5 posts and columns on Mad Money

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff to Investors: “Trust Me” (Video)

in News on November 18, 2011 at 5:58 am PT

In the wake of earnings results that missed the expectations of analysts, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff took to the airwaves again to defend his company’s strategy.
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“South Park” Takes on Facebook (And Jim Cramer)

in Media on April 8, 2010 at 3:01 am PT

How is it possible that it’s 2010 and “South Park,” which specializes in up-to-the-minute satire, just ran its first Facebook-themed episode? But here it is, with a CNBC “Mad Money” parody thrown in for good measure.

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The Street.com Soars; Cramer Makes Some Dough

in News on January 26, 2010 at 9:44 am PT

Well, you can bet that Jim Cramer is going to be in a good mood on Mad Money this afternoon. Cramer, you might remember, is chairman of TheStreet.com, and among the company’s largest holders, with a 12 percent stake as of the company’s last proxy filing.

For Getting the Skinny on Apple Stock Hijinks Alone, BoomTown Hearts Jon Stewart

in News on March 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm PT

While the fireworks were great, the most important thing that “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart elicited out of CNBC’s most famous stock jester, Jim Cramer, was the admission of using the malleable press to float fictional rumors about companies in order to make money on the negative news. While Cramer at first tried to deny he did it, Stewart had the videotape of the “Mad Money” host talking about the practice, specifically in regards to Apple. Kind of puts all those Steve-Jobs-Is-Dead-Right-Now rumors from a few months ago into a new light? While we all know Jobs has been quite ill, grave-dancing rumors written without any serious reporting have also been a troublesome issue, because it was clear greedy short-sellers played a large part in stoking the fear about his immediate demise back then.
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Schmidt to Cuban: Only a Moron Would Worry About YouTube

in News on August 14, 2008 at 9:24 am PT

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban once said “only a moron would buy YouTube,” the implication being that Google was exactly that for purchasing the popular video site. And some would say it is. To date, the company has seen little but accusations of copyright infringement, litigation and skyrocketing legal fees from its investment.