The Fortune Tellers - by Howard Kurtz (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the author of the bestselling "Spin Cycle" comes an engrossing expos of how the media drive the financial markets today. Kurtz introduces the powerful journalists, commentators, and analysts whose reports have a real-time impact on the rise and fall of stocks and on the financial health of investors.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From the author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Spin Cycle</i> comes this engrossing, entertaining exposé of how the media -- from television to newspapers to the Internet -- drive the financial markets today. <br> The booming economy and mass investing have produced an insatiable demand for financial news and given rise to a group of fortune tellers eager to scoop and spread the latest intelligence. In this riveting, unsettling book, Howard Kurtz introduces the powerful journalists, commentators, and analysts whose reports -- too often based on rumor, speculation, and misinformation -- have a real-time impact on the rise and fall of stocks and on the financial health of millions of investors. <br> Focusing on such well-known figures as cable TV's Ron Insana, Maria Bartiromo, and Lou Dobbs; Christopher Byron and other print reporters who specialize in exclusives; and superstar analysts Ralph Acampora and Henry Blodget, <i>The Fortune Tellers</i> is an incisive, often amusing, and sometimes terrifying report by a journalist well known for his sharp-eyed observations and behind-the-scenes access. In a time of head-spinning volatility, <i>The Fortune Tellers</i> is essential reading for all of us who gamble with our savings in today's overheated stock market.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>David Lazarus <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> A must-read account of the way stock prices are manipulated by information-hungry media outlets and no-account market analysts.<br><br>Marcia Vickers <i>Business Week</i> An impressive job of penetrating the rumors, hidden alliances, and cutthroat competition that drive financial news.<br><br>Richard Bernstein <i>The New York Times</i> Kurtz's indefatigable, gossipy, punchily written examination of Wall Street and the press...is assiduously reported, wide-ranging, [and] full of insider stories.<br>
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