CNBC’s New Show “Investor Giants Play Poker at a Strip Club”

To counter Bloomberg's new show, "Titans at the Table", hosted by Betty Liu, CNBC is set to launch a new show called "Investor Giants Play Poker at a Strip Club", hosted by Jim Cramer. The angle, if not obvious, is that while Bloomgerg's show gives you an inside look at some top hedge fund managers in a more casual setting (as they shove food in their mouths), CNBC wants to go right to the jugular and show hedge fund gurus in a more realistic setting, one that tests their discipline and patience. And to make the

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Tagged betty liu, bloomberg, cramer, david einhorn, nonsense, poker, titans at the table

The Warren Buffett Interviews

Usually it's Becky Quick who interviews Warren Buffett, but since she's pregnant, Buffet has gone Asian, with the beautiful Betty Liu over at Bloomberg getting the interview and then the new star on the street, Andrew Ross Sorkin, doing the interview over at CNBC. I wonder if he'll go back to Becky Quick when she returns or if he'll stick with Liu and Sorkin. I'm guessing he's loyal and goes back to Quick. Plus, Sorkin doesn't hold back and drills down with his questions - maybe ruffling the feathers of Buffett a little bit. Sorkin and Liu interview Buffett

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Tagged andrew ross sorkin, betty liu, warren buffett