About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Mad Money, NBA on NBC, Dennis Miller, Fast Money, American Greed, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Squawk Box, Worldwide Exchange, Morning Call, Power Lunch, National Geographic Explorer, Squawk on the Street, On the Money, The Call, Closing Bell, Olympics Triplecast, The Kudlow Report, Market Wrap, Street Signs, Market Watch, Business Center, Today's Business, Wake Up Call, Asia Market Wrap, The Chris Matthews Show, The Money Wheel, Bullseye, Kudlow & Cramer, DLife, The Edge, The News with Brian Williams, The Money Club, Cover to Cover, Market Week, McEnroe, Before the Bell, Inside Opinion, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, Steals and Deals, Bull Session, Capitol Gains, America Now, Real Personal, Business Tonight, Business Insiders, Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage, Business Nation, The Strategy Session, CNBC on Assignment, Tim Russert, Conversations with Michael Eisner. Excerpt: Mad Money is an American finance television program hosted by Jim Cramer that began airing on CNBC on March 14, 2005. Its main focus is investment and speculation, particularly in publicly traded stocks. In a notable departure from the CNBC programming style prior to its arrival, Mad Money presents itself in an entertainment-style format rather than a news broadcasting one. Cramer defines "mad money" as the money one "can use to invest in stocks ... not retirement money, which you want in 401K or an IRA, a savings account, bonds, or the most conservative of dividend-paying stocks." Mad Money replaced Dylan Ratigan's Bullseye for the 6 p.m. Eastern Time slot. On January 8, 2007, CNBC began airing reruns of the show at 11 p.m. Eastern Time, on Monday through Friday, and at 4 a.m. Eastern Time, on Saturdays. The Mad Money setCramer usually starts his shows saying this, or an alternative version of this phrase after opening credits: "Hey, I'...