Howard Lindzon » CNBC

This Girl Just Hired by CNBC

Howard — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:54:27 +0000

Finally some talent.

Lindsay on CNBC?

Howard — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:21:08 +0000

I am hoping Lindsay would rather be poked repeatedly in the eye than have that job. Funny as hell post and answers though. Go read them.

Now THIS was a Bad Day

Howard — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:37:41 +0000

Cheer up people.

Can you just imagine what Cramer would be doing on air on a day like that :) .

CNBC.Puke.COM

Howard — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:13:51 +0000

What a complete bunch of turds at CNBC. Thank goodness really. Here is their first recent disaster – their rigged and poorly thoght through stocks market game. Nice job.

Now today, I am reading over at Trader Mike that they will start charging for their web video content. Barry has the full story . They want $14.95/month to view the clips. Now, what I would pay for is video of Maria dating the Citibank guy on shareholder money. If that’s the case, I get it and I am in :) .

Otherwise, if you need to pay them, please man/woman up to me. You truly are not welcome here . Even if you match the payment (which you should) and send to me (I will send to charity), you are just polluting my work.

I must admit that I am biased. I have a bone to pick. I can’t stand their content and the programming leaders are smug. They live in a bubble. You can’t fully blame them. Cramer has made them feel smart. They are as Letterman calls ‘pinheads’. They have been printing money for years and they are cocky. God bless them for thinking it’s because they have something useful.

Rupert will put an end to the crap starting late this year. Cramer will leave too. Fast Money is wildly popular (deservedly so for now, but cheesy in it’s overproduction), but it’s a bull market and even I am popular these days.

I repeat, I have a bone to pick. Free yourself and just turn off the TV. Trader Mike, Barry, FLY, Fred, Maoxian and the rest of my blogroll is plenty for you to make major money. Don’t be suckered.

PS – Obviously some talented people at the network so this is more a rip on their overall product and attitude.

CNBC and Vegas….More in Common every day.

Howard — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:03:43 +0000

So the gambling is underway and the Digg like traffic to CNBleedC.com is onnnn according to the talking heads.

I think we should be helping the FLY with any great stock ideas as he is in the early lead and plans to do great things with the proceeds (and I quote):

Finally, “The Fly” is well on his way to win the CNBC jackpot, being long MIDD, +10 today (I keep some stocks secret, hatfuckers).

As promised, when I win, the proceeds will go towards ad space in Times Square, which will read: “CNBC sucks balls.”

Actiually, they should buy Digg and just run these contests monthly. I mean why get half pregnant CNBC? Just go for it. Move the headquarters of CNBC to Nevada as well. Save the taxes and get the dancing girls.

CNBC Gambleathon

Howard — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:12:57 +0000

Seems fitting that after a 700 plus point Dow decline that CNBC would launch their “Win $1 million portfolio” contest.

The contest is ‘perfect’ because it encourages you to make the biggest craziest bet you can so you have a shot of winning over the next lunatic.

If they ran POKER during market hours, people would learn more about money management.

Definately good for ratings though.

Naughty behaviour by Maria Bartiromo…MariaGate?

Howard — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:50:13 +0000

Michael Lewis does his best to summarize the recent sex scandal at Citibank . Nice internal controls.

I am so out of the TV loop that I have not seen this broohaha until now. Micheal is a great financial story writer so I am caught up quick.

Here is what the New York Times has reported . Here is my friend Eddie’s take .

If you want financial gossip, the best place for your daily dose is at Dealbreaker.com .

Squawk Box if CNBC had BALLS!

Howard — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:59:55 +0000

If CNBC had any clue – they don’t – they would hire FLY to run Squawk Box. Bob Pisani would mysteriously disappear and Mark Haines would be retired early. Those two “reporter guys” would have morning cage fights in the distance.

Here is how the morning call should have gone today if my man FLY was in charge:

Sector Spotlight: Biotech
Due to recent stock market success, “The Fly” has decided to travel throughout Manhattan, in his stretch limousine (of course!), and flick quarters at people. Also, I bought my servant/trader a new hat and gloves. He is now required to wear white gloves, when opening the limousine door for me.

So far, today’s trading looks like cold vomit stew. The buyers must be out, buying new fur coats or some shit. And, the sellers are getting giddy– taking down almost every sector. Moreover, it’s worth noting, the Homebuilder and Steel stocks are getting “machine gunned.”

However, there are some pockets of strength, particularly in Gold and Biotech.

Personally, I fucking hate Biotech stocks. They are like little time bombs, waiting to blow your arms off– a la FDA denial. Seriously, one needs balls of titanium to play the sector in size.

The only drug stocks I own are DNA, FRX, GILD, GERN and PFE.

Finally, I despise the action in the Semi’s. I spit on them. Moreover, I made a mistake– covering my WFR short position yesterday. Nonetheless, I have faith in the asshole dip buyers ability to steam roll the sellers. Hence, I remain ridiculously bullish.

NOTE: On the back of great numbers, SINA is on fucking fire. Perhaps, the buying bonanza will spill over into PCNTF, SIFY, REDF, SOHU, TOMO and IIJI. Perhaps.

NOTE II: I feel something good will happen to MVIS soon. Call me a fucktarded asshat if you must, but I am putting my balls on the line here @ $3.36. It’s going higher.

The following Biotech/Drug stocks have mojo:

ALKS +8%
BDSI +7.8%
ACOR +5.9%
AFFX +5.5%
ACL +4.2%

Yes, it would be a short show, but it would make you money and leave time for Sports and Comedy Central and stuff you could sell ads against.

That’s how a network that gave a shit about reporting would do it. If they come to me to run FOX, FLY is my first hire. His servant comes next :) .

Not very hard.

More Wallstrip Press, Monitor 110 on TheStreet.tv and FOX is serious about Business

Howard — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:50:10 +0000

Kevin at Juxstaviews was nice enough to do an interview with us and rated us a STRONG BUY at Wallstrip :) .

My friend Roger from Monitor 110 was interviewed on TheStreet.tv.

CBS Marketwatch is reporting that Fox is going to rifle some talent from CNBC for his network. If he is serious about a business channel, AN ASS WOOPING IS AT HAND for CNBC. Good thing Lindsay is week to week at Wallstrip :) .

Hate mail from the team at Fast Money?

Howard — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:00:57 +0000

Here is the Wallstrip clip of Lindsay’s chance encounter with Dylan Ratigan of CNBC’s post Cramer show Fast Money. It’s a hysterical and cool ‘street’ moment. We know that Dylan watches the show. He has written about us on his blog and shared our Cramer parody with Cramer himself. Why the crew at Fast Money would be upset is beyond me.

BUT……Fast Money Fan (fastmoneyfan@fastmoney.com) wrote:

Okay no offense, but how the heck can she not know who Dylan is? Wallstirp is funny and entertaining, but no way in heck are you in the same league as Fast Money. Fast Money talks about real trading strategies that can actually make people money and it’s done by people who are pros, not wanna-be actresses. As much as I love Wallstrip, I am sorry but you guys are really nothing but a hype machine not much different then Cramer. Stocks at 52 week highs, puuhhlleasee! Howard a lot of us know you’re using Wallstrip as a propagandist tool to hype up your positions in your hedge fund. Wallstip lost my respect on this video and Dylan just gained a bunch more!

Seeing that this email seems to have come from one of ‘THE PRO’s’ on the ‘Fast Money’ team (theses pro’s don’t spell very well :) ), I think it is important to deal with the accusations and challenges.

First – as my friend Jim Kingsland (20 years at Bloomberg) points out in the comments:

Outside of the .3% share audience that CNBC generally gets no one knows who Dylan or much of the rest of the bunch is.

So….it’s not just Lindsay!

Second – If it was not for CRAMER, there would likely be NO Fast Money show and as nice a guy as Dylan is, he would not be a star to that .3% share audience. That ‘hype machine’ Cramer that you are referring to, is the main reason you have a job.

Third – Lindsay IS a pro. She understands the show’s strategy and has explained 50 times what the hell we do – focus on stocks at or near ALL-TIME HIGHS, not 52-week highs which Fast Money Fan mentions. Lindsay has commercial roles and will appear on the Soperano’s final season. Wannabe?

Fourth – We don’t want to be in the league of Fast Money. We want to be mainstream with LESS HYPE. We want to simplify all the noise on Wallstrip and CNBC. We are doing that. Read the press.

Fifth – Wallstrip as a propogandist tool for Lindzon positions. That is a pretty serious accusation to make wildly on my blog, a blog that has disclosed everything and made some damn good stock calls. I just don’t do that and it is an absurd, baseless accusation.

Wallstrip and I have received criticism in the past and that’s part of putting your neck out. We accept that. But Fast Money Fan has crossed a line on my blog and I felt worth challenging.

Fast Money Fan is just another putz!