Two Way Street with Allen Wastler

Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 7:42 AM ET

Editor's Note: April Fools' Day and the Credibility War

Posted By: Allen Wastler

Source: Columbia Pictures

Credibility...You Want Us On That Wall!!!

It's a war every April Fools' Day.

From bacon mouth wash to glass bottom jets to Google shutting down YouTube, the forces of merriment try to trick the media into swallowing all sorts of bogus tales. That's what makes the holiday irksome for news management colonels like me. We have to remind our staffs to be particularly vigilant, or risk having to hang a very public "loser" sign around our necks.

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Thursday, 14 Mar 2013 | 10:01 AM ET

Dear CNBC Readers: The Comments Are Back On

Posted By: Allen Wastler

UPDATE: The comments are fixed! Everyone enjoy, especially you, Mr. Clumpus. We appreciate your patience and sorry for the inconvenience.

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Dear Readers:

We've gotten a fair amount of email lately asking us what the heck we did with the comments section on our stories.

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Sunday, 2 Dec 2012 | 2:51 PM ET

Editor's Note: Changes We Hope You Don't See

Posted By: Allen Wastler

Adam Jeffery | CNBC

CNBC.com team works to launch new CNBC content management system.

We've made some major changes here at CNBC.com over the weekend. And if it went as well as we think it did, you'll barely notice anything.

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Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | 1:48 PM ET

Our Newest Fan: Charlie Loves the Cliff

Posted By: Allen Wastler

CNBC has a new fan...possibly our youngest...thanks to our fiscal cliff coverage.

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Friday, 16 Nov 2012 | 11:08 PM ET

Editor's Picks: Stories You Might Have Missed

Posted By: Allen Wastler

We had some gem stories this week that we wanted to bring to your attention, just in case you missed them amid Pentagon Wives headlines.

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Friday, 16 Nov 2012 | 11:05 PM ET

Betting on Bonds? Maybe Re-Eye That Portfolio Mix

Posted By: Allen Wastler

PM Images | Photographer's Choice | Getty Images

The old asset allocation game may be in for some hiccups this season, if some comments by recent guests on CNBC are any indication.

What's the asset allocation game? That's the exercise all investors…especially mom and pop investors…should go through a couple of times a year. If you are not doing it, shame on you.

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Wednesday, 14 Nov 2012 | 4:40 PM ET

Will 'Carried Interest' Get Carried Away?

Posted By: Allen Wastler

Libor…"Fiscal cliff"…business jargon is creeping into a lot of general news headlines these days. Next up: carried interest »Read more

Wednesday, 7 Nov 2012 | 3:27 PM ET

CNBC to D.C.: 'Rise Above'

Posted By: Nikhil Deogun

CNBC

The election is over, but the American economy will only be unleashed if we avoid the fiscal cliff, pare our deficit and rise above partisan politics. On this point, nearly every business leader and investor who appears on CNBC has been consistent: The status quo leads to economic stagnation or worse; solutions could release powerful forces that propel the nation out of its post-recessionary funk.

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Saturday, 27 Oct 2012 | 9:51 AM ET

Natural Gas' Silver Lining...For Some

Posted By: Allen Wastler

The latest earnings season had its fair share of short revenues, dimmed outlooks, and layoff announcements. But for a few companies and industry segments, there is a silver lining: energy costs are staying in line, thanks to the natural gas glut. »Read more

Monday, 22 Oct 2012 | 7:13 AM ET

There Is a Skills Gap...Just How Big?

Posted By: Allen Wastler

Have you heard about the so-called skills gap?

That's the cute term for the notion that employers have jobs, but just can't find people with the right education or abilities to fill them. (We journalists love cute terms such as "skills gap." Like "fiscal cliff" and "mancession," it's catchy headline shorthand for a pretty serious issue).

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