stanley focus on wealth management apparently paying off

AP: "Profit margins rose and so did employees' productivity"

Detroit paper pulls graphic with pressure-cooker instructions

"Totally irresponsible."

Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘Fallon’ appearance gets mixed reviews

"Gordon Lightfoot should have respect for himself and depart the stage."
"I didn't think it was so bad, especially for his apparent condition."
"Sad, but then again time stands still for no man."
"You can still hear it's him, and he's singing on key with what's left."
"For perspective, consider the artistic quality of the rest of the show"

Violent, intoxicated burglar exits after homeowner fires shot

Picked up by deputies down the street

Media mayhem: Boston Globe, AP, CNN wrongly report arrest

"The Associated Press first reported at about 2 p.m. that a suspect had been 'taken into custody' and was 'expected in federal court' on the South Boston waterfront. AP did not name the source of the information. CNN followed with a tweet saying 'arrest made' in the case. The Globe later posted a story saying that a suspect was in custody. That information was attributed to an official with knowledge of the case."

‘Family Guy’ episode showed mass deaths at Boston Marathon

Originally aired March 17, pulled from Fox.com and Hulu.com

Died: Richard LeParmentier, 66, actor choked by Darth Vader

"Sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion"

IRS gives marathon victims 3 more months to file

Good for all residents of Suffolk County; others wanting to claim must call

MPAA adjusting labeling of movie ratings

Critic: "I am not moved. I think this is a distinction without a difference. A cynical view of the announcement today is, How can the MPAA protect themselves and continue a toxic level of violence, especially in PG-13 movies, while providing themselves cover from all the scrutiny?"

Dell, Icahn agree on ownership cap

"My affiliates and I expect to engage in ... discussions that we believe will help to facilitate alternatives to the existing transaction with Michael Dell"

NFL promises to apply Boston findings to N.J. Super Bowl

"Continue to review and evolve our plans to ensure the safety of everyone"

Mark Wahlberg somber at ‘Pain and Gain’ premiere

"I really didn't even want to come tonight. I hadn't really heard much — I spoke to my mom, and most of my family seems to be OK. It's such a big event, there's so many people there. It's horrible man. It's (expletive) disgusting, man. I just — I'm very upset. You try to put everything in God's hands and whatever happens here is out of our control and there's a bigger picture. But it's still obviously upsetting"

Former Patriots star carries victim as nation unites

Joe Andruzzi: "TY to all our emergency personnel"
Karen Finerman: "Tonight we wall streeters go to bed with a heavy heart, for today,we are all bostonians"
Jane Wells: "So sad. So angry."
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: "Our hearts go out to those affected by today's tragedy in Boston. Here's how you can help:"
Val Kilmer: "I'm smiling for the cameras at the game here in Dallas, but I'm thinking about Boston..."
Dane Cook: "When I was grieving my parents death I needed humor to alleviate my sadness. My comedian friends provided that for me as we will for Boston."
Slash: "I feel terrible for all the people of Boston. On a day like today, something so evil should take place. Deepest sympathies to all affected."
Fran Drescher: "So sad abt th Boston bombings :( People out2 hava happy day & hatred gets in th way. Bad things happen 2 good people"
Dick Vitale: "Tonight all our prayers & thoughts r with all those beautiful ppl that were the victims in the Boston tragedy .#WEMUSTUNITE"
Minka Kelly: "What a horrific day.. With a heavy heart I send all my love thoughts and prayers to everyone in Boston"
Carson Daly: "These battle shows were taped last week. Boston is in our thoughts and prayers tonight. @NBC is airing a special update after #thevoice"
Hulk Hogan: "Praying for Boston and all the innocent victims much love and prayer. HH"
Mariska Hargitay: "I am profoundly saddened by the news from #Boston. My thoughts and prayers go out to all those touched by this terrible tragedy."
Emile Hirsch: "There is unshakeable courage in the human spirit that no bomb or act of violence can destroy. #Boston"
Jennifer Love Hewitt: "Sending my love and prayers to everyone in Boston."
Tony Robbins: "Just landed & heard about the Boston Marathon Bombing. Sending Prayers to the victims & their families. We will assemble a team to help them"
Hines Ward: "My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of today's tragedy at the Boston Marathon. So senseless."
Joe Mantegna: "Trust me, the real FBI is all over this and WILL catch those responsible. #Boston"
Ted Nugent: "Prayers&Godspeed to victims in Boston & hope the guilty are caught & severely punished"
Bethany Hamilton: "My heart goes out to Boston & all the athletes & people affected by this awful doing."
Darrell Waltrip: "my heart hurts for all the sweet people injured in Boston today, and all I can do is pray and pray and pray and pray and pray some more."

Worst 2-day gold fall in 33 years

9% Monday cratering coincides with stocks' worst 1-day tumble of 2013
"You see that armageddon premium in gold and silver coming out"

Comcast pay cut? Why did Faith Hill exit ‘Sunday Night Football’?

"It's time 2 let someone else rock the open. Difficult decision. Kinda emotional"

Masters winner: sportsmanship

"I was happy for him. I know he deserved it"

Bloomberg TV chief storms out of Manhattan HQ

"I have a wonderful relationship with Andy Lack. He's the best boss and mentor"

Died: George Jackson, 68, co-wrote ‘Old Time Rock and Roll’

Not Seger's: "Bob had pretty much finished his recording at Muscle Shoals and he asked them if they had any other songs he could listen to for the future"

Jane Fonda tells movie-protest organizer to ‘get a life’

"If he creates hoopla, it will cause more people to see the movie"

Twitter heckler asks Gasparino if he can have Charlie-sized ego

Response: "there are at least two other attributes of mine u shld be shooting for brains and b@lls"

Boy collapses after being struck by pitch in game

Off-duty paramedics perform CPR after 8-year-old suffered cardiac arrest

Bubba goes ballistic: Watson condemns golf-infraction callers

"I don't even know how these people get a number to call. Obviously they've got more time on their hands than I do. I don't know the number and I'm playing in the golf tournament. Nobody calls in during a basketball game or a football game. ... They're definitely not calling balls and strikes during a baseball game. Maybe it's because our sport is so slow, they have time to call in"

Gold in free fall

Officially in bear market territory; silver in 45% decline since April 2011 high
"There's a tremendous amount of new shorting going on in the metals market right now ... I think we're going to test the 1,450 area as long as the market does not break back above those levels and run the shorts out. The shorts have the market going their way"

University of N. Carolina hires 1st female chancellor

Caught "Tar Heel fever" at UNC-Duke game; science fest, spring football next on agenda
Female student: "As a woman, it's encouraging to have a woman authority figure"
Sheryl Sandberg book: "I realized that in addition to facing institutional obstacles, women face a battle from within"

Former N.Y. Giant accused of workers’ comp fraud

Allegedly received more than $1,588,000 to which he was not entitled

Dump truck falls on man working underneath

Medics able to get pulse, heartbeat

7 men somehow tie in dress-wearing contest for charity

Odds are 117,648,000,000,000,000 to 1

Popular teen dies playing chicken with train

"They played all the time. It was just a game"

Died: Marv Harshman, 95, coached UW and WSU basketball

"We lost a great man, obviously his accomplishments speak for themselves, but Marv Harshman the man was a great person, a great mentor"

1,600 at hand: Stocks on fire

"The market seems to be on autopilot"
Sam Zell: "We are suffering through another irrational exuberance"

Firefighter robber defeated by clerk Judge Reinhold style

Embarrassment: "Nearly 600 men and women take a lot of pride in this job, and every time one strays, it's a bad reflection on everyone"

Teen survives fall into steam vent at Hawaii volcano park

"This incident serves as a reminder that park visitors are urged to stay on trails and not engage in reckless behavior while visiting their national parks"

Study finds bras accomplish nothing

"Medically, physiologically, anatomically"

Man slashes himself with saws in aisles of Home Depot

Saved: "Were we in a good place for it? No, but you improvise. If I didn't have rope I'd have used my shoelaces. We would have made it work"

Pizza delivery driver robbed at gunpoint gassing car

"It's a shame when someone's trying to earn a living and they can't do their job without something like that happening"

Crockefeller guilty

"He's gotten away with it for 28 years ... He thinks everyone's so stupid.”

Houston restaurant pleased to host CNBC’s Brian Sullivan & crew

"We've been busy since we opened the doors. We don't have any complaints"

Report: Miranda Kerr let go by Victoria’s Secret

Disputed: "We have no plans to stop working with her"

Woman out of 5-year coma gets wish to see Bob Seger

"Hopefully, people who have had a stroke read this and won't give up"

State sues florist for refusing to serve gay couple

"This customer has been in many times and purchased flowers from us. When it came to doing his wedding, I said 'I could not do it because of my relationship with Jesus Christ.' He thanked me and said 'He respected my opinion.' We talked and gave each other a hug, and he left. I believe biblically that marriage is between a man and a woman. That is my conviction, yours may be different"

Joan Baez: U.S. had wrong response to 9/11

"People say if 'we have tried everything' but they haven't really tried anything, because they really want to clobber (something). It is what we know, it is what is familiar — revenge and that stuff"

Navy cancels Blue Angels for this year, perhaps 2014

"The only people more disappointed than the fans are the Blue Angels themselves"

Casino dealer stole $200 in chips, but court could toss $75,000 fine

Called cruel and unusual after being sentenced to probation

Someone steals 9 $100 bills from mayor’s office

But cash mysteriously returns after police are alerted

Students on school bus hurl bottle at passing car

Baseball team members disciplined

Teen girls lift 3,000-pound tractor off pinned dad

"It's amazing. You hear about this kind of stuff ..."

14,673.46: Another Dow record

"You're seeing some pretty decent action in the overall market"

Bartiromo on Sandberg book: Women already ‘leaning in’

"I think Sheryl is terrific for bringing this to the forefront because we do need to have this conversation but I would not criticize women in terms of saying you don't lean in enough and the women's movement has stalled"

Restaurant ‘slammed’ for lunch during CNBC on-location broadcast

Staffers not sure what topic is as "Street Signs" sets up shop in Houston

Man, 31, ditches wife to run away with 13-year-old

Optometry office worker suspicious; "she got on the Internet to do some research of her own and came across missing persons posters and pictures from Pennsylvania"

However you say it, Ron Johnson gone from JCP

N.Y. Post: "Fires"
CNBC: "Out"
MarketWatch: "Stepping down"
WSJ: "Dumped"
Bloomberg: "Ousted"
N.Y. Times: "Leaving"

Doughnut shop owner fights off thug with knife

"Sees the suspect with a firearm in hand to his wife's head"

Snowboarder brother of Bode Miller dead in van

Foul play not suspected in death of 29-year-old

Died: Peter Workman, 74, founded Workman Publishing

Best-sellers include "What to Expect® When You're Expecting"

Man seen urinating on driveway in front of 4 children

Police report: "I did observe a liquid trail running down the driveway with a splattering up against the foundation ... consistent with someone who had just recently urinated"

Woman suffers heart attack running half-marathon

Revived by paramedics; in serious condition

Drew Barrymore: Women can’t have it all

"Unfortunately, I was raised in this, like, generation of, like, 'Women can have it all,' and I don't think you can. I think some things fall off the table, the good news is, what does stay on the table becomes much more important"

Unitas grandson: Flacco ‘embarrassing choice’ for movie role

"If you want a real movie, hire a real actor. My grandfather and his legacy deserves only the best, and this is not it. Has Baltimore forgotten that Trent Dilfer also won a Super Bowl while playing for Baltimore?"
Son of QB legend: Ravens QB a "goofball" ... "If you want a quarterback, go with Peyton Manning. My father was just like that. This is a joke"

Meredith Whitney book slams muni-forecast critics

"For the record, I never said those 50 to 100 defaults would all happen in 2011"

Grapevine: Keystone Pipeline decision not far away

Paper: "And Keystone opponents interpret the possibilty of an early administration decision as an indication that the president is leaning toward approving the line"

Ackman calls Ron Johnson ‘something very close to a disaster’

“One of the big mistakes was perhaps too much change too quickly without adequate testing"

Flight diverted after family complains about ‘Alex Cross’

"The captain, apparently, felt that our complaint constituted grave danger to the aircraft"

Paramedic shot while driving in Oakland dies

Thug got out of another vehicle at intersection, opened fire

Exploding manhole cover damages car

"It was deafeningly loud"

Champion of journalism Roger Ebert dies at 70

"If there were a Mount Rushmore of movie critics, we'd start with Roger Ebert"
Workhorse: First Pulitzer winner for arts criticism reviewed up to 306 films a year
President Obama: "Michelle and I are saddened to hear about the passing of Roger Ebert. For a generation of Americans — and especially Chicagoans — Roger was the movies. When he didn't like a film, he was honest; when he did, he was effusive"
Richard Dreyfuss: "Rest in Peace, Roger. You were simply the best."
Samuel L. Jackson: "Roger Ebert was the real deal! He loved movies, for real! Great guy, good friend. Always made me smile. Thanks for all you were!"
Seth MacFarlane: "Roger Ebert will be missed. One of the few critics who had actually written films. His opinion always mattered to me. He was the greatest."
Mia Farrow: "If cancer came to take me piece by piece, I hope I could summon even a fraction of the grace Roger Ebert showed us, in such abundance"
Courage: "I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear"

Soros: Yen selling may become an ‘avalanche’

"What Japan is doing is actually quite dangerous because they are doing it after 25 years of just simply accumulating deficits and not getting the economy going"

Obama puts Kamala Harris atop hotness list

"She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country"

Mysterious anchor change on CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’

Melissa Lee "cutting back"; suddenly "wanted to focus on ‘Fast Money’"
CNBCfix analysis: Translating comment from CNBC spokesperson

Hedge funds fail to outperform S&P in Q1 for 6th year in row

Pershing Square manages 6% return despite 23% bomb in JCP

Twitter heckler hangs a new one on Charles Gasparino

"first time for everything: I've now been called a hillbilly"

Female Princeton grad’s advice: ‘Find husband on campus’

"Men regularly marry women who are younger, less intelligent, less educated. It’s amazing how forgiving men can be about a woman’s lack of erudition, if she is exceptionally pretty. Smart women can’t (shouldn’t) marry men who aren’t at least their intellectual equal. As Princeton women, we have almost priced ourselves out of the market. Simply put, there is a very limited population of men who are as smart or smarter than we are. And I say again — you will never again be surrounded by this concentration of men who are worthy of you. Of course, once you graduate, you will meet men who are your intellectual equal — just not that many of them. And, you could choose to marry a man who has other things to recommend him besides a soaring intellect. But ultimately, it will frustrate you to be with a man who just isn’t as smart as you"

‘Clue’-less: Sandra Boss met Crockefeller at board-game party

"I was Miss Scarlett and he was Professor Plum"
Witness: "I lied. I said I knew nothing about a truck ... It was not my finest hour"

Mark Cuban willing to draft Brittney Griner

"If she is the best on the board, I will take her"

Roger Ebert discloses recurrence of cancer

"I must slow down now, which is why I'm taking what I like to call 'a leave of presence'"

Drunkard cuts in line at Cake Boss event, causes fights

"Throughout the event officers had to separate people and quell fights in the lines from people who attempted to jump the line in front of those who had been waiting for hours"

T-bone victim watches hit-run driver flee accident

"I kind of stood up and tried to climb out, but the car wasn't stable enough"

Ron Johnson salary falls from $53.3 mil. to $1.9 mil.

No cash bonus for 2012

Stockton’s soaring crime rate swayed bankruptcy judge

Cops "during peak activity respond only to crimes in progress"

2 moms trade blows at Easter Egg hunt

Charges declined; cops without "any info that could crack the case"

Died: Mal Moore, 73, on Bama football’s mythical Mt. Rushmore

"You hear this line sometimes and it's perceived as a cliche — but if there was a Mount Rushmore for Alabama football, I really think coach Moore would be right next to coach Bryant. I think he was that important"

Aggregate damage: Arianna accused of $275K trashing of NYC loft

"Huffington was using the apartment for large parties and business functions in breach of the sublease"

Woman’s April Fool joke: Falsely tell boyfriend she’s pregnant

Then jailed after knife prank

Man steps out of car in I-95 travel lane, is killed

Unclear why he stopped Nissan SUV and got out

Motorcycle flies off I-95 exit ramp, smashes car, ignites

Charged with careless driving

Augsburg College gets $10 mil. donation from anonymous alumnus

Unrestricted gift from 1965 grad

Corn shucked on high supplies

8% skid on Monday to $6.4225 per bushel also pulls down wheat

Cops suspect drugs in Wal-Mart mayhem

"In my 18-year career I have never seen anything like this"

Crazed driver plows into Wal-Mart, attacks customers

Tackled, tied up by shoppers: "People were running out of the store, people were crying, people were just confused about what was going on"

Businesses near Megabus lot complaining of problems

"Littering, loitering, excessive non-customer use of the bathrooms..."

Student pilot falls out of experimental plane

"The people inside the plane were not wearing seat belts. So when they lost control of the plane, in an attempt to regain control of the plane, the passenger was ejected"
Aircraft built by 82-year-old who died in nearby crash last year

Banks made $32 million on overdraft fees last year

"Consumers' use of overdrafts shows no indication of going away, and is actually increasing. Payday lenders are the low-price source for short-term cash needs. You can get a cash advance for $16 as opposed to $25 at a community bank, $27 a credit union and $30 at bank or thrift. Those are median prices"

Mark Zuckerberg faces $1 billion tax bill

Option expiration on IPO date of 60 million shares for 6 cents counts as ordinary income

UCLA hires Steve Alford

7-year deal worth $18.2 million: "It is an honor to be the head coach at UCLA"
Howland classy in exit: "This is a historic place. I had a relationship with John Wooden. I spoke at his memorial service. There are things that I will think about, that I have been a part of because I was the head coach at UCLA, that I will always cherish. I grew up loving this program as a kid. Coach Wooden's success here is unprecedented. It's a place that has such high expectations, and that's understandable"

Accuracy of ‘Frost/Nixon’ ripped at Watergate panel

"That film gives the wrong impression. Richard Nixon had never admitted any crime"

Man, 82, guilty of running down bicyclist on golf course in car

Pulled up and told victim to keep his hands on the handlebars

Sponsors balk, refuse to fund $1.2 million Chris Dorner reward

City, police unions declare arrest-and-conviction provisions weren't met

Prosecutor falsely arrested at BAC, then ordered to pay $50,000

Taken into custody after manager's mistake, chained to wall at jail

Mike Wallace evidently not tough enough for Pittsburgh football

Dad: "He wanted to get out of that snow and cold weather"
Postseason: 1 touchdown, 16 total catches in 4 games as team's primary wideout

Former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager indicted

Lawyer: "At all times, his trading decisions were based on detailed analysis as well as information he understood had been properly obtained through the types of channels that institutional investors rely upon on a daily basis. Caught in the crossfire of aggressive investigations of others, there is no basis for even the slightest blemish on his spotless reputation"
Bharara: "Another Wall Street insider who fed off a corrupt grapevine of proprietary and confidential information cultivated by other professionals who made their own rules to make money"

Bizarre: Michelle Shocked strums guitar outside canceled show

Sign invites passersby to write on her white suit

Male patient, 65, claims hospital rape by female nurse, 20s

"We promptly investigated the matter and found no basis to support the claim"

Up to 100 teens brawl at basketball courts

Boards, bats, table legs, hammers, but apparently no guns
"We're attempting to identify the actors involved in the fight as well as the actors that were holding weapons. We have pretty good surveillance video of those individuals"

Woman, 76, shot to death at casino parking garage

Business she owned is considered a crime scene

Next up: Intraday 1,576.09

Russell 2000 (12.03%) thumps S&P (10.03%); Dow's top performer is HPQ

I-80 trucker chokes on lunch, passes out, causes fatal crash

Regained consciousness, held for questioning

Woman forced to fix sandwich for thugs is moving out of Pittsburgh

Neighbor has 5 dogs: "This is my security for the house right here. We have no issues here. I'm big on security, making sure the doors are locked. Whatever needs to be lit is lit. My Akita — that is the big security for me"

Twitter ad revenue to double in 2013

Mobile accounting for about 53%; in 2011 "virtually no ad revenue from mobile"

Hunter accused of bagging deer in Wal-Mart parking lot

Shot across the highway at 10-point buck

Powerball winner calls it quits as grocer

"He said, 'No, bro. I gotta get outta here because of the media'"

Laptop thief fools Columbia students with crutches

"He looked like a disabled person. I didn't think he was the person who took it"

8-year-old girl struck by arrow at museum

Police: "It's definitely a whodunit"
"People in the archery club are rather angry, because this is giving all archers a bad name"

Steelers’ Dan Rooney makes Irish American Hall of Fame

Joins class of Jimmy Cagney, Bing Crosby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ron Johnson raises price of bikini top from $15 to $24

"It's clearly an act of desperation — it undermines everything he’s been saying and doing"

NBC balked at Ann Curry’s tweet to Robin Roberts

"NBC said no, afraid she was trying to aid the enemy"

Teen girl completely faked rape, ruined guy’s life

"It's hard to understand why or how someone could sit there and lie for that long. This isn’t a white lie. It's complete disregard for somebody’s well-being"

Professor Robby: Benson lands faculty post at Indiana University

Students will write and create ongoing Web-based sitcom "of the style of a Norman Lear political sitcom and not the brain-dead ickiness you see today"

Sheriff indicted over alleged threat to reporter

"Cut (the man's) hands off and eat them ... blow (a reporter's) brains out"
Defense: "Definitely someone who's strongly opinionated"

American Legion accepts CBS apology over ‘Amazing Race’

Contestants had to visit wreckage of B-52 in Hanoi

Teen crossing road during drag race is struck, killed

"The winner of the race was able to avoid him, but the loser apparently didn't see him"

Viral victim: Man killed in Utah arch swing stunt

"People aren't accepting nature for what it is. They have to put an element of excitement into it. People see it on YouTube and then say, 'That looks like fun'"

Phony French pilot arrested at Philly airport

Managed to get into cockpit before being ordered to assigned seat

2014 Oscars moved to March

Voters get more time to see contending films

Target horror: Knife-wielding maniac takes girl shopper hostage

Raced into the store followed by 2 men, charged out the restroom and grabbed female

Richard Schulze BBY deal: office, credit card, parking spot

Paper: "Agreed to give Best Buy executives a heads-up whenever he visits Richfield campus"

Town may force bartenders to be sober on the job

"With the ordinance we can hold the bartender accountable. If we have somebody who is causing a problem because they are getting intoxicated while they are serving, there's nothing really that we can do for that. The owner can fire them, but then they can just go down to the next bar and get hired there and then the problem continues"
Self-regulation: "It's basically been left up to the bars. There are some bar (owners) who say, 'No, I can't have people drinking on duty.' There are other bars that have a different philosophy"
Chief assures no "storm-trooper" tactics: "An officer can't just go in and make a spot check, and say, 'Blow into this device.' It's only if there's a problem"

Mayor monitoring gas prices for gouging 40 days needs 50 more

State attorney general's office sounds skeptical: Takes "an incredible amount of specific evidence of an agreement among competitors ... There are just too many other variables — the price that the retailer must pay, other costs associated with doing business. Maybe they are part of a larger franchise or chain, transportation costs. It goes on and on"

Man playing beach football disappears

Friends turned around, and he was gone

4 men fight on highway shoulder in road-rage fiasco

"The occupants in both vehicles exchanged hand gestures and lane changes cutting each other off. They then pulled on the side of the road, confronted each other and it turned physical"

Blackstone wants DELL

Approaches GE Capital about possible $15 bid

Ex-ND/now Cubs pitcher’s girlfriend story makes little sense

"I really just wanted to level with him, that I didn't have any distractions. Really, the best way I could describe it was by saying that I didn't have a girlfriend. It was a little bit true. Because I had broken up with my girlfriend. It was about 6 or 7 months before that, so a little different"

Swarming bees attack golf course workers 40 feet up

Firefighters use foam; bee company sprays hive

Ari Emanuel irked over Brian Williams interview

"Like it was for 'Meet the Press' ... It was very odd, and they were caught off guard"

Ben Howland apparently not yet fired by UCLA

School will focus on Shaka Smart, Brad Stevens
Star player's listed age false: "I didn't tell anyone I was 19. I knew I was 20"

Waitress falsified tips of 23 patrons

Collected extra $606, said she owed $800 dental bill

Younger viewers stampeding from Leno to Kimmel

"With all the fragmentation, there is no king of late night — just a few princes, dukes and earls"

Alabama fan who poisoned Auburn trees gets 3 years

Former state trooper also managed to get himself banned from Lowe's

Embarrassing loss might be Ben Howland’s last at UCLA

"It's definitely not how I envisioned it all ending"

Woman faked robbery to land immigration visa

Tapped underage male relative to be the bad guy outside supermarket; he fled country

Family nearly hit by accidental gunfire in Chinese restaurant

Bullet came through men's restroom wall into dining area; customers surprised but unhurt

Jack Nicholson sells Aspen home of 30 years for $11 million

Purportedly purchased with Lou Adler in 1980 to get better TV reception for Laker games

Police called during tiff over firefighter test

"We didn't have any paper on it, which tells me we were able to resolve it"

Firefighters resuscitate cat in apartment fire

Neighbor's pooch also saved: "I have what matters. I have my dog back"

4 Harvard National Academic Quiz titles are vacated

Player accessed an administrative website containing information about questions

History teacher calls classroom ‘Life in the past lane’

"It's not like math class where it's boring and stuff"

Steelers lone team to vote against changing Tuck Rule

"Why change something that's not broken, as far as were concerned?"

Art Garfunkel excited about Library of Congress’ ‘Silence’ nod

"When you look at the little mesh, wire microphone ... and you address people on the other side of the mic, you hope that your performance will be special, that it will have lasting power"
Reunion? "Who knows? This is my old buddy, the first friend I made in life"

Boeing exec tutoring Barefoot Bandit in jail

"He is in a very good place. He likes where he's headed. He likes the person he has become"

Kiwis angry at ‘Argo’

"It's a diabolical misrepresentation of the acts of courage and bravery, done at significant risk to themselves, by New Zealand diplomats"

1 billion a month at YouTube

"Nearly 1 out of every 2 people on the Internet visits YouTube"

Man seen counting cash in San Francisco is robbed

"It is an absolute bad idea to count money anywhere"

Michelle Shocked: ‘I am damn sorry’

"I do not, nor have I ever, said or believed that God hates homosexuals (or anyone else). I said that some of His followers believe that ... I'd like to say this was a publicity stunt, but I'm really not that clever, and I'm definitely not that cynical"

Mom fired for selling Thin Mints on the job

"I had the cookies on a cart, and I would never ask anyone to buy them"

First-degree murder conviction in $10 Oakland robbery

Victim had job interview with Google scheduled next day

Fed: No 6.5% until 2015

Big surprise: rates unchanged

Icahn barely above water in HLF

Shares last buoyed on March 8 on news of purchase
Gasparino: "Here's hoping that they both lose"

A double in BBY?

"Great long-term initiatives that could drive earnings and valuation for several years"

Marissa’s hiring process ‘adds layers of bureaucracy and bulls---’

"It's a big waste of senior people's time to be sitting in all these interviews and generating all this paperwork & so on. And, teams suffer and productivity suffers"

T. Boone Pickens: Dump the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

"Tell me the case where you need it?"

Woman ‘sick’ of train whistles parks car on tracks

"She doesn't even live that close to the tracks"

Lunatic tackled after rushing mayor’s stage

"Well, that was unfortunate"

Stephen & Tabitha King pledge 1/3 of $9 mil. library overhaul

"They also replaced our marble steps, which were worn to the point where they were dangerous"

Venues cancel Michelle Shocked after anti-gay San Francisco tirade

"It is very unlikely that she will tour again after what has happened"
P.R. flack: "I am no longer working with Michelle Shocked ... I personally do not support the sentiment of what Michelle is being accused of saying"

Dissatisfied LULU customer will stick to TGT’s $30 yoga pants

"They definitely let me down ... It's hard enough making a commitment to working out without worrying about whether you are baring your behind"

Meredith Whitney rates JPM at Congress: ‘It was bad’

"It reminded me of how bad it was seeing Goldman Sachs in the same position. It took a long time for Goldman to get over that. It will probably take a long time for JPMorgan to get over it"

CNBC show examines authenticity of James Brown cape

2nd half of program will tackle guitar purportedly owned by Les Paul

Died: Michael Roarty, 84, ad great oversaw ‘This Bud’s for You’

American Advertising Federation Hall of Famer turned Anheuser-Busch into superpower with campaigns including "Head for the Mountains," "Weekends Were Made for Michelob"
Visionary: Urged brewer to give financial support to ESPN in 1980
Conscientious: "Mike initiated the 'Know when to say when’ campaign, and what's more important, he spent against it as if it were a brand, and, by doing so, he made corporate responsibility a part of Anheuser-Busch’s corporate image. Pretty brilliant, Mike"
Roots: Son of Irish immigrants in East Detroit; dad active in Sinn Fein

2/3 of crowd exits Michelle Shocked show after gay slur

"God hates fags and you can tweet that I said so" ... "If it was intended to be satire or irony, she misread the audience reaction in San Francisco"

WaPost will start charging frequent Web readers via paywall

Decided charging more and more for print subscriptions while giving away content online was "a wholly irrational proposal for our readers"

Red Lobster starts test of fast-food lunch

"They probably want sales to come in at lunchtime [when] need is greatest for a quick meal"

46% of smokers relighting end portion of cigarette in tough economy

"In fact, smokers who relight cigarettes may be at higher risk of lung cancer and chronic bronchitis. That is something of which policy makers need to be aware"

Title or toast? Ben Howland on thin ice at UCLA

Paper: "Either doesn't know or isn't acknowledging what and whose expectations the Bruins must meet"

Girl, 5, struck by empty school bus

"The bus rolled back from the parking lot ... I don't even know what caused it to roll back"

City of Houston poised to sue banks over Libor

"Nobody questions the existence of the conspiracy, nobody questions that the rigging took place. The question is the amount of damages"

Mail carrier rescues 92-year-old woman from wildfire

"She put me in a mail truck and took me to the pastor's house"

Barber, 84, famed for paintings of golfers hangs up clippers

"I gave Bob Hope his first Whitey's (ice cream) malt"

Tiger dating Lindsey Vonn

"Something nice that's happened off the course was meeting Lindsey Vonn. Lindsey and I have been friends for some time, but over the last few months we have become very close and are now dating"

Reporter in ‘Dark Knight’ massacre fights order to testify

Jana Winter reported on notebook sent to psychiatrist

$4 mil. in marijuana found on Santa Barbara beach

"Evidence that was consistent with marijuana smuggling activities"

Cigarette starts grass fire next to golf course

Fueled by 50 mph winds

Standoff with Oakland suspect takes 11 hours

Many taken into custody

Resident uses gun to scare off ding-dong ditchers

Fired 2 rounds from revolver into ground

2013 hurricane names snapped up for Web domains

"It's like buying a lottery ticket. You make a guess and if it turns out that Hurricane Andrea is one of the big storms of the year, people will go to that domain. We can call it distasteful, but it's not illegal to buy a domain name of a disaster and try to sell it. It's just kind of sad"

Morrissey cancels rest of tour

Battling health issues since January

N.J. allowing casinos to take bets on fantasy football

"You would just wait till the end of the day to see who wins the prize"

Rare TV-Wall Street bidding war didn’t happen in Kaminsky exit

Morgan Stanley playing offense with unconventional hire of CNBC Capital Markets Editor
Update: CNBC evidently shuns evaluation of move on-air

Internet helped put Jeopardy! champ over the top

"Reading just a lot of Wikipedia, clicking on everything"

Anonymous caller tells paper: Korean War sign has wrong date

"It's important that this is right, and we understand why this is important for veterans"

Maxim magazine up for sale

Claims digital revenue up 45% in 2013 and print ad revenue set to rise in the first half

$5,000 in cash inadvertently left in Goodwill donation

Bulgarian immigrant making $8 an hour turned it in: "It says something about our people"

Thug pushes woman, 80, to get church’s money jar

Arrested: "She actually fought back and grabbed him before he got away"

Drunk woman ‘pretending to be disabled’ is arrested

"She got taken to the hospital against her will"

Wife, husband slug student at bus stop

"He said to me ... 'I'm a minor, I can do whatever I want'"

4 people walk away from small plane crash

Aircraft tipped on its nose next to runway

Former ‘Idol’ contestant sold phony computers in parking lot

Pretended to sell MacBooks, gave boxes filled with textbooks

SAC affiliates pay $600 million to settle insider trading case

Largest settlement of its kind: "The historic monetary sanctions against CR Intrinsic and its affiliates are a sharp warning that the SEC will hold hedge fund advisory firms and their funds accountable when employees break the law to benefit the firm"
Gasparino: "TAKEAWAY FROM SAC DEAL: if FEDs had the goods SAC wld been closed, cohen gone. next date to watch:june when statute of limitations runs out"

3.8% hit for CNBC viewership

1. "Have to figure out how to get people to watch when we’re not in the middle of a crisis"
2. "But they have premium ad rates. Why does it matter if the demo number is lower?"
3. "The sales team is under huge pressure to sell prime time"

Binge TV: Comcast convinces networks to offer ‘watchathon’

AP: Idea where "people spend hours catching up on television series they may have missed the first time around and serves as a grand look into what may be the future of TV viewing"

Emory U. may drop Chick-fil-A from campus food court

"It's really not politically motivated"

Oakland car thief caught after ‘criminal triathlon’

"I've seen a lot of people try to avoid being arrested, but they don't usually go through a criminal triathlon to get away"

Woman killed backing car out of garage

"It is unclear why the vehicle was in reverse while Sanders was outside of the vehicle"

Man angry over returned package threatens post office

"He became angry and started swearing, and looked outside at his Saab and said he was going to go home and get his AR-15, and come back and shoot the place up. He then turned to the clerk and said, 'I'm not mad at you, just hold the package and I'll be back.' On the way over, we ran his name and he had a gun caution under his name. I asked him about the incident and he started getting visibly angry and loud when he talked about the post office and how this has been building up for awhile. Apparently this was a culmination of events and his frustration with packages not being delivered. He claimed he knows what an AK-47 is, but didn’t know what an AR-15 was and then said he had Tourette's ... I had difficulty getting him in the car because of his Tourette’s and him getting worked up, and then he said he was getting claustrophobic ... I initially got him into my cruiser, but he was flailing around and we were worried he might hurt himself with his back, so then Holden came over with a cruiser with a cage, but that didn’t work ... He was calm with us after getting settled in the ambulance and at the jail. It was just being in the cruiser that had him upset"

Driver who lost ladder on interstate may face charges

"Troopers are going to run down what caused the accident. Most things that have been purchased recently have a bar code that shows who bought it, when it was purchased and where it was purchased"

Only 30 people attend public forum on muni budget

"I'm sorry there wasn't a bigger turnout. The main reason behind this was to encourage public participation and input from our citizens. It's about involvement"

Ron Johnson: Not quitting

Hannah: "I can tell you that I am not resigning. Ron is not resigning"

Ackman hails call for HLF probe

National Consumers League says it wants FTC to investigate

Prof gets $5 mil. grant to study immortality

"We do not think we are going make revolutionary advances"

Gasparino: Gary Kaminsky might be recruiting CNBCers

"Grapevine chatter at CNBC has Gary Kaminsky taking some people w him to MS including possibly hed flack Brian Steel"
Bigwig: "If you take the top 5 people at the firm, I think you could probably say, Gary is one of those right now ... he saw the Lehman Brothers stuff come very early"
CNBC's Buffett flap: "They published an apology ... Gary refused to apologize"
Challenge: "Kaminsky’s brash, outspoken and blunt takes on Wall Street may inject a breath of fresh air into Morgan Stanley’s oak-paneled stuffiness, but he clearly has his work cut out for him"
Continues as CNBC contributor: "We thank Gary for all his contributions to CNBC over the years and we look forward to seeing him on our air as a contributor"

Cash still flowing into stock mutual funds

Net $6 billion is down from $26 billion in January

Gasparino enjoys ’70s night (presumably on cable)

"two great movies back-to-back; marathon man and deer hunter"

Golf course sinkhole swallows mortgage broker on 14th hole

"I was standing in the middle of the fairway ... before I knew it, I was underground"
Fluke: "This guy just really was in the wrong place at the wrong time"

Man sleeping atop transit station elevator is crushed to death

"We don't know why he sought refuge in our elevator shaft"

Faced with rash of break-ins, Detroit churches heighten security

"Blatant disrespect for the House of God ... Members are being assaulted coming and going"

USA Today writes a fresh story about Marissa Mayer

"Apparently was dismayed by the vacant parking spaces and cubicles at Yahoo headquarters, and by a check of VPN logs that reportedly showed a decided lack of remote worker engagement"

Treasury sells $490 million worth of GM

Has recouped $29.8 billion of its $49.5 billion bailout

Marissa Mayer: on fire

Media mastery: "Why create a PR firestorm ... To create a storm of discussion and keep Yahoo in the news for a few news cycles … Perhaps, the press exposure was considered more valuable than any ill will this might create ... Case in point, we have the NYT, the Economist, and every tech blog on the planet … and a whole bunch of other companies coming out with statements about telecommuting, all of which constitute free press for Yahoo (the most they have gotten in years, even more than when Mayer was appointed CEO last year) …"
Prompted Karen Finerman essay: "Think about this: Have you ever been at the office and your boss is working from home? Can you honestly say that you work quite as hard, are just as diligent, and get just as much done as when your boss is there? Honestly, probably not"
September: Less traction from buying phones for employees, BlackBerry dis
Cute: "The overwhelming and immediate response was that yes, the blonde-haired-blue-eyed Mayer is, in fact, hot … It goes without saying that Mayer is brilliant. … But Mayer has always been savvy — leveraging both her brains and her beauty in the media ..."
"Gorgeous": "Young and personable to the point of investor fawning"
"Beautiful": "Blonde hair and blue eyes with an arresting smile; it seems likely Brian Wilson anachronistically wrote 'California Girls' about her"
Stock: Up 46% in 8 months since day of hiring announcement
Future candidate? Hosted President Obama at her home for $30,000-a-plate fund-raiser
Priorities: "For me it's God, family and Yahoo, in that order"

Man driving Aston Martin in Oakland at 3 a.m. is shot to death

Several blocks from police headquarters, but no arrests made

Fan hits half-court shot, but tactical error costs him $50,000

Forgot to try a 3-pointer: Made layup, free-throw, then nothing but net

Finance manager at car dealership allegedly stole $30,000

Said to be feeding drug habit

IRS’ slow investigation of payroll companies angers clients

"The IRS failed to do due diligence by not noticing that several hundred companies and nonprofits suddenly had the same address, and all of them were delinquent in paying taxes"

Woman’s suit alleges Google profits from people’s names

Loses ruling: Claims searches for "Bev Stayart," the only "Bev or Beverly Stayart on the Internet," prompt Google to offer "Bev Stayart levitra" as a search term, which produces paid links, says name has significant commercial value
The system: "Advertisers bid on keywords, and when an Internet user searches for a keyword, it triggers display of up to 11 'sponsored links' to the advertisers' Web sites with the search results. Google earns revenue from each click on a sponsored link"

Steelers cut James Harrison, made Super Bowl’s greatest play

"It's been a great run, but all good things must come to an end"

Mayor making $67,000 a year files Chapter 7 bankruptcy

"The recession took its toll on many small businesses and it took its toll on mine. ... It's debt we had to take on to try and keep a dream alive ... I am the mayor and that means fair game for conversation and I understand that. The city is in excellent shape"

Professor driving across the country without gasoline

Solar/hydrogen trip will take 5 days from Tybee Island, Ga., to Long Beach, Calif.

Died: George Saimes, 71, Buffalo Bills great, ‘most amazing dad’

NFL writer: "Finest open-field tackler in the league"
Daughter: "He was amazing and strong. He loved his family, he loved his grandchildren, and he loved my mom so very much"

L.L. Bean pays 7.5% bonuses

Investments in Web site, dedication to offering free shipping
The boot: "Bean's first product is as relevant today as it was 100 years ago"

Forbes writer miffed at being left out of CNBC Sanbar interview

"I wish I had been there to respond to your questions about Forbes reporting and the Forbes article I wrote about Prince Alwaleed, especially since Sanbar managed to avoid answering most of your questions"

$2.7 billion: ‘Avatar’ is biggest movie moneymaker of all time

"Of those 15 films that have passed $1 billion worldwide, 11 have come within the past 5 years … What's changed is the whole world is watching now"

Drunkard flooded 3 floors of a Hampton Inn

"Belligerent" guest broke on/off valves behind shower in his room

Bizarre: Ex-Philly Eagle filed fraudulent return for fellow jock

Told him he could get him a bigger refund

Waitress handed her own stolen ID by Applebee’s customer

"I didn't even ask her for it. She handed it right to me. She ordered a margarita"
Cop: "One of the odd things, I thought, was the suspect was plenty old enough to buy a drink in a bar. Why she would use someone else's ID I don't know. I can't say this is the most bizarre thing that I've ever seen in my career, but it's up there in the Top 10"

Indy mayor wants downtown panhandling ban

"Studies show almost no downtown panhandlers are actually homeless. Panhandling downtown and at intersections is a racket and needs to stop"

Woman lied about masked intruder, shot herself

Claimed accident; weapon traced to boyfriend

Pair of cops get into fight on duty

"It was an argument that got out of control. Between 2 officers — that should not have happened. Both officers expressed regret. I think they were both stressed out. It was the end of the shift. It should not have happened"

25% in 4 weeks: Philly cop charged with loan-sharking

Higher than legally enforceable rate of 25% per year
Not all: Faces insurance-fraud trial as accused "wreck chaser"

Died: Stompin’ Tom Connors, 77, Canadian wrote ‘Hockey Song’

Born to unwed teen mother, wandered the country at age 14
Poignant message to fans: "It was a long hard bumpy road, but this great country kept me inspired with its beauty, character, and spirit, driving me to keep marching on and devoted to sing about its people and places that make Canada the greatest country in the world"
Vices: 4-pack-a-day smoker complained nation's anti-smoking laws kept him out of public eye, "but it wasn’t the cigarettes that got him"

24-year trooper accused of forging sales prices on vehicle titles

Apparently sought lower sales tax payments

YouTube helps cops finally collar thieves after 130 ATM break-ins

Blowtorch crew would be out with the money in 60 seconds

0.247% and 0.161%: Pair of cops charged in DUI

Stopped car in middle of street to trade places

Resident in kitchen drinking OJ as garbage truck nails home

Expects condemnation; nobody hurt

TurboTax botches Minnesota returns

Glitches involve property tax refunds, education expenses, $5 political contributions

Wal-Mart image remaker Leslie Dach leaving

"There isn't a perfect time to leave a really good job"

Oscars, Dorner drive record traffic to latimes.com

"This year, we had a tremendous presence on Google search — when readers typed into their browsers 'Oscars 2013,' the L.A. Times ranked high in search results"

Liz Warren on warpath

"Can you identify when you last took the Wall Street banks to trial?"

Woman, 86, with dementia ‘must’ be charged with voter fraud

"I am not going to get a lawyer, because I do not need one. Because I do not think I did anything wrong. It was their fault and I voted. I cannot afford one anyway"

Martha Stewart-Terry Lundgren call fizzles

Legal experts say time on Macy's side

19-year-old gives bonus to charity

"My family had always benefited from WIC, and still continues to"

Mixed bag for CNBC prime

"Treasure Detectives" beat "60 Minutes" of previous week; "Car Chasers" lost to "Greed"

Icahn has 6% of DELL

Likely to seek levering up of balance sheet, special one-time dividend

Yo-yo walks out on $16 Buffalo Wild Wings tab, flees cops

Chase called off because they knew his identity; waited for him at home 20 minutes later

Ex-Marine defrauded charities of $40,000 to feed golf habit

Lied about war injuries to pursue dream of joining PGA Tour

‘Several dozen’ Oakland residents attend crime strategy meeting

"This all will only work if everybody in this city gets involved ... We cannot continue as a city that has a policy that says, 'You call 911, and you get a police officer"
Nervous and skeptical: "I'll be gone before that 5 years ever arrives — and people like me will be gone. We can't take the crime. We can't take the fear"

Man tried to pass $850 in counterfeit cash at Macy’s

Girlfriend charged too, because she drove to him to mall and waited

PayPal rival PayOne sues Home Depot

Can use mobile phone number and PIN without disclosing credit card info

Bob Seger gets 3 out of 4 stars in ‘Michigan pride’ show

"Voice was strongest on 'Like a Rock' ... pumped his fists like a rock-'em, sock-'em robot ... anything but pretentious ... brought it home with a pair of encores, the 1st featuring 'Against the Wind' and 'Hollywood Nights,' the 2nd with a powerful rendition of 'Night Moves' ..."

Fox Biz ad campaign mocks CNBC’s reality shows, booking

1. "No fluff, no games no nonsense...Our business is business, that's our reality"
2. "Does CNBC really think it can tell CEOs what to do? Fox Business. We know how to talk to business leaders"
Reax: "Of all their slogans, we like this one the best"

Vornado confirms selling 10 million JCP shares to DB at $16.03

Still holds 13.4 million

0.15: Pilot who flew into mountain was intoxicated

Decided to "borrow" plane at 1:30 a.m., 3 die: "This was not an accident. It was a crime"

Gasparino: Buffett too busy politicking, not running business

"Smart stock-pickers look at 5-year returns, and there Berkshire hasn’t even beaten the total return of the S&P 500 index: It’s up just 16% compared to a 32% return on the S&P"

Wal-Mart shopper in coupon dispute pulls gun on workers

Struck assistant manager with shopping cart; cops required stun gun after collar

Closing of popular restaurant stuns longtime customers

"They should have told the public, but they especially should have told the employees"

0.27: Man driving car with flat tire was drunk

Going 15 mph

Teacher with porn past loses bid to keep job

"I think she's representative of a lot of people who may have a past that may not involve anything illegal or anything that hurts anybody"

Accused Tribune embezzler skips court 3rd time in 2 weeks

90 minutes before scheduled time, emailed that flight from NYC to Chicago turned around
Judge: "When there’s an arrest warrant, you fly the night before. ... Ms. Pater does not run this courtroom or the criminal justice system"

Kathryn Bigelow: Torture used ‘in early years of the hunt’

"Bin Laden wasn't defeated by superheroes zooming down from the sky; he was defeated by ordinary Americans who fought bravely even as they sometimes crossed moral lines"

Oakland police back down on crime war stats

"It's an extremely high percentage, not 90"
Prof: "It's unfortunate he used those hyperbolic numbers, because it may serve to mask a legitimate explanation of a very, very drastic bunching of murders"

Homeless man crushed to death by garbage truck

Apparently climbed inside on cold night

Female lawyer who takes drunk-driving cases gets 2nd DUI

32-year-old refused breath test, drove away from scene

Anne Hathaway sends bouquet apology to Claire Danes

"I'm assuming it was not the most flattering description"

Died: PR king Dan Edelman, 92, pioneered celeb endorsements

Credited with Butterball Turkey talk-line

State considers allowing alcohol in movie theaters

"This is a way to bring more patrons through the doors. Some theaters in my district are struggling to survive"

CNET reporter quits over CBS interference

Told Dish Network's "Hopper with Sling" couldn't be voted "Best of CES"

Fire chief, .248, charged with DUI

Had served as "a model" employee since promotion in 2003

Man shot and wounded in Oakland violence spree

Victims include 5 attending birthday party

Masked man robs Dunkin’ Donuts

"They stopped me at the door and said no one is allowed in. I usually get a coffee every morning but they just told me, 'Not this morning'"

Home-price rise is most in 6 years

7.5% last year, expected 6% this year

Texas A&M asking Johnny Football to grow up

"There are things you have to learn, and we have to help him with that"

N.Y. Post: CNBC in ‘hysterics’ over CES booking

So when Fox bagged an interview with the Jets’ future ex-quarterback Tim Tebow and TiVo chief executive Tom Rogers ... CNBC had a hissy fit"

‘Argo’ upends awards season

Anne Hathaway vows to use trophy "as a weapon against self-doubt"

2 gang members, woman arrested in Nordstrom Rack thuggery

Somehow escaped while SWAT team surrounded building

Chicago rail agency: United Airlines using ‘sham’ tax site

"The only reason that United Fuels has an office in Sycamore is to attempt to create a sham tax situs (location) for fuel sales in a lower taxing jurisdiction"

Floor traders drop from 3,000 to 300

"Do you need 80-plus venues to trade a stock? I would argue that you absolutely do not. Half a dozen? Probably. More than that and it gets to be stupid"

Obama administration rejects minting trillion-dollar coin

Krugman: Idea "silly," but not raising debt limit is "equally silly"

Tim Tebow’s brother taunts Broncos after loss

"That's karma, Elway"

Baltimore TV critic now thinks Dierdorf’s OK

"I even have some nice words for Dierdorf. (And it’s not true that I am only including them because I promised to say such things in a prayer uttered in the last 65 seconds of regulation time when it looked like all was lost.)"

Late Friday news: Meg Whitman earned $15 million in 2012

Todd Bradley hauled in $7.4 million, down from $10.7 million in 2011

At least 50 moms descend on mall for breastfeeding

Security guard had ordered move to lactation room

U. of Wisconsin overpaid pensions by $17.5 million

"We will make absolutely sure that similar errors do not happen again"

Oracle pledges to fix Java security flaw ‘shortly’

Attackers could trick targets into visiting malicious Web sites

School board issuing iPads to all members

Insists will save money, avoid making copies and assembling bulky packets for board meetings

RFK Jr. doesn’t believe lone gunman at Dealey Plaza

"The evidence at this point I think is very, very convincing"

Pair of thugs storm Nordstrom Rack, somehow escape

SUV gets away on 405 as SWAT team surrounds store for 2 extra hours

Tree trimmer hit by chain saw, pinned by branch, dies

Able to extricate himself before rescue attempts failed

Firefighters injured when truck gets T-boned

At least one person had to be cut out of the pickup

4 shot and killed in 1 day in Oakland

Brings to 6 the number slain this week

Oakland thugs swipe laptops, equipment, purse from TV crew van

Paper: "It’s gotten so bad that at least a couple of stations have hired armed security guards to accompany news crews when they do stories in the city"

Man used recycled newspaper print to make fake money

Used laptop, printer, glue sticks in hotel room

Money stolen from Pittsburgh police records room

Office has since purchased new cash register

Silver: Seattle all the way

"The coaching could catch up to them eventually in the postseason"
Ouch: Predicted Notre Dame cover in BCS title game

Man gets 11 years for stealing former D.A.’s wallet

Based on 3 previous residential burglaries

Northwestern prof insists: HLF no pyramid scheme

"I didn't even see a scintilla of evidence that would suggest to me any hint that this company is running anything but a legitimate multi-level marketing program"

Pilot of homebuilt aircraft found uninjured near lake

Ranger spots campfire

Dad stages his own school-gunman drill, gets arrested

"Created panic and fear"

Pair who saw friend die at Aurora theater sue Cinemark

Had attended "The Dark Knight Rises" with Jesse Childress

Burglars steal championship rings from NFL coach

Some of the jewelry found hidden in the woods

Died: Evan S. Connell, 88, acclaimed writer of seekers & doubters

Doctor dad "was concerned that I would never be able to make a living at this kind of thing — it was a justifiable concern, I think. I grew up in a home where there was no music, no interest in any of the arts"

Restaurant patron blames Obama for lack of adequate tip

"I find that I must cut back on discretionary spending and gratuities"

Spree of catalytic converter thefts on Toyota vehicles

Recyclers pay average of $50 for materials

Affleck, Bigelow, Hooper snubbed

"It's shocking. Normally there's a pattern. There's no pattern this year"

Jerry Brown proclaims California’s deficit is gone

"A budget that lives within its means, now and for many years to come"

‘Pragmatic liberal’ at Treasury

"He's a political guy. He didn't get where he is today by being a shrinking violet"

Ameritrade taps Matt Damon, ditches Sam Waterston

"Our old advertising worked well, but it was getting a little bit tired"

Brent bailout: ‘I didn’t look at it as creepy at all. For a woman to be called beautiful, I don’t see how that’s an issue’

Katherine Webb: "It's been actually kind of fun ... It was kind of nice"
ESPN: "We always try to capture interesting storylines and the relationship between an Auburn grad who is Miss Alabama and the Alabama quarterback certainly met that test. However, we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far and Brent understands that"

Unlike a rock: Chevy adopts new global ad campaign

"Find New Roads" will replace "Chevy Runs Deep," which you don't even remember

Bob Seger preparing to announce ‘big news’

Good chance it may involve new album

Man killed by cyanide poisoning after winning lottery

Wife: "No, I loved him to death"

2nd break-in in 2 months at Oakland museum

$800,000 casket: "The museum did have another break-in, and items were stolen"

Town business leaders flummoxed by ObamaCare

"It's really complicated. I know a lot of employers are thinking: This is so complex. Why not throw up our hands and send workers to the exchanges?"

Bill Gates takes 3 years to learn no easy way to rate teachers

"Getting these student surveys back ... hits you where your heart is"

Mistake by TicketMaster scuttles woman’s inaugural ball plan

"Public tickets to these events were originally scheduled to go on sale tomorrow morning — you received the e-mail tonight in error, and Ticketmaster takes responsibility for this mistake"

Scrutiny of 787 fire ramps up

Shares down $2

$4 million for 30-second Super Bowl ads

CBS all sold out

Brent goes overboard: Musburger gushes about AJ’s girlfriend

"You quarterbacks, you get all the good-looking women. What a beautiful woman ... If you're a youngster in Alabama, start getting the football out and throw it around the backyard with pop"

Grandson of one of Notre Dame’s ‘4 Horsemen’ dies at 54

Donations requested for "Abused Men's Assistance Fund"

Police mistakenly arrest roofer for burglary attempt

The real bad guy got away

CNBC exec preaching patience with reality TV

"We understand how difficult it is to build hit shows"

Eric Schmidt visits computer lab in Pyongyang

Seems unaware students prepped by Jong Un thugs: "He's actually going to a Cornell site"

Woman, 83, uses Life Alert necklace with deer in home

"I told them there were two reindeer that just came through my living room window and they were running around my house ... Of course, my kids are making a big joke out of it and saying, 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer'"

Empty oil tanker strikes Bay Bridge

"There's always the human factor"

2-year-old girl dies after eating chili powder

Father's girlfriend under investigation

Driver in HOV lane claims corporate papers constitute ‘person’

"Common sense says carrying a sheath of papers in the front seat does not relieve traffic congestion. And so I'm finding you guilty"

Fire in empty Dreamliner

"I saw it taxiing. There was no indication of smoke at that point"

10 banks paying $8.5 billion for foreclosure robosigning

Loan servicers will divide borrowers into 11 categories

Cops spill the beans on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette exclusive report

"This is probably unprecedented and certainly unprofessional. It is a horrifying, disrespectful departure from every interchange I have had, or been witness to, with public-relations professionals in four decades in journalism"

Politico insists it’s growing despite layoffs

"So, now I'm self-employed. Just got laid off by Politico"

AP: Paying college athletes question of ‘how,’ not ‘if’

"A lot of people would say we don't deserve it because we already get enough as college kids that just happen to play a sport. A lot of people don't realize all the work that goes into all the stuff that we have to do throughout the day. I have no time during the day. I wake up at 6 a.m., lift, go to class, right after class you come back up to the football complex to watch film and get ready for practice. By the time you get out, you've got to go to study hall. By the time you get out of study hall, it's basically bed time. It is really like a full-time job"

Surviving daughter lifts CNBC exec, wife after nanny horror

Kevin Krim: "She saves us every day. Marina and I couldn't be more proud of her"
Hope, peace while traveling: "We are on Day 3 of our cross-country journey. We spent the day in charming Santa Fe ... We strolled through a few art galleries today and found some pieces at the Canyon Road Contemporary Art Gallery that we are sure Lulu and Leo would have loved"

Balt. TV critic: Not enough CBS coverage of Ray Lewis

"CBS truly fell down on covering this story during the last 4 minutes of the game. And I will be honest about it, that failure left me with a bad taste in my mouth for the entire telecast. A really bad taste. ... what they missed is the deeper mythic, epic, tribal nature of this ritual: Baltimore’s greatest warrior dancing around the campfire one last time on the eve of battle promising victory for Baltimore"

Falcons open as slight favorites over Seahawks

Seattle has covered in 3 straight road games

21 arrested at Green Bay-Minnesota game, highest of season

Unclear how many were ejected

2 Colts fans sprayed with Silly String at Ravens game

"I thought it would be worse than it has been"

20-year-old man Tasers his granny, great aunt

Had confronted him over intoxication

No sign of Florida skydiver after Washington jump

Searchers hoping chute stuck in tree

Apartment resident stops jail-escapee intruder with 1 punch

"I was like 'I don't think you’re getting in here at all'. Where he met his end was here. He didn't get permission to enter my place. He got taken out of here in a bad way"

Lance may come clean

"When, and if, Lance has something to say, there won't be any secret about it"

Pilot fails alcohol test just before flight to NYC

"Your odds of having an impaired driver on the highway are much higher, but there's a smaller margin for error in aviation"

Regulators sue JPM over WaMu mortgage securities

Curious late Friday timing during holiday week

Calif. state parks officials hid millions for years

Late Friday report: "People felt somewhat fearful of coming forward with information"

Father ‘3 sheets to the wind’ lets kids walk along highway on Xmas

Diaper "so smelly and bad, it looked like it hadn't been changed all day"

Man used sword hidden in cane during WMT parking-lot fight

"I really don't think there's a winning side. You should respect your elders, and you should respect people in general"

Man, 85, hits handicapped-parking cop with cane

Now he's forced to use walker since police confiscated "weapon"

Nancy Pelosi alters photo to include 4 absent congresswomen

“It was an accurate historical record of who the Democratic women of Congress are"

2 more grieving women pranked by abduction calls

"It appears that someone has a very poor sense of humor"

St. Louis’ KSDK welcomes lovely new co-anchor

Anne Allred: "I thought 'Wow, TV is such a great way to reach people'"

Police chief lifts day-old ban on officers dining at Denny’s

"Mr. Catchings was sincerely apologetic for the actions taken by restaurant management. These actions were inconsistent with Denny's corporate policy, which welcomes any law enforcement officer to carry their weapon while inside their restaurants"

Subway clerk fired, challenged customer to fight over ketchup

Order for Philly cheesesteak goes awry

Detroit’s 386 murders worst since crack-filled 1980s

"These aren't the average citizens we are talking about. Many of these people are involved in nefarious walks of life and there's a difference between a law-abiding citizen who shoots a gun and a criminal or a thug who's out there using one"

Woman finds $20,000 ring at tan salon, gets arrested

"It was found in a room that only was used by one person at a time. Even if it was a week later, why not just go back to the place and say, 'Hey, has anybody reported this missing?'"

Woman apologizes for punching male ER nurse in face

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I will never drink again in my life"

Deputy fired for pretending to be Giorgio Armani on Facebook

Used the account to pick up 17-year-old girl

Gasparino refuses Twitterer’s request for boxing match

Tweeter: "You're stubborn bro. I am right and you're wrong. We're both the same age. Lets settle this in the boxing ring :)"
Charlie: "i have about as much time to smack u around as i have to continue this conversation"
Tweeter: "You're wrong on Grover and a blowhard coward."
Charlie: "ok keep saying that around the trailer park u live in and maybe three people will listen"

College student scammed out of Target gift card

Wanted to sell $150 value; "I thought I could do better on Craigslist"

Packers cutting off beer sales at halftime

"Night games previously have presented us with more challenges than normal"

5-man thug crew breaks down door, storms SF home

Resident speculates previous owners had been drug dealers

Doc, 72, who left gun at L.L. Bean unqualified to carry it

Records Dept. bristles: "If the sheriff tells me which people have special appointments, I’m sure I would find them. But I’m not going to look through dozens of personnel files for you"

Dennis Gartman: Buy stocks

"The trade for the year is to be long gold and equities. Gold is simply another currency. I wish to own gold and am long gold in euro and yen terms. I don't see any contradiction in being bullish on both gold and equities because it is predicated on the monetary authorities being aggressive in the expansion of reserves. Under those circumstances, gold and equities will both go higher"

Macy’s to close in downtown St. Paul

"Meeting was tense with some workers crying as they heard the news"

Eric Schmidt going to North Korea

"Perhaps the most intriguing part of this trip is simply the idea of it"

Drunkards arrested in New Year’s brawl at elite restaurant

Management insists instigators were not customers

Gasparino struggles for comeback vs. Twitter heckler

"this guy is so desperate for attention he might lite himself on fire"

F. Lee Bailey denied bid to practice in Maine

5-4; no "clear and convincing evidence he possesses the requisite honesty and integrity"

Masked thugs rob flagship Paris Apple store

"Well-prepared" operation got up to $1.3 million in goods

Attorney drops $100 mil. Connecticut massacre suit

Claims to have received "new evidence" on security

Out like a monster: S&P thumps Dow in 2012

13.41% return crushes industrials' 7.26% on cliff-related finale

Tribune out of bankruptcy

"Far stronger than it was when we began the Chapter 11 process"

CNBC pundit on ‘Rise Above’: ‘I don’t think it’s great’

"It's fine if you're a think tank or a not-for-profit urging Congress to come to a particular solution. ... It's kind of a fine line because you're not advocating a particular outcome"

Man takes BAC employee hostage overnight at home for bank heist

Placed device around victim's neck that appeared to be an explosive

Female exec hired for salty language bilks Tribune: feds

Paper: "impressed Tribune bosses … using swear words in her job interview"

Paper admits: ‘No excuse’ for ‘terrible, terrible typo’

"The night crew was short-staffed and we had an unusual last-minute early deadline"

Defeating Bears could cost Lions 6 spots in draft

Kiper predicts Alabama cornerback would still be available at No. 9

Woman with no pants arrested for honking horn, pulling alarm

Appeared intoxicated to officers

DUI for judge; allegedly plowed into parked cars

"Takes this matter very seriously"

Yo-yo champ shot Christmas night, dies

"Unconventional person" apparently tried to drive after attack

NYC woman posed as aunt of Connecticut victim

Claimed she was establishing a "funeral fund"

Male Victoria’s Secret employee caught selling under the table

"Customers were approached by him and asked to make a deal to buy items from him from less than their value. A total loss of $2,275 was discovered"

Doctor, 72, leaves loaded gun in L.L. Bean restroom

"I mean, a child could have gone in there and found it"

Randi Zuckerberg unhappy at picture posting

"Way uncool"

Trapped driver dies in burning garbage truck

Passenger escaped with minor injuries
Slick: Garbage truck rams 7 cars

Court spares Wells Fargo $203 mil. in overdraft restitution

Bank began posting the transactions in high-to-low order in 2001

Detroit staffers: Red Wings may owe city $70 million

Arena lease calls for 25% share of cable TV rights since 1980; never collected

Inventor who retired at 38 dies in small plane crash

Fuel gauge broke; ran out of fuel: "He was a very complicated guy, very smart"

Amnesiac petitioning White House for new SSN

"You don't know who I am and, quite frankly, neither do I"

Teen falls 20 feet from chair lift at resort

"Leaned forward to adjust his boot or binding and fell from the chair"

Critic: ‘Les Misérables’ is ‘good idea that just didn't work out’

"For most of 'Les Misérables,' he is in half voice, singing in close-up, and in half-voice Jackman is a disaster. His voice quavers and wobbles in and out of tune. There are times in 'Les Misérables' where you might think the music is an experiment in atonal composition. But no, that's Jackman"
L.A. Times: "They succeeded to a surprising extent"

Ski patrol member dies from controlled avalanche

Broke much higher and wider on slope than expected

Firefighters respond to exploding manhole cover

No injuries reported

Oakland man shot and killed on Christmas Day

2:30 p.m. street attack

Intruder hits Sherwin Williams paint store

Alert motorist catches burglar in act at pawn shop

Netflix streaming service back online after outage

Blames problems with Amazon Web Services

CNBCfix review: Not much behind Marriott’s closed doors in ‘Hotel’

Flat CNBC documentary struggles with visuals, overloads on corporate talking points

Buffett complains about Gary Kaminsky’s buyback commentary

CNBC Capital Markets Editor: "Given the fact that he took out one of the early investors in this stock before the capital gains tax goes up ... I mean, really? This was a clear, clear violation of that so-called Nancy Pelosi let’s-try-to-tax-the-wealthy-people-as-much-as-we-possibly-can. And why is it that the general media refuses to call Buffett out on this? ... My point is that Buffett made it quite easy for his friend to be able to pay less taxes to the government"
Reuters: "... likely helped that person's estate save substantially on taxes"
WSJ: "Berkshire bought the shares from a 'long-time shareholder,' allowing it to cash in on the holdings before the federal government raises taxes on such gains"
Buffett letter: "The estate did not have a gain regardless of when the stock was sold"
CNBC.com description: "Critics appeared to believe the capital gain would be calculated based on the much-lower price of Berkshire stock when it was first acquired years ago by the still unnamed 'long-time' shareholder"
Buffett: "Mr. Kaminsky also made the statement that the estate that was a seller was better off by selling in 2012 than 2013. This, too, was incorrect"
Whitney Tilson: Releases Buffett's letter to N.Y. Post
Melissa Lee, "Fast Money": "Mr. Buffett is nothing if not meticulous ... We thank Mr. Buffett for watching and setting us straight"

Today’s TV newswoman eschews business suits

  
    
    
    

Kayla Tausche refers to self as "anchor": "If you're esteemed, you can wear a bright-colored dress. But for younger anchors like myself, I worry that wearing bright colors might appear amateur. In classes, some of the clips professors are using to demonstrate a successful reel include interviews with Diane Sawyer from early '90s. You're supposed to focus on content, but students can't help but wonder, 'What was Diane Sawyer wearing? How can I re-create that?'"

Gasparino joins CNBC stars for ‘great dinner’ at Campagnola

Charlie: "Great dinner moment @mandycnbc told me the the book dynasties of the sea is the catcher in the rye of this generation and shes not drunk yet"
Mandy: "Hands up if you think Gary should be on twitter? (Or shld do more push-ups)"
Larry McDonald: "Had dinner with a special talent @MandyCNBC last night"
Gina Sanchez: "Having a fantastic dinner at Campanguello's (sic)"
Gina Sanchez: "good wine, good food, good company, what more can you ask for?"

Meredith: No CEO can fix C

"Citigroup is 'the incredible shrinking bank,' and the least interest of the big four, in our opinion. No CEO will be able to change these facts in the near-term. It appears the board feels the same way, as they have appointed an unknown"
Outta sight: Doesn't appear on CNBC during historic Citigroup day
Maria Bartiromo: "Saying this was his decision ... no bombs on the horizon ... I frankly think this was about compensation"
Jim Cramer: "I have no idea what's going on here … something is very wrong"
Dick Bove: Might be related to Libor
Gasparino I: "lets stop dancing around what's obvious vikram pandit was fired; brd believed MS SSB debacle last straw"
Gasparino II: "source: corbat didnt want to have announcement of pandit leaving and do earns at same time is reason for weird delay"
Gasparino III: "will tim geithner take over at citi? i dont think its out of the question when geithner is out of a job in a few months"
Bethany McLean: "smacks to me of some kind of coup"
Gary Kaminsky: Adds to anxiety of retail investors ... "casino mentality" of equity markets; Bair book excerpts used by internal Pandit foes; "I don't believe that Pandit was forced out ... forced the issue … doesn't make any sense"
Jeff Harte: "I don't think it's a regulatory/litigation-type thing … I really do think Vikram was doing the right thing strategically"
Joe Terranova: "the stock reaction to Pandit leaving doesn't make sense unless there is hanky panky related to the biz"
Stephen Weiss: "never thought i would agree so wholeheartedly with Sheila Bair. There is no doubt BOD made the right move"
Sharp: Native of India attended Columbia at 16, graduated in 3 years
Reach: Corbat as 230-pound Harvard guard thought to have NFL prospects

Lone AAPL ‘sell’ analyst ‘taking a break from interviews’

Edward Zabitsky reportedly focusing on other parts of his business

Barton Biggs dies at 79

Obituary: Given $150,000 portfolio of 15 stocks at age 18, went to Yale
Wife was Judith Anne Lund, 3 children; marriage ended in divorce
Stephen Roach: "We were a U.S.-centric business, and within 3 years, he said, 'Look, I'm going to step down as U.S. strategist and redefine myself as a global strategist'"
Good calls: 1999 U.S. tech, "the biggest bubble in the history of the world," 1982 U.S. beginning major bull market, warned against Japan in 1989
Bad calls: "Blindsided" by 2008 credit crisis, sold stocks in September 2011 and July 2010 just before 20% S&P gains
Fiction: Regularly cited bullish plumber in 3 years worth of reports, acknowledged fabricating all quotes but "buy the dips" after Bloomberg identified plumber
CNBCer Josh Brown: "Barton Biggs was a giant, founded $MS Investment Mgmt, has been relevant since before many of us were even born. Godspeed. $$"

Ted Rones named CNBC mobile advertising sales director

Press release from boss Lou Tosto sounds kind of corporate-y: "With our large suite of mobile products and services growing in usage and scale at exponential rates, it became apparent that we needed a dedicated sales leader on board to help our clients best leverage the strength of CNBC’s unique cross-platform value proposition"

Joe Kernen: Krugman owes entire CNBC an apology

"When someone disparages an entire network because he's asked to defend his views I think the network deserves an apology"
CBS MoneyWatch critic blasts Krugman: "How professionals should not behave ... the only possibly legitimate reason I can come up with for publicly slamming CNBC like he did would be if Krugman felt he was blindsided in the interview. But that doesn't even begin to pass the smell test. ... Moreover, Krugman's line about the 'skew' of the show sounds ridiculous when you consider that his own blog is called The Conscience of a Liberal. ... What did he expect, everyone to sing Kumbaya? The second problem I have with Krugman's post is that it appears to be nothing more than a childish temper tantrum..."

Pulitzer puffery? Fox retracts Gasparino’s ‘nominated’ bio entry

Now says work "was submitted for the Pulitzer," not "nominated for"
Defiant: Insists to reporter, "I was nominated by the wsj sir"
Not alone: Bloomberg promises to correct "wrong" billboard claims about Betty Liu: "When Liu was a reporter for The Financial Times in Atlanta in 2000, Bloomberg said, the newspaper submitted her work to the Pulitzer committee. To call that submission a Pulitzer 'nomination' is like saying that Adam Sandler is an Oscar nominee if Columbia Pictures enters 'That's My Boy' in the Academy Awards"

Meredith Whitney: Details of JPM loss ‘way beyond my pay grade’

7:30 mark: "Very difficult trade to explain. I don't think it's been explained well at all"
Host: "Would you like to enlighten us on ... the construction of that trade?"
MW: "I mean, I'm not- I think that's way beyond my, you know, my pay grade in terms of..."
Muni call: "The bond market is a side event of all of this. What really matters is the real divide between have and have-nots in this country, and where you want to be invested"
Muni call II question: "Stockton, California, and uh, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Jefferson County, Alabama. Is that pretty much the end of it?"
Muni call II answer: "I think that's the very beginning of it"
CNBC dis: "So, Bloomberg has done an incredible job, and I think the best job, at uh, at uh, um following, um not just municipal defaults but, uh, this whole story of, the changing in really the American dream, in terms of the sacrifices that towns are have (sic) to make between, you know, uh, guaranteeing a return on a pension, um, and guaranteeing a, a bond commitment to investing in an education system"
CNBCfix.com campaign: Time for CNBC to offer Whitney a show and time for her to take it. Lot of time around lunchtime hour for new program; her future's in punditry not analysis; firm's influence has already peaked; if teamed with a CNBC critic or two could be polarizing magnet for A-list guests who prefer to be interviewed by industry veterans instead of media pros ...

Gary Kaminsky: FB volume soared before Gorman interview

5.1 million shares attributed to MSCI reweighting on 111-million-share day
Company: "Morgan Stanley denies taking any action that pumped up the price of the stock. Morgan Stanley's equity traders attribute the move ... to the rebalancing of major indices"
Bill Griffeth: "What is being suggested is that they were doing something specific to Facebook perhaps to dress it up ahead of Maria's interview with Mr. Gorman, but this was all part of the standard procedure at the end of that month as they were doing this rebalancing"
Maria Bartiromo: "Are we not expecting Morgan Stanley to support this stock? ... All of this speculation as if there was something done wrong, I think that's not right"

Gary Kaminsky: Gorman 6 times referred to FB’s Thursday trading

"Laid the groundwork for a possible upside surprise" regarding ratings ... "In terms of Facebook, and I mean this with no disrespect, you can tell that Gorman is a McKinsey consultant. That's his background, and he answered many of the questions like a McKinsey consultant would ... I basically heard him say that they have not covered that full short position ... 6 times in that interview he referenced today's trading activity" while stressing how an IPO is about long-term relationships
Mike Farr: "It looked like a pretty greedy pricing"
Kaminsky II: "This is commonplace in terms of an IPO, so I don't think there will be any regulatory follow-through ... couple of still unknowns ... he could've easily bought stock at 11:45 that day in his personal account ... we still don't know ... he talked about some investors being naive," but some were overallocated shares; "we still don't know what the answer is there"
Partial transcript of interview:
Maria Bartiromo: "Thank you for joining us"
James Gorman: "Who knew we'd have so much to talk about today"
MB: Must've had advisers who recommended "cancel on Maria," so, "Wanna thank you"
JG: "This is an annual event, we have you over to the trading floor, it's great you do it"
MB: "Are you expecting a downgrade?"
JG: "Moody's has said on average the whole industry would be downgraded 2 notches ... there's an expectation ... so yes."
MB: Taking steps to "avoid a downgrade"?
JG: Downgrades expected, so "the question is to what degree ... doubled our liquidity ... doubled our capital ... more than halved our leverage ... sold 22% of the company to the 3rd biggest bank in the world, Mitsubishi Bank. ... acquiring the rest of MSSB Smith Barney wealth management business..."
MB: "What is the price by the way" of Smith Barney?
JG: "The price is based on fair market value of fully distributed security .. if we can't agree we then go into an arbitration process..."
MB: There's still "fear out there ... 2- to 3-notch downgrade ... 5-9 billion dollar collateral capital call ... how much capital are you gonna have to raise?"
JG: "This is why we built our liquidity pool ... it won't have an impact on our capital at all..."
MB: Others are selling assets; "are there assets that you can sell?"
JG: "... We've done all this long before Moody's came along ..."
MB: "Look I think there's a high regard for your leadership no doubt about it at Morgan ... why not sell the firm to Mitsubishi?"
JG: "We have no interest in doing that..."
MB: "Would you consider this an Asian firm?"
JG: "I consider it a global firm, uh, for sure ..."
MB: "Has Mitsubishi pushed you or asked to get a bigger stake?"
JG: "They chose to take a substantial minority position below 25% ... they're very comfortable with- with that position ..."
MB: "There is a competitive fallout from the possible downgrade right ..."
JG: "Honestly I don't think it's as big as maybe you're suggesting"
MB: Airs clip of Peter Cohen criticizing Facebook IPO pricing/distribution; "frankly it was an overreach ... I've never in 43 years seen anything bollocksed up like this in my career."
JG: A week before the IPO, there were all kinds of opinions, "Would it be priced at $50," in German, "$70 for a brief period ... there are a lot of opinions including Peter Cohen's the week after ..."
MB: "Do you think the demand just dried up?"
JG: "This is a very complicated story .. it's got hype going in every single direction"
MB: "... Reading your comments to your team ... you said there was unprecedented confusion and disarray in the opening hours ..."
JG: "... It was clear that the exchange handling the issue, Nasdaq, was having problems," and given the size of the deal and Greece's backdrop, it was a "potent elixir if you will that really set this thing aflame"
MB: "How did these mistakes happen, I mean, what do you wanna say to the guy out there who thought he bought this stock at 38, or even 37, and in fact he got his statement Monday, you know, at 42?"
JG: Those who expected an "enormous pop" were "both naive and ordered under the wrong pretenses" ... goal of the IPO is to "establish a long-term investor base ... witness today Maria, the stock traded at 26.80 or something at the lows, it finished 10% higher from its lows. We remain in a very volatile period"
MB: "What kind of accommodation are you prepared to offer that investor who feels like they got the short end of the stick on this deal?"
JG: "... Every member of the underwriting syndicate has to work, uh, with their own clientele ..."
MB: "How'd you come up with that valuation?"
JG: "You go through a process where you establish a pricing range ... establish a level of demand ... by the way we don't talk about this, this is an American celebration, right ... Facebook's a phenomenon ..."
MB: "It's a celebration for a guy like Mark Zuckerberg and the insiders-"
JG: "... Give this a little bit of time ... let's have this discussion again 12 months"
MB: "So you think maybe in 12 months we'll be talking about a much higher stock price"
JG: "I'm not gonna comment on the stock price," let's get away from "fury and the frenzy," of "Peter Cohen, a lot of other people who frankly had no, no knowledge of what the demand was for the security opining on what it should've been"
MB: "... I thought it was interesting that the retail allocation was 25% ... retail never, never gets that much of a hot deal ..."
JG: "... It was close to 26% ... it's not actually that unusual ... we had unprecedented retail demand ... so that demand was there"
MB: "Did you buy personally in the deal?"
JG: "No, as an underwriter, I, I separate my (chuckle) personal financials from-"
MB: "Do you have positions right now ... benefitting from the stock going down"
JG: "Our intent is not to make money on the green shoe ..."
MB: "But did you make money on it?"
JG: "We aren't done yet ... eventually all of this information, uh, will be disclosed ... our intent is to support our client"
MB: "Why raise the number of shares ..."
JG: "It's not terribly unusual to raise the number of shares ... it was apparent early into the road show that the demand was significantly beyond what people had thought it might be"
MB: "... Were you selecting your best clients, to tell them, 'We're cutting estimates here'?"
JG: "No, absolutely not ... Facebook, um, I think acting with great integrity, uh, alerted the marketplace uh relating to mobile advertising, what the numbers, what the direction was, trajectory for Q2 over Q1, um, and we put out an amendment to the S1, and that amendment went to every investor. And based upon that, and based upon the company making that alert, I saw, and I've got a list of over 20 news organizations who reported that ... including by the way CNBC ... frankly a modest revision ... the policy that we and the other underwriters operated under, and this has been looked at a number of times over the years, by the regulators, I believe the SEC, is that there is individual disclosure, oral disclosure, no written reports, to institutional investors, interested in what that particular analyst says because they can go to many other companies and pick up obviously input from a number of the different underwriters. And that policy to date has not been offered, that same information, either the original projection, or the revised, to retail investors."
MB: "Do you worry ... they're sitting there saying, 'The best clients of Morgan got that information before I knew';" maybe that explains cancellations
JG: "All this occurred before" before the IPO ... "The demand was still there ... I'm sure there'll be various inquiries ... there was no nefarious activity. this was standard operating procedure. ... There wasn't any desire to obfuscate, uh, or hide."
MB: "You've got lots of inquiries coming ..."
JG: "I can't prejudge them ... I'm confident that we followed exactly the procedures we followed .. the journey is not over ... Day No. 1, this looked great ... as I said earlier we're obviously off the lows of this afternoon"
MB: "Final question here ... planning to move a chunk of that $52 trillion derivatives portfolio into the banking subsidiary ... when are you gonna find out?"
JG: "I don't know when- when we're gonna find out .. it certainly would be consistent with what I believe all the other banks have and would create a level playing field"
MB: "... Afraid that future tech IPOs are gonna think twice about doing business with you?"
JG: "Oh no ... all you can do Maria is work with the information you have at that point in time"
MB: "You could've canceled ... you did not, we thank you for that"

Maria Bartiromo’s ‘WSJ Report’ averages 45,000 CNBC viewers

Does much better on NBC outlets in syndication

Gary Kaminsky: Expect Friday FB sell orders at 3 p.m.

"The stock is now in the hands of a number of people who probably do not want to hold it overnight … Retail did not, did not execute sell orders"

Gasparino receives Italian-American honor in Yorktown Heights

"We welcome him to help us recognize the achievements of our scholarship winners and hope his success will inspire them ... probably sat in the very same seats in class, had some of the same teachers, played sports around town and worked after school at many odd jobs including washing dishes at the Silver Moon in town. Gasparino has always remembered where he came from. Through hard work and a drive to succeed, he made it. Young people need positive role models"

Winklevi join partygoers at CNBC book launch bash

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Mandy Drury and Joe Kernen seen at Tau for Maneet Ahuja

Oracle chairman gives $50 million to UC Santa Barbara

Jeffrey and Judy Henley want to encourage giving: "I'm a product of it and I love it. People like myself have to step up more and more to help the UC system. It's one of the remaining crown jewels of California and is a great economic engine for California and the United States. We can't let it deteriorate or stand still"
Chancellor observes: "Our students are very happy here and have a lot of fun on weekends and evenings"

Meredith Whitney upgraded C on April 16 at $34

Suckers? Report on CNBC "pushed that stock to an intra-session high" at lunchtime
Told Bartiromo April 25: "I don't see any near-term, negative catalysts for the company ... less risk of an issue that's gonna come and blind-side the company for certain ... The big banks are kind of zombie-like, treading along, not that interesting. Some of the regional banks, some of the large regional banks is where the real action is on the downside"

TV anchor leaving to be Edward Jones financial advisor

Marc Cox: "where will television news be 15 or 20 years from now?"

TV anchor entering alcohol recovery program

Mark Suppelsa: "Simply put, I have been abusing alcohol at the end of my work day as my family slept. It was my secret and I became very accomplished at hiding it"

CNBCfix review: Gary Kaminsky elicits succession-plan details from Lloyd Blankfein, redefines ‘board of directors’

CNBC's Capital Markets Editor lands assignment too elusive for many of his colleagues; is there any chance of a Tim Cook/Chuck Prince encore; should CNBC mull a certain Citi critic?

Meredith Whitney is ‘wildly bullish’ on something

"Grapes of Wrath" in reverse? "There's opportunity from Texas all the way up to North Dakota, and you can play every industry on that basis. It's the agriculture-commodity belt — also the Right to Work states. That's where businesses are moving because it's easier to operate and create jobs. So you see a massive demographic shift to those areas"
School-bus economy: Defends muni call citing kids' rides to school

IU student dies in 8-foot balcony fall

Linden Whitt was next to classmate when railing gave way
Little 500: Record number of tickets for party week

Skydiving instructor dies after hard landing

Jason Eisenzopf, 30, apparently came in too fast, clipped foot in a ditch

Died: Micah True, inspiring runner, missing in N.M.

"He was both an international running celebrity, and the first person to smile and shake your hand when you crossed the finish line behind him. The fact that so many people from all over the country dropped everything and immediately went to his aid is testimony to the way he lived his life and the way he himself treated his friends"

Missing N.Y. college student found dead in Arizona

Jessica Ronhock is thought to have crashed in January; car fell 200 feet from interstate
In juniper trees: "I imagine they will use multiple tow trucks and cranes to get it out"

Stanford tragedy: Sophomore volleyball player, 19, dies

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Sam Wopat"
Obituary: 6-1 star, with twin Carly, shared high school’s Top Female Athlete award

Meteorologist curses, walks off the set

Rachael Plath got background surprise: “Son of a b----, why is this happening?!”

CNBC appoints Anthony Lilleyman to VP Commercial, EMEA

Had been CFO in EMEA; gets newly created role

CNBC hires Bloomberg’s Kevin Krim as digital GM

Harvard grad worked for LiveJournal.com, Yahoo

PayPal vice president struck, killed by commuter train

Eric Salvatierra was apparently standing on the tracks at 9:30 a.m.

Wrong-way driver crashed into car of sorority sisters, killed 3

Police video of tragedy: Christina Goyett, Sarah Hammond, Rebekah Blakkolb died; Kayla Somoles and Angelica Mormile remained in critical condition

Died: Ralph McQuarrie, designer of Darth Vader, 82

George Lucas: "When words could not convey my ideas, I could always point to one of Ralph's fabulous illustrations and say, 'Do it like this' "

Died: Ronnie Montrose, 64, guitar great launched Hagar

Agent: Battled prostate cancer, "personal demons"
Wife: "He was very hard on himself. He would play shows where there would be 3 standing ovations, and all he would talk about on the drive home is what he didn't do right"

London man attempts to row from Miami to New York

Lewis Colam dedicates journey to Alzheimer's research

Report: AOL planning to lay off hundreds next week

Sarah Lacy: "Some of the cuts will undoubtably come from the bloated Patch division"

New hire Kelly Evans wows ’em in CNBC debut

"Almost" 5-11 tall, cites "Dentist Indicator" as signaling improving economy
Barry Ritholtz: "A star is born ... someone like Kelly Evans comes along and reminds the infotainment talking heads what journalism actually is ..."
Keith McCullough: "Kelly Evans providing some balanced synthesis of Bernanke today"
Joe Terranova: "let's hope she visits us @cnbcfastmoney"
Joe Weisenthal: "Great work by @kelly_evans in debut as CNBC full-timer. Totally awesome."
Heidi N. Moore: "Great debut! Lots of substance."
Josh Brown: "My god, @kelly_evans was amazing this morning on Squawk ... rockstar"

Court rejects The Band drummer’s suit against ‘The Weight’ in ad

Levon Helm claimed BBDO didn't have right to use landmark tune in Cingular commercial

Died: William Hamilton, ‘radical, atheistic Christian’

"He rose to the occasion of the notoriety and made, I think, wonderful educational use of it, trying to clarify what this means, encouraging other people to try to think it through"

Student found dead in MIT dorm, 3rd this school year

Brian Anderson was 21: "Questions will naturally arise about the circumstances of this death … I encourage everyone to refrain from speculation. At this early stage, there is no strong indication that Brian’s death was the result of suicide. Any one of these events stuns us; to have 3 in a year is incomprehensible"

CNBC taps MTV’s Rick Beispel to lead strategic ad sales unit

"Rick has a long history of success as a sales leader, innovator and new business generator"

Bob Seger, Gordon Lightfoot make Songwriters Hall of Fame

Don Schlitz ("The Gambler"), Jim Steinman ("Paradise by the Dashboard Light") also tapped

Miami investor sues John Paulson over Chinese stock

Hugh Culverhouse, son of late Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner, targets Sino-Forest

Oliver Stone’s son Sean converts to Islam in Iran

"I am of a Jewish bloodline, a baptized Christian who accepts Christ's teachings, the Jewish Old Testament and the Holy Koran. I believe there is one God, whether called Allah or Jehovah or whatever you wish to name him. He creates all peoples and religions. I consider myself a Jewish Christian Muslim. … My dad said, 'Allah be with you' "

Daredevil skydiver who died had trained Navy SEALs

Sean Carey "accelerated to the pond too low and didn't come out of the acceleration quickly enough. He hit the pond at a high rate"

Died: Rose Cliver, 109, survived San Francisco earthquake

Was 3 on April 18, 1906, when 1,000 died and 28,000 buildings ruined; 4 survivors left

Frat pledge dies after Delta Gamma Iota bid event

William Torrance found in distress; police believe alcohol was factor

TV news anchor says Gloria Steinem has benefitted everyone

Kathy Brock introduces feminist: "The solution is everywhere. Some are systemic, like the need for a national child-care system, and some of them are up to us. We have raised our daughters to be more like our sons but we also need to raise our sons to be more like our daughters ... there are women novelists but not men novelists, which perpetuates bias throughout our culture"

CNN producer wins $1 million Georgia Lottery jackpot

Jennifer Hauser, 29, just won $100,000 in November

Died: Harold Holmes, 92, co-founder of Taco John’

400 locations today in 25 states; Cheyenne business opened first 3 franchised restaurants in Scottsbluff, Neb., and Torrington and Rapid City, S.D.

AMR CEO’s $2.7 mil. in stock, options likely worthless

Thomas W. Horton's compensation likely stuck at $650,196, company says

24-year-old 737 pilot among youngest U.S. airline captains

Michael Crowley just a year older than federal minimum age of 23: "They'll ask, 'How old are you?' 'I'll tell you after the flight' ... I wouldn't say there are doubts. But they're looking at me and going, wow"

Died: Jill Kinmont Boothe, skiing prodigy paralyzed on slope at 18

Vying for Olympic team in 1955; featured in 1975 film "The Other Side of the Mountain"
"To get mad, to scream and holler, to tell the world — that doesn't get you anywhere. You sort of look for what's good that's left, I guess"

Remains of 9/11 victim from Arizona identified

Karol Ann Keasler, 42, event planner for Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on 89th floor South Tower
Father: "It's been 10 long years. I had given up that they would ever find any body parts. But it's a good thing that they are still working to do that, because it does help in closure"

CNBC hires VH1 exec to develop reality shows

Jim Ackerman’s title will be senior vice president of prime-time alternative programming

TV anchor bitten by rescued dog on-air, in fair condition

Kyle Dyer awake, visiting with family, wants viewers to know she's OK

Storm chaser dies in crash on way home

Andy Gabrielson often assisted Mike Bettes on Weather Channel's "Tornado Hunt": "Andy was a new breed of storm chaser that pushed the limits of what any of us thought was possible. He inspired an entire generation of chasers to pursue their passion"
Tribute: Fellow chasers on Spotter Network turn on GPS devices to light up map

Sheriff’s deputy dies snowmobiling on his day off

Hollis Holland received 2 Badges of Merit, saved woman from fire, often played Santa
Courageous recovery: "The helicopter crew spotted him, and the ground teams did a difficult recovery just as a major snow storm moved into the area"

Died: Don Cornelius, launched ground-breaking ‘Soul Train’

75-year-old dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at home on Mulholland Drive

Billionaire offers to pay for Aspen guardrails

Bill Koch wants to improve road access to mansion

Worker crushed between rail cars at U.S. Steel works dies

Michael Shoemaker was conductor, worked at Gary Railway for 11 years

Debbie Harry buys painting of devil-turned-businessman

Gallery W.I.P. sells 9-foot work by Walter Steding

Died: Richard Olney, ALS researcher who had the disease

"It was typical of Rick to put the value of the medical research before himself"

‘Kotter’ sweathog Robert Hegyes felled by heart attack at 60

Based Epstein on Marx Brothers: "They were immigrant Jews, and I was an immigrant Italian. Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo, and Zeppo were intellectuals ... They all played the piano and took music lessons, and they were all juvenile delinquents; I could definitely relate"
Roots: Father was Hungarian-American, mother Italian-American

British snowboarder plows into signpole at Tahoe, dies

Christopher Michael Perring was trying to dodge someone else

Winter Park skier dies in ‘relatively small avalanche’

Christopher Norris, 28, died of asphyxiation, found in trees off Trestle Trail

13-year-old boy dies in Vail Mountain avalanche

Taft Conlin was in closed Upper Prima Cornice: "A message that we can convey with this horrible accident is that we stress that people obey signs and closures and allow ski patrol to manage the mountain to the best of their ability"

Avalanche death of Aspen-area skiier spurs ‘terrain trap’ warning

Keith Ames was out of bounds on Burnt Mountain, killed by slide

Yosemite employee killed by wind-blown tree

Ryan Hiller, 27, of Chapel Hill, was concessioner, occasional ranger, awaiting ski season

Rock-climbing divide: Did stars of Citi commercial sell out?

"That a cadre of apologists for squillionaires in suits would praise their economic masters in a climbing forum caught me a bit off guard. A remarkable number of posters stood up to defend Fortune 500 companies (and thank heaven for that) because, somehow, without them we would be unable to, well, do pretty much anything"
Sexist? "What girl wouldn't need new shoes?"
Vital stats: Ad features elite climbers Katie Brown and Alex Honnold on Fisher Towers near Moab, Utah; song "Into the Wild" by LP

Longtime anchor Dave Ward, 72, vows to return from hip injury

“It was 10 minutes until 10, and I go stepping up on the riser to the set. Melanie Lawson was already there and I had my script in my hands and said, ‘Hi, Mel, how you doing?’ and I tripped on the last step, lost my balance, stumbled all the way across the riser and fell back on the concrete floor on my left hip"

Carlyle co-founder gives $7.5 million to Washington Monument

David Rubenstein steps in after national landmark damaged in Aug. 23 earthquake

Died: Jerry Clinton, raised millions for fallen cops, firefighters

Friends with Paul Newman; tried unsuccessfully before Rams to get NFL in St. Louis

Died: ‘It’s Just Begun’ funk legend Jimmy Castor

"No matter what country you're in, no matter what language you speak, everyone knows it"

1.5 million see Twitter hashtag tribute to late teen

#WearBlueforAustin — "The whole school was blue" after Austin Arnold tragedy

Critics question ‘SNL’ introduction of Lana Del Rey

"Dressed in an elegant evening grown that seemed more photogenic than mobile, Del Rey awkwardly shifted throughout the spare song, sounding and looking like an amateur Jessica Rabbit. Her voice is distinctive, no doubt, but Del Rey appeared to be trying to do too much with it, distractingly switching between highs and lows, moving between pouting and singing"

Famed ice climber falls 60 feet, then dies of heart attack

Jack Roberts was on Bridal Veil Ice Falls near Telluride; wife notified out of the country

University co-ed crushed between 2 semis, dies, might’ve texted

Last message: "I can't discuss this matter now. Driving and Facebooking is not safe!"
Family: Taylor Sauer had recently posted about Broncos' loss
Trooper: "There were no skid marks. That is consistent with the possibility that she didn't see it, wasn't paying attention or was distracted"

Teen passenger on ATV dies in wreck

Lindsey Marie Nash was thrown off the vehicle

CNBC’s Judge Scott Wapner emceeing YMCA food charity event

Fine Food for a Cause salutes Joseph Bastianich and Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan

Spirited young woman slides 1,500 feet, dies on ski slope

Sydney Owens was on expert tour of Silverton Mountain, had scaled Kilimanjaro, earned coveted spot on UVa Lawn: "She had so much courage, she was just a magnet to everyone around her. She was just the kind of person who was going to change the world, who did change the world" … "Sydney was smart, pretty and had a big heart that was open and generous to others"

Died: Edgar Kaiser, bought Denver Broncos for $30 mil. in 1981

Cashed in: Sold 3 years later to Pat Bowlen, OKd Elway trade

Dennis Gartman predicts: Dow will end 2012 at 16,500

Says if he had $100,00 to invest, would put in Canadian stocks/dollars, coal, corn, CVX
Froehlich on residential real estate: "It's not going to get better in 2012. It's not getting better in 2013, 14 15 or 16. It's an asset bubble ... Asset bubbles don't take years to fix. They take decades"

Berkeley city clerk, 37, dies in fall down stairs at home

Staff members attend grief counseling; Deanna Despain credited for improving city transparency: "She was leading all these efforts to make us a model city so the citizens would know what was going on. We have a really excellent city website and information that people can access. We're moving more and more toward licensing and other provisions through the Internet, and Deanna has been part of that effort"

Book: Earn $34,000, rank among world’s 1%

Branko Milanovic in The Haves and the Have-Nots says half at the top are Americans

Non-Anheuser-Busch St. Louis brewery finds local investors

Tom Schlafly and Dan Kopman selling to John Lemkemeier (Sage Capital) and Wesley Jones (J. Spencer Finney): "We're very happy — and, in many respects, relieved — that the succession framework we outlined 18 months ago is exactly what wound up happening. We kept our focus narrow by only considering local investors who were passionate about St. Louis and adamant about keeping our business here"

Ohio dealer’s offer: Kia free if Browns shut out Steelers

Bill Doraty: "I've done a lot of marketing and I'm great at copying others. I’ve seen these promotions in the past and I know they get attention”

Fashion model walks into plane propeller

Family says Lauren Scruggs might've been trying to thank pilot

Ex-TV reporter still known for Jim Mora saying ‘Playoffs?’

Tim Bragg 10 years ago: "You're gonna probably have to win out to make the playoffs"
Mora now: "I might be walking through a mall. And I might hear it from 2 or 3 people you know, 40, 50 yards away, they'll see me, and they'll say it. I hear it all the time. And they want me to say it, and I don't always say it"

TV anchor collapses while jogging

Susan Koeppen "suffered a heart-related problem related to a pre-existing valve condition. It was quite serious, but she is recovering nicely in the hospital"

Professional skier triggers Utah avalanche, dies

Jamie Pierre was snowboarding at unopened Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Bills score — with Dallas Cowboys cheerleader

Buffalo's David Nelson hands ball to Kelsi Reich: "I wish it could have been more special, but the situation didn't call for it. Being down 14 is not the time and place for that. But I definitely wanted to share that moment with her. And it was a special moment for both of us"

Nicole Lapin’s 3 tips for women to be ‘cheap, classy date’

"You might be thinking 'tacky,' but you’re wrong sister — instead think 'thrifty' "

CME seeks more tax breaks, hasn’t used ones it got

Terrence A. Duffy: "We don't have our hands out. I'll say it again. I'm not looking for TIF money. I'm not looking for incentive money. I want to pay the taxes that the CME Group owes. But there is absolutely nobody who believes that 100% of revenue that CME derives is coming from Illinois"

Duplex comic strip zings Andy Rooney on day of death

Glenn McCoy says he sent changed version to syndicate after learning of hospitalization
Revised: Which Hollywood star is the punch line in updated version?

Man, 82, killed in rock-crusher at quarry

Co-worker saw Bruce Anderson standing near where rock enters the machine

Cheerleading beauty, 17, dies in 1-car crash while texting

"I asked her to say something. I said, 'Come on, honey. Move your fingers.' She didn't"
Alexis Summers obituary, known for kindness and values: "She was the biggest sweetheart. You couldn't meet a nicer person. There wasn't a mean bone in her body" ... "She was the best one in the group. She would tell us, 'Don't say that' or 'Be nice.' I was at school today, but I just had to leave" ... "Alexis was very polite and respectful ... She always lit up the room when she entered" ... "Their faith is sustaining them. They believe there is life after this life and they will see her again"

Students witness college instructor fall from 60-foot tower

Craig Porter, chairman of energy tech program, was 36; grief counselors available

Wal-Mart giving sneak peek of Black Friday deals

Britt Beemer: "They might get a half a million or a million people to sign up"

Died: Stanley Bergstein, HOFer, D-Day veteran

"His contributions to harness racing are innumerable and will never be duplicated"

Jury sides with Twitter in patent infringement suit

Inventor Dinesh Agarwal challenged "browse" feature, is "100% disappointed"

Ashley Biden engaged to physician Howard Krein

30-year-old social worker will marry otolaryngologist/reconstructive surgeon

Man gets 8 years for 154-mph fatal crash

Victim James Lester's family: "The need for speed killed an innocent man"
Defense: Liver problem from blood transfusion caused "extremely confused state; in retrospect, he shouldn't have been operating a motor vehicle"

TV station’s hot new weekend anchor is successful jock

"Meredith was Allegheny’s 4-year captain and a 4-year NCAC All Conference player!”

Michelle Obama scratches John Arnold fund-raiser

Former Enron trader planning to host guests at $10,000, or $15,000 per couple

Chicago area couple buy ‘Field of Dreams’ in Iowa

Mike and Denise Stillman: "We will keep the movie site as pristine as we can. That’s the magic of the place. We want to keep the memories of it like in the movies"

Accused Calif. lawmaker voted to hike theft felony limit

Mary Hayashi said yes to upping threshold from $400 to $950

Died: Brandon Rice, 14, smoked synthetic marijuana

"He understood everything ... He couldn't talk back, but he could move his lips"

TV reporter covering prep practice injured in pileup

Joe Aulisio was taping in backfield: "It was a sweep situation. Our running back tried to get outside and a kid hit him. No one was aiming in that direction, but by the time bodies stopped flying, that's where they ended up" ... "We had a conversation during the whole thing. He was more concerned about our practice. He said, 'I ruined your last practice' "
Wife Teresa Weakley is anchor: "He's lucky, there's no spinal cord damage"

Retired TV newsman Bob Hite sees no problem with infomercials

"I think it's clear to anyone what I'm doing ... The only products we take on are products I believe in. And I have to have total script control"

CNBC’s stunning Jackie DeAngelis getting extensive a.m. tryout

Erin Burnett lookalike presently on "Worldwide Exchange" beat, still Middle East reporter

Kayaker nearly smacked by humpback whales

Alan Brady said they were so close, he had to duck from fear their tails might hit him

Garbage truck runs over, kills sanitation worker

Jordan Nanney fell off; co-worker tried to wave off driver: "It was a freak accident"

New York Times threatens to sue Huffington Post

Lisa Belkin goes from Motherlode to Parentlode, but not without controversy

Delaware gov getting 2 hours in ‘Squawk Box’ chair

Jack Markell will use appearance to tout state, appear with Walter Isaacson

‘Dr. Phil’ paying to exhume Shacknai girlfriend’s body

Rebecca Zahau is buried in Missouri; family doubts suicide conclusion

Coast Guard suspends search for missing SF kayaker

Thomas Gregoire got too close to a tugboat, flipped

Oakland residents file petition to recall mayor

Jean Quan accused of "willfully ignoring the city's most pressing issue: public safety"

DJ setting up equipment at event collapses, dies

Brett Anderson's death was witnessed by hotel employee

B of A analyst: Another U.S. downgrade ahead in 2011

Ethan S. Harris: "We expect a moderate slowdown in the beginning of next year"

Samaritan logger killed when tree falls on him

Kent Erding "in the winter ... would go around and plow people's driveways throughout town, even our big church parking lot, and he wouldn't charge a penny"

Kent State student apparently dead in dorm for days

James Barnes was 26: No reports of odors "until after they discovered the body"

CNBC contributor Andy Busch keynotes World Money Show

Louis Navellier, Jim Jubak, Chuck Carlson and Mark Skousen are speakers

Jane Wells delivers tribute to Mark Haines at CableFAX

"I miss him calling me 'Janie' "

Harry Belafonte dozes off on live television

Anchorwoman Leyla Santiago: "Wake up, wake up! This is your wake-up call!"

Zamboni drivers save hockey player with severed arteries

Rich Mertz initially put ice on his wound, pair saw it needed towels, pressure

‘Retired’ TV anchor took just 2 days to return as infomercial host

Patrice King Brown's Procera V9 ad with doctor-husband Paul Nemiroff still airs

TV anchor apologizes over Tiger Woods hot dog quip

Lindsay Allen: "I want to assure everyone that the comments were misunderstood"
Critic: "In the last 24 hours, I’ve talked to several media experts and not 1 has watched the tape and concluded anything other than what we all heard come out of her mouth"
Video: Did she say it, or didn't she?

Oakland police chief quits; feds may take over department

Anthony Batts: "I found myself with limited control, but full accountability"

Died: Linda Stowell, AP exec who wrote poignantly of cancer

In ER one week before death, contacted Nordstrom personal shopper to order jacket

‘Fast Money Halftime Report’ gets whole hour at noon

Out: "The Call," "The Strategy Session"
Expanded: "Squawk on the Street" gets extra hour
Promoted: Gary Kaminsky named Capital Markets Editor
Upgrades: Scott Wapner hosts extended "Fast," Carl Quintanilla helms new hour of "Street," Melissa Francis switches to "Power Lunch," Rick Santelli added to "Street"

New York Times expects 8% advertising plunge in Q3

AP: CEO Janet Robinson blames shortfall on "bleak" economy

6 years after son dies, doc, other son killed in plane crash

Mark Lundell in 2005 removed son's body from wreckage before FAA arrived

Suicidal skydiver sheds chute mid-air

Robert Raecke, 60, left note before making jump at 8,000 feet

Man crashes golf cart into creek at 2 a.m., dies

Eric Fisher "loved doing motorcycles. You always see quads and motorcycles go up here. It wasn't nothing alarming to see it go up at 2 in the morning"

TV consumer reporter files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy

The Troubleshooter, Tom Martino: "It is commercial real estate debt, every bit of it"

NYC weathergal pleads guilty to false assault reports

Heidi Jones: "I made it up for attention. I have so much stress at work"

Iowa grad cut by Steelers collapses at prep game

"My prayers are with Brett Greenwood ... He has overcome every challenge throughout his life. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Most people only knew the football player; I was blessed to know the person as well" ... "He was going to come down around the sideline tonight and be around us ... The kids love him around here. His name echoes through the hallways of Pleasant Valley. I had seen him down there running and I thought he was busy, then I thought I better go down there and say hi to him. ... Talking about football, talking about life, talking about how he wants to stay in sports ..."

Popular musician shot behind bar during band’s break

Ralph Ameduri Jr. was "on the back patio area when the unknown suspect demanded money"

67-year-old man painting barn dies in ladder fall

Gary James Pratt killed when scaffolding apparently tips back

Houston mayor promotes electric cars, tackles ‘range anxiety’

Annalise Parker: "Oil and gas is going to continue to be with us and incredibly important for the foreseeable future. But there is another future out there as well, and Houston's going to be prepared for that future"

Fox Sports’ Pac-12 video deemed offensive to Asians

Comedian Bob Oschack interviews USC students about Utah & Colorado; appears to mock students' accents, corrects grammatical mistakes in a seemingly condescending tone

Apple iPod engineer killed riding horse to party

Allen "Skip" Haughay Jr. was struck by GMC driver; no sign of intoxication, no charge

Calif. lawyer in Maui apparently dies in domestic dispute

Celestial Cassman "will be terribly missed. Her loss is incalculable"

Man, girlfriend piloting planes collide in mid-air

Scott Veal, 24, apparently going through divorce, died when his plane crashed
Chronology: "There's some maneuvering that's done en route at about 1,200 feet. The 207 pilot loses track of where the 208 is." ... "I can't see you, Scott." ... "The next thing she knows is his airplane strikes her right wing, and nearly severs the right wing"
Kristen Sprague's calmness amid tragedy: "We're sad about the results with the other aircraft but pleased with what Kristen was able to do to get down safely"

TV station finds new a.m. anchor at Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse

Meredith Haley/Dennis previously left KWQC-TV for job as restaurant manager

Good weekend for stinkers: Moviegoing plummets 20%

"The Help" shines; "Colombiana," "Afraid of the Dark," "Our Idiot Brother" sink

Surfboard designer since the 1960s hangs himself

Robert Russell Brown was known as "The King" and jokingly called "Gremmy" by some

BofA in war of words with Henry Blodget

"Mr. Blodget is making 'exaggerated and unwarranted claims' which is what the Securities and Exchange Commission stated publicly when he was permanently banned from the securities industry in 2003"
Blodget cites analyst: "It deliberately omitted any response to the argument that it has probably written trillions of dollars (notional principal) of CDS against that debt and the banks holding that debt.  Or that where it has matched its swap book, it has bought protection from those very same European banks or the technically insolvent German Landesbanks (their version of “thrifts”)"
Bove: "At some point, the fury against this company will weaken"
Gasparino: "bofa has a different prob than just lack of capital; investors have lost confidence in CEOs' ability to manage, which means he cant last"

Student skydiver, 51, dies after chute fails

Cal McKibbon cut first chute; 2nd was tangled: "He was coming down at high speed kicking his legs and he got tangled up in the ropes. He was just going down, down, down, and he started screaming, 'No!' And I heard a big plop and he landed in the river"

Hobbs scolds Cramer: ‘We do not have a Lehman situation’

Hobbs: "To tell people at home we have a Lehman situation is simply not correct"
Cramer: "No we're not there at this stage, but I think it's important to tell people that's what the scenario is ... I do know that there's large hedge funds that are concerned about the liquidity of banks and they're gonna try to do what they did here"
Hobbs: "... Hedge funds that are attempting to make money by destroying the equity of the banks and you're citing that as a golden light of what we should follow"
Cramer: "I never said that you should buy Bear Stearns I said it's OK to keep your money there"
Hobbs: "You told people to buy Bear Stearns. That's a very different argument"
Melissa Lee: "You guys are not really too far off"
David Faber: "Simon and Jim are both right"

S&P whacks Google price target by $200, to $500

Scott Kessler cuts from "buy" to "sell," sees "greater risk to the company and stock"

UW co-ed falls 80 feet from Italy hotel room, dies

Kelly Rose Denman "had a zest for life. She literally lived every day to the fullest"

Baby boy for CNBC ‘Squawk Box’ star Becky Quick

"Squawk Box" star and producer husband Matt Quayle welcome Kyle Nathaniel Quayle

Pair of home-built planes collide over lake

Dennis McRight, 69, was flying RV-6: "It's very sad. This is someone who has a family"

Ex-Miss El Paso caught shoplifting at Dillard’s: cops

Lorena Tavera, 21, caught with $69 Jessica Simpson-brand shirt in shopping bag

Bachmann asked if wives should be submissive

Byron York question draws boos; calls husband "wonderful, godly man and a great father"

Meredith: Tea Party is primarily ‘freaked out white men’

"Call it Tea Party, whatever you will, the fringe element is I characterize (as) freaked-out white men who are unemployed and have been unemployed for 3 years and they’re scared to death. 3 to 4 million of them are about to roll off unemployment benefits in the next three to four months. This is only going to get worse"
Offended by Rick Santelli's on-air rebuttal:
Santelli: "How many muni areas have actually defaulted by the way, just a question"
Whitney: "Why is he so angry? What have I done to you (laughs) ... I was empathizing with people who are unemployed"
Santelli: "Oh come on, think about it, think about it. Stick with munis"
Whitney: "I don't know where that came from, but OK"
Dimon: “I love Meredith and all that, but honestly most of that stuff is hogwash"

Playmate arrested trying to board plane with revolver

Shanna Marie McLaughlin has valid permit to carry a concealed weapon

New city administrator says Oakland in ‘state of crisis’

Deanna Santana: "I get it"
Lifelong resident: "With what happened yesterday, we have to get out of here"

What shoe brand is worn by 2 CNBC showstoppers?

Details on our Fast Money Review page — hopefully stylists aren't seeing red

Woman falls face-first into curb recycling bin, dies

Sheila Decoster found by horrified husband with legs sticking up, may have tried to kick way out: "Could I blame the city because the cans aren't tippable? I don't know. City liability hasn't crossed my mind"

Paraglider plunges 40 feet into home’s back yard, dies

Kenneth Blanchard, 53, was on a thermal current when parachute collapsed

Expert kayaker dies paddling in Waterfall Alley

Allen Michael Satcher encountered whirlpool area, failed to grasp ropes from group

Math professor plunges to death during class

Rudolf Alexandrov, 71, became agitated, dove over railing after security called

Ronkonkoma thug robbed 7-Eleven with tree branch: cops

Blocked by motorcycle after being chased by clerk, several customers

S&P defies other agencies, cuts U.S. to AA+

Outlook is negative, a sign another downgrade possible in 12 to 18 months

SEC drops administrative case against Rajat Gupta

"The staff is fully committed to the case and will proceed as appropriate"

DuPont to stop selling Imprelis amid tree damage

"We're a modest family, but we try to take care of our home. It's disturbing"

Ex-Sullivan & Cromwell M&A expert guilty of tax evasion

"John O'Brien went to work every day at a prestigious law firm where he advised clients on how to comply with the law at the same time that he was knowingly breaking it. He thumbed his nose at the IRS to fund an even more lavish lifestyle than his generous income permitted"

Rite Aid manager dies chasing shoplifter over wall

Brody Koga, 52, pursued cigarette shoplifter after woman caused disturbance in store

Woman, 26, dies in 600-foot Yosemite Half Dome fall

Hayley LaFlamme fell on the shoulder during descent; authorities say rain was factor

TV reporter shot in hand by BB-gun during report

Leanne Suter visibly shaken, said "look at the blood" while continuing to broadcast

2 die in crash of Wright Brothers replica plane

Don Gum and Mitchell Cary were volunteer pilots for Wright “B” Flyer Inc.
Bystander horror: "I heard the pop and thought that meant trouble, so I went to look ... I went up to the plane, and there they were under the wing"

Rick Santelli suggests Eamon Javers isn’t doing his job

Santelli: "Why aren't you more adversarial, why aren't your peers more adversarial? If what you see going on as a reporter is a game, isn't the story, it's a game?"
Javers: "I'm not saying it's a game, I'm saying that what you need to do-"
Santelli: "But you did! You said that's Washington ... Believe me, if I was there, Eamon, I'd ask some tough questions."
Javers: "I think we have been asking the president these tough questions, Rick."

B of A names chief risk officer in Friday afternoon staff memo

Terry Laughlin now heads legacy asset servicing business; takes over late in Q3

Local anchor Amy Wegmann lands role in ‘Army Wives’

Confusion: "He still said he wanted me to walk with the camera. And I said, 'You mean walk forward with the camera?' And he said, 'No, do what you usually do, walk backwards with the camera.' I wasn't catching what he was saying. I said, 'You want me to walk backwards with the camera?' And he said 'Yes, how you would normally do it.' I thought, we don't normally do it that way, but of course I just did it. So in the scene, I'm having to walk backwards and talk at the same time. And they gave me brand new high heels from wardrobe with no scuff on the bottom for traction, so walking backwards was tricky"

Ms. Nevada in critical condition after collision with bus

Tracy Rodgers was set to compete for Ms. United States at Las Vegas Hilton next month

CNBC stars wear American flag ties, scarves to honor Haines

Steve Grasso: "i am best efforts going to wear the american flag tie every friday"
Mandy Drury: "I'm joining the American flag tie brigade ... If you have one, wear one too"

CNBC legend Mark Haines passes away at age 65

N.Y. Post: Insider says felt ill Tuesday, left work early
Special Report: Erin Burnett takes part in CNBC hourlong tribute
Obituary: Wife, Cindy, reported death, at Marlboro, N.J., home, cause of death not released ... born April 19, 1946; grew up in Oyster Bay, N.Y. Graduate of Denison University (Granville, Ohio), 1969; law degree, University of Pennsylvania, 1989 ... member of the N.J. state bar ... 2 children, Matthew and Meredith
Pioneer: Joined CNBC in 1989, became first host of "Squawk Box"
Tribute: Traders on NYSE floor observe moment of silence
Mark Hoffman: "One of the building blocks of CNBC since the very beginning"
Sandy Cannold: "The toughest day I have ever had in my TV life"
Joe Kernen: "His fingerprints were on everything," finest hour 9/11 coverage
Jane Wells: "I'll miss his bluntness, his patriotism, his skepticism"
Barry Ritholtz: "A no-nonsense straight shooter. He knew what questions to ask and how to ask them. He was trained as an attorney. He brought that keen lawyer's eye to everything he did. It wasn't something often seen in the financial media"
Pete Najarian: "Mark was the best and just a solid pillar for us all from the exchange"
Mark Cuban: "I really enjoyed being interviewed by him. Smart. Witty. Quick. None better"
Kate Kelly: "A sad day at CNBC. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark Haines's family"
Guy Adami: "I was fortunate enough to meet him ... A very sad day"
Sharon Epperson: "He found his way into the hearts of many of the traders here at the NYMEX"
Gary Kaminsky: "I'm probably not here if it's not for Haines ... I have admired his transparency, and the way he handles himself"
Herb Greenberg: "I thanked him for being the first one to get me on air here"
Matt Quayle: "Simply put, Mark Haines made my career"
Darren Rovell: "He was who many of you would have been if you had been on our air"
Darren Rovell: "Along with dinner tonight, CNBC staff will be treated to Cheetos & ketchup, one of Mark Haines' favorite combos. Great tribute"
Courtney Reagan: "Unbelievably sad day here at CNBC"
Nicole Lapin: "Mark Haines, you've inspired me to be a fine business journalist"
Melissa Lee: "Whenever he walked in, he sort of just made everybody smile"
Melissa Francis: "My favorite memory, his steel cage death matches with Arianna Huffington"
Steve Grasso: "The absence of the 9am call ... 'Live from the financial capitol of the world' will be a constant reminder of the loss of mark haines"
Jon Najarian: "Such a fun guy, truly enjoyed each talk with Mark"
Bertha Coombs: "This is a guy who didn't put on airs. He came to work in ratty sweatpants and god-awful bright-colored Crocs. He didn't suffer fools, but at the end of the day he really was always fair"
Rebecca Jarvis: "Mark Haines was the best - he always made me laugh and think. I will miss him dearly and my thoughts & prayers go to his family"
Carl Quintanilla: "Words can't describe our loss at the passing"
Mary Thompson: "He was a masterful interviewer, our best I always thought"
Ron Insana: "Mark had a style ... he called it the way he saw it"
Sue Herera: "Mark's legacy will be the way he challenged all of us to be better at what we do ... He was also an incredibly kind man"
Tyler Mathisen: "There was no phoniness about him, no pretense, no self-consciousness"
Bill Griffeth: "He loved his family ... So many CEOs, politicians ... who Mark interviewed over the years and was especially hard on, many of them are the ones coming in and saying, 'I grieve along with everybody else'"
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera: "We're just gonna miss him so dearly ... I think he'd be mortified that we spent so much time talking about him"
NYSE: "Mark was an outstanding professional and pioneer in business journalism, and we are proud that his legacy includes years of excellence in reporting from the NYSE"
Charles Gasparino: "For all my battles at cnbc i never battled mark haines; a class act thru and thru. i used to call him the real chairman of the board; RIP"
David Faber: "Skill as an interviewer coupled with his wonderful wit, that I will miss the most"
Larry Kudlow: "Unspeakably sad passing of my CNBC pal Mark Haines.Great broadcaster. Total pro. Sharpest questions. Sincere condolence to his family. RIP"
Amanda Drury: "I watched Mark Haines from Asia, well before I met him, and thought, 'I want to be a journo like that.' He didn't put up with nonsense. RIP."
Erin Burnett: “He made it clear he accepted me from the get-go. He treated me as an equal. He made me feel important ... He loved to do things for his kids. He was always on the Web looking for things his kids might like”
Jim Cramer: "Mark Haines was our Huntley, our Brinkley, our Cronkite all rolled up into one giant of a business journalist. He was the first business journalist ever to ask a CEO a hard question that I had ever seen. When I met him 15 years ago, I was scared to death of him. I was a guest co-host. He said to me when he shook my hand, 'No free passes, to you or anyone else.' He stayed that way. Forever"
Maria Bartiromo: "Mark Haines was a true hero. His coverage of 9/11 was historic. He handled the adversity incredibly well. He will be missed by all"

Erin Burnett, at CNBC since 2005, jumps to CNN

Network: "Erin is the kind of all-star player that knows how to connect-the-dots"
Anchor: "I began my journalism career at CNN, so this is like coming home for me"
34 years old: "We are going to develop a show with her and for her"
Pop: Time Warner shares gain 1.7% on the day

Trump goes off the rails in Vegas F-bomb show

"Our leaders are stupid, they are stupid people ... In the old days, when you won the war, it was yours. When we win a war ... we leave with nothing. ... I'd say to South Korea, 'All those televisions you sell us, all the billions you make — we're going to protect you and make sure you're in good shape, but you're going to pay for it. You know something, they would do it in two minutes. ... In China and other countries, they just burn whatever the hell is available. Over here, we want clean technology. What the hell good is green here if this guy over here is spewing all sorts of crap into the air?"

TV anchor apologizes for giving 2 sides of global warming

Don Shelby: "If I report a story on abuse of children, I don't go out and interview an abuser on the upside of child abuse"

Rival station buys ad honoring fired anchor Suzanne Geha

"I think she's made WZZM 13 better, because competition always makes a business better"

TV reporter a no-show after inviting elite club for segment

Kerry McNally denies tirade: "No, I never dropped an F-bomb with anybody"

Joe Battipaglia: ‘Gentle giant,’ ‘very generous guy,’ dies at 55

Chief investment strategist at Stifel Nicolaus was CNBC pundit since network inception
Barron's: "Died on Thursday of a heart attack, Fox Business News reported"
Son Jeff star tackle for Naval Academy: "He's been a model Midshipman. He's done well academically. He's excelled at every phase of the academy"
Navy community loss: "Joseph and Mary Ann Battipaglia never missed a road game"
Doug Kass: "I knew Joe well ... He will be badly missed"
Neil Cavuto: "The gentle giant ... who never forgot ... the little guy"
Obituary: Died at 55, was at Georgia speaking engagement
Last CNBC.com video April 8: With Jim Iuorio and Doug Roberts on "The Kudlow Report," said, "You continue to buy this profit season. You continue to watch for the U.S. economy and the global economy to expand, to absorb the higher cost of energy; nobody likes it ... you have to continue to buy this market." Favorite investments: "Industrials, the energys and materials still work."

Maybe Vegas TV reporter isn’t leaving after all

Alicia Jacobs says "No decisions made," calls columnist's report "completely inaccurate"

Chrystia Freeland named editor of Thomson Reuters Digital

"Will manage a team that will select, customize, produce text and multimedia content"

Vegas TV reporter who dated Vince Neil is leaving

Alicia Jacobs, 44, born to unwed teen mother, won Miss Nevada, Mrs. United States

N.Y. Post: Scaramucci group makes minority Mets bid

Others include team of Steve Starker/Ken Dichter, and David Heller of Goldman Sachs

1st-time pageant entrant, 28, wins Miss Alaska International

Diana Grum: "I actually beat out a former Miss America contestant"

Pageant: Bikini photos of stripped queen were ‘unusable’

Won Miss San Antonio on strength in bikini competition; not in same shape for Miss Texas

Sacheen Padilla is stunner in Priceline ‘Naomi Price’ ads

Resume boasts commercials for Apple, Miller Lite, Homewood Suites, Nokia

Stephanie Courtney stars as Flo in Progressive commercials

Well-known insurance huckster also has recurring role as receptionist on "Mad Men"

Mike McGlone is the actor in Geico Charlie Daniels ad

Several commercials, including: "Did the Waltons take way too long to say good night?"

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

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

Gorjus actress in Miller Lite Buster ad is Rachel Specter

Asks boyfriend played by Carter MacIntyre to choose between her or dog in commercial

Katie Savoy is girl in NFL Adrian Peterson commercial

T-Mobile: Canadian stunner Carly Foulkes is Anne Hathaway lookalike

RJ Kelly is the actor in Ally Bank pony commercials

Snarky banker tells 2 adorable little girls that each can have a pony if she wants

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

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"

Time to put Yankees-Mets, Cubs-White Sox in same divisions

CNBCfix exclusive: Baseball needs to scrap "leagues" and give fans intra-city rivalries

CNBCfix review: 1 hour not nearly enough for Burnett in Africa

Overreaching documentary shows strengths, weaknesses of anchor, could use Tim Seymour

Does New York Times believe its own ‘Weekender’ ad?

One sentence by arrogant chap deserves scrutiny for puffery at the expense of logic

CNBCfix review: ‘Oprah Effect’ is missing one thing: Oprah

Carl Quintanilla has some interesting stories, but lacks comment from Queen of Talk herself

Couple did ‘3 months of due diligence’ before investing with Stanford

CNBCfix review: Scott Cohn's "Secrets of the Knight" has good but unfocused material

CNBCfix review: ‘Run for the Roses’ feels like a one-trick pony

Outsourced CNBC original with Melissa Francis mostly seems like promo for NBC broadcast

CNBCfix review: Darren Rovell makes the sale in ‘As Seen on TV’

Doesn't dig as deep into infomercial ads as it could, but cuts like a Ginsu knife

Three reasons why NFL Draft is bad for players, fans, league

CNBCfix exclusive: It doesn't provide "competitive balance," but manipulates stars

CNBCfix (slightly) makes the news — in the lede graf!

All from Jared Bernstein's fee: Consider Tony Paradiso a must-read at nashuatelegraph.com

Maxim apparently gives Michelle Caruso-Cabrera the cold shoulder

Becky Quick, Erin Burnett, Trish Regan appear to make hot list, with nod to Maria Bartiromo

Margaret Brennan receives 2009 Young Leaders Irish Spirit Award

(Ex-)CNBC reporter/Arabic scholar/beauty praised by philanthropic American Ireland Fund

CNBCfix review: David Faber’s ‘House of Cards’ a home run

Impressive documentary of mortgage collapse will appeal to the pros and the laymen

CNBCfix review: ‘Marijuana Inc.’ weeds out a lot of context

Lackluster documentary is decent, but Trish Regan puts on a fashion show

Cruise line trades access for advertising in ‘Cruise Inc.’

CNBC travel correspondent Peter Greenberg digs into Norwegian Pearl's financials

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