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‘Déjà Vu’? CNBC’s Kernen Warns of 1970s Stagflation Repeat Under Biden

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Joseph Vazquez
May 12th, 2021 4:51 PM

Déjà vu? That’s exactly what CNBC Squawk Box co-anchor Joe Kernen said he was experiencing when it came to the nightmarish 1970s stagflation and the current state of the U.S. economy under President Joe Biden.

 

NYT Says GOP ‘Spread Misinformation’ on Vote Fraud, Skipped Own Scoops

Clay Waters
April 15th, 2021 10:23 AM

Reporters Reid Epstein and Trip Gabriel took a look at new voting legislation in Michigan, leading with another redundant attack on Donald Trump. The headline was "As Michigan G.O.P. Plans Voting Limits, Top Corporations Fire a Warning Shot." Trying to prevent fraud is "voting limits." Before…

 
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MSNBC's Ruhle Wrongly Charges Tom Cotton with MLB Hypocrisy

Alex Christy
April 6th, 2021 9:34 AM

After weeks of saying that cancel culture is just a made up and irrelevant culture war grievance, MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle accused conservatives on Monday of hypocritically cancelling Major League Baseball after the league announced it would be removing the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta.

 
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Rep. Jayapal Gaslights on CNBC Sorkin’s Tough Criticism of Wealth Tax

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Joseph Vazquez
March 4th, 2021 12:12 PM

CNBC has been holding the feet of Democratic members of Congress to the fire over the disastrous implications of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) insidious wealth tax. CNBC co-anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin pressed “Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021” co-sponsor Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on the disastrous economic impact of an arbitrary two percent tax on every dollar of people's wealth exceeding $…

 
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Friday Morning Fight: CNBC Panel Explodes Over COVID Restrictions

Curtis Houck
December 4th, 2020 4:00 PM

On Friday’s Squawk Box, the CNBC panel devolved into chaos with corporate liberals defending “big box retailer[s]” as necessary and worthy of staying open during the worst throws of the coronavirus pandemic whereas other public places must and should remain closed in the name of public safety. While the sentiment on Twitter sided with this blatant discrimination, panelist Rick…

 

Bill Gates Blasts Parler as ‘Great’ for ‘Holocaust Denial’

Alec Schemmel
November 20th, 2020 4:50 PM

American billionaire and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, said Parler is a haven for the promotion of conspiracy theories. Following increased censorship around the election, many conservative voices have urged their audiences to transition to Big Tech alternatives like Parler, and YouTube alternative Rumble.

 
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CNBC Cuts Buttigieg Donor Off When He Says Nation Repudiated Far Left

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Joseph Vazquez
November 4th, 2020 4:49 PM

It’s not often when you see a Democratic presidential donor actually concede on live television that America really doesn’t want anything to do with leftist politics.

 
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Tom Cotton Slam Dunks CNBC Host Over Hunter Biden Laptop Story

P.J. Gladnick
October 25th, 2020 6:26 PM

On Friday's Squawk Box, Senator Tom Cotton stunned Andrew Ross Sorkin into momentary speechlessness with his reply to a question about the media suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story.

 
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WATCH: These Cable Hosts Savage Each Other Over ‘Your Friend’ Trump

Scott Whitlock
May 27th, 2020 1:51 PM
The usually more placid Squawk Box exploded on Wednesday as two of the co-hosts blasted each other about the shutdown, jobs and Donald Trump. Co-host/New York Times journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin mocked fellow co-host Joe Kernen as nothing more than a puppet for “your friend” Donald Trump. Kernen accused his fellow host of being too negative on the stock market and recovery. 
 
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Shark Tank Star Destroys Sanders' $15 Minimum Wage Proposal

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Joseph Valle
June 7th, 2019 3:52 PM
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary and CEO Gerald Storch brought a free market reality check to Democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) arguments for a $15 minimum wage on CNBC’s Squawk Box June 6. Sanders went to Arkansas to attack Walmart over wages and demanded at its annual shareholders meeting that it raise wages even more on June 5. O’Leary and Storch both opposed a wage mandate, saying…
 

Dems’ Wall Street Tax Plans Fall Flat on CNBC

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Joseph Valle
May 24th, 2019 10:57 AM
Even CNBC's more liberal anchor wasn't thrilled with newly announced plans from Democratic candidates to tax Wall Street transactions. Reporter Ylan Mui told Squawk Box viewers on May 23 about plans from liberal candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Pete Buttigieg (D-IN) to tax Wall Street to pay for expensive things like "free"…
 

CNBC: 213,000 Jobs Added in ‘Great Report,’ ‘As Good as It Gets’

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Julia A. Seymour
July 6th, 2018 2:26 PM
Last month, 213,000 new jobs were added to the U.S. economy — more than expected by analysts. Jobs figures from the previous two months were also revised up by a total of 37,000 jobs. This good news about job gains and increased participation in the labor market drew praise from CNBC’s panelists on July 6, even from former Obama administration economist Jared Bernstein.
 
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NYT’s Sorkin Lobbies for Credit Card Companies to Ban Gun Purchases

Kyle Drennen
February 20th, 2018 12:14 PM
Appearing on MSNBC in the 9:00 a.m. ET hour on Tuesday, with fellow anti-gun activist Stephanie Ruhle, New York Times finance editor Andrew Ross Sorkin touted his latest column demanding that banks and credit card companies ban their customers from making gun purchases with credit cards.
 

Libs Gripe as Companies Announce Bonuses, After Tax Bill Passes

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Julia A. Seymour
December 21st, 2017 2:45 PM
Good news for the economy came quickly on the heels of the Republican-driven tax bill. AT&T, Boeing, Wells Fargo, Comcast and others announced employee bonuses or wage increases, additional contributions to training, charitable efforts and facilities, and U.S. investment. Some directly attributed the decision to changes that will affect them in the tax legislation.