“CNBC” on The Daily Caller

Maria Bartiromo will ring today’s opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to mark 15 years to the day she became the first person to broadcast live from the trading floor. The CNBC anchor — whose new book, “The Weekend That Changed Wall Street,” goes on sale next month — will then head back to the studio for her “Closing Bell” show. An insider noted, “Today the NYSE is swarming with reporters, but 15 years ago it was just a Money Honey named Maria.” (more)

Angle attacks Reid over “coked-up stimulus monkeys.” (more)

With a bad-blood, confidence-destroying battle royale going on between Team Obama and business, you would think a highly publicized White House jobs summit would have produced some kind of positive announcement that gives a nod to the business point of view. (more)

If you’re looking to start a new business one of the most important things to consider is location. Lucky for you, CNBC has released a list of the top states for business in 2010. (more)

Tim Geithner has undoubtedly become one of the top advisors in the Obama administration, not just in the Treasury, but in the Obama White House. While he and I disagree on a host of key policy issues, I loved the back-and-forth exchange we had during yesterday’s interview. Incidentally, Mr. Geithner stated that the Obama administration hopes to keep the top tax rate on dividends and capital gains capped at 20 percent. Be thankful for small blessings. (more)

Was the Dow’s historic roller-coaster nightmare — down as much as 998.50 at one point — triggered by an innocent human error? (more)

BEVERLY HILLS — Sumner Redstone said his CBS-Viacom empire doesn’t need a financial channel akin to CNBC or Fox Business Network, then for good measure he tossed a few insults at fellow media mogul Rupert Murdoch. (more)

CNBC’s Larry Kudlow says Tea Parties “have the right story” and so he’s headlining a Tax Day event in New York later this month. (more)

Winning was sweet for the New York Yankees, who won their 27th championship last fall. But it’s not worth as much as it was back then. (more)

The US economy is unlikely to go into a double-dip recession, but the recovery will be anemic, Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher told CNBC Wednesday. (more)

CNBC host and supply-side economist Larry Kudlow will not say — among encouragement from a group of New York free market champions — if he’s considering challenging Sen. Chuck Schumer for his New York Senate seat up for election this year. (more)