The Market Score Board Report with Ron Insana

Mar 10, 2010 The Market Score Board Report - PM #2

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Mar 10, 2010 The Market Score Board Report - PM #1
The market meandered a bit today although the NASDAQ celebrated the tenth anniversary of its all-time high with another win.

Mar 10, 2010 The Market Score Board Report - AM
Stocks are struggling to maintain this morning's early momentum on the 10 year anniversary of the all-time high in the NASDAQ. On this day, a decade ago, the internet bubble peaked as the NASDAQ hit a record 5048.

Ron Insana is an award-winning journalist, senior analyst and commentator for CNBC, and author.

Mr. Insana joined CNBC in the 1991 merger with the Financial News Network. He has been a a regular contributor to NBC's "Today" and "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,". Mr, Insana began his career in 1984 as an FNN production assistant, rising to managing editor and chief of FNN's Los Angeles bureau at the time the two networks combined. While at FNN, he was nominated for a Golden ACE Award for his role in covering the 1987 stock market crash. "Trendwatching: Don't be Fooled by the Next Investment Fad, Mania, or Bubble," his third book, was published by Harpers Business in November, 2002. His first book, "Traders' Tales" (John Wiley), a compendium of anecdotes about Wall Street Life, was published in 1996. His second book, "The Message of the Markets," was published by Harpers Business in October 2000.

Insana was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award as part of NBC's coverage of 9/11, and in 1999, Insana was named one of the top 100 business news journalists of the century by TJFR Group.

He is also actively involved in Junior Achievement of New York, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, The Robin Hood Foundation and Autism Speaks.

Insana graduated with honors from California State University at Northridge.