March 2008

Do you ever feel that there’s not enough time in the day to do the things you need to do? I do. Every day, I create my list of things to do – and occasionally, I accomplish a couple of them. At random points throughout the day I send myself emails and reminders, hoping that I will compile them all into one list and sit down for two hours and scratch everything off that list. I can't imagine ... read more

On Friday afternoon I saw a movie that I can't stop thinking about and highly recommend: The Bank Job. It's a home run. Three minutes into the movie you are hooked. It's one of the best movies that I have seen in years. My husband and I looked at each other after five minutes and had that giddy look on our faces. We see movies all the time and we haven't seen this kind of suspense and intrigue in ... read more

This evening (at about 12a.m.) my father-in-law sent me and many of his friends and family members an e-mail with excerpts from Lee Iacocca's book. Those excerpts are below with a brief biography. He is outraged about many things. Is his sentiment felt by others or has he gone too far? You tell me. What do you think? I am blogging about it because whether you agree or disagree, there is a ... read more

One of my favorite parts of The Opening Bell (airs 9-10a.m. M-F) is when we "turn the page." This is when I assign newspapers to my colleagues (Ashley Webster, Connell McShane, Robert Gray, Ray Hennessey, Adam Shapiro and our guest host). Their job is to take the newspaper that I assigned to them and go behind the initial headlines and give us a story that we may have missed. Each day at least one ... read more

Good Morning and Happy Monday! On this morning's show (Money for Breakfast, between 6-9am) we are covering the Mood of Main Street. We do this once a month. We talk to local radio hosts, business owners and consumers from across the country and hear directly from them. It is, in my estimation, the best show we do! This morning, I would like you to blog back with your experiences. I will read about ... read more

Earlier this morning, we had two MAJOR announcements: one from the Federal Reserve Bank saying it’s going to add liquidity to the debt markets by increasing the term auctions, and the second from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on jobs. The jobs number was a big disappointment, noting that 63,000 jobs were lost in February. The specific statistics are even more depressing. A loss of 52,000 ... read more

So, I just vented to you – and I feel better, although you probably think I'm nuts. I am.  :) At least I'm passionate. As I sit here thinking about the past week, I am also reading my horoscope in the New York Post. Do you ever do that? I don't do it as much as I used to do, but sometimes I take a peek. I'm a Leo. Here's what my horoscope says: Be tough, be ruthless, but be fair as ... read more

It's the end of the week and I'm fired up. Fortunately for me -- and probably unfortunately for you -- I have to do some venting! What is the Democratic Party thinking? Who in their right mind would think that, in one of the closest contests in history, we should do a "redo" in Michigan and Florida? I understand that this contest on the Democratic side is the tightest that history’s probably ... read more

Forbes just released its 22nd annual “World’s Billionaires List.” For the first time ever, the number of billionaires crossed into four figures, reaching 1,125. Microsoft's Bill Gates dropped to No. 3 and Warren Buffett took the top spot. Gates has been in the top spot for the past 13 years and even though his net worth increased by $2 billion to $58 billion, he was knocked out by Warren ... read more

Are CEOs confident about the business environment and the economy? This morning I sat down with the chairman and CEO of Vistage International. Vistage International has 14,000 members in 16 countries. Combined, these companies (small and mid-sized businesses) account for $300 billion in annual revenue and more than 2.1 million jobs. Each quarter they release the CEO Confidence Index. Vistage ... read more