Maria Bartiromo Moves The Markets

“Stocks fell on Monday after CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo revealed on air that Ben Bernanke felt his testimony last week had been ‘misunderstood,’” FT.com says.

The anchor and the Fed chair had a chat at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday. “‘I asked him whether the markets got it right after his congressional testimony and he said, flatly, no,’ Ms Bartiromo said. She was reporting live from floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the resulting trading roar almost drowned out the rest of her remarks.” More…

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