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that aired on

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at 6 pm ET

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s from December 8, 2003 to March 11, 2005. Hosted by

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, it covered

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stories from business to

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and offered guidance on

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with the help of CNBC

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and his economy charts drawn on "

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s". The program had music selected by a CNBC intern called Grecco. One segment on the show was called ''Whine & Cheese'', where Ratigan served wine and cheese to his guests and talked about the news in business and corporate governance. On the last episode of the show, on the segment called ''Bullseye Perspective'', Ratigan served as moderator of an economics debate between

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and

Paul Krugman Paul Robin Krugman ( ; born February 28, 1953) is an American economist, who is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and a columnist for ''The New York Times''. In 2008, Krugman was t ...

of ''

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''. Frequent guests included CNBC anchor

Rebecca Quick Rebecca "Becky" Quick (born July 18, 1972) is an American television journalist/newscaster and co- anchorwoman of CNBC's financial news shows ''Squawk Box'' and '' On the Money''. Biography Early life Quick grew up in Indiana, Ohio, Texas, a ...

and brothers and stock traders

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from Najarian Capital in Chicago, who also appear on the syndicated TV program ''

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'' on various U.S. TV stations. On another segment named ''Bullseye on America'', CNBC reporters gave insight into the state of the U.S. economy. The show was replaced by

Jim Cramer James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality and author. He is the host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC and an anchor on ''Squawk on the Street''. A former hedge fund manager, founder, and senior partner of Cramer ...

's ''

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'' on March 14, 2005.

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