Todos los que seguimos el mercado, sentimos la muerte de Mark Heines. Inesperada. Era el conductor del programa del mercado de 9 a 11 en CNBC Financials.
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CNBC: Mark Haines Has Died
By Mark Gongloff
CNBCCNBC icon Mark Haines, a familiar feature of Wall Street mornings for decades, has died at the age of 65, CNBC says.
The news release says he died unexpectedly at home Tuesday night, but does not give a cause of death.
He is survived by his wife, Cindy, and two children, according to the AP.
Since the news broke, just before 10:00 a.m. ET, CNBC has dropped all other business to eulogize him on-air.
The NYSE floor, which has seemed in shock at times, observed a moment of silence in his honor. Floor legend Art Cashin said:
He worked his way into this community very well. When the news popped out this morning it swept across the floor in a manner usually reserved for some large geopolitical event that moves markets. Everybody was riveted.
The CNBC anchors have been fairly stunned, too, often breaking into tears. Rick Santelli was rendered momentarily speechless.
Jim Cramer tweeted: “We have lost our dear friend any my dear friend Mark Haines, who defined everything good about what we do.”
This makes Erin Burnett’s goodbye even more poignant.
One common theme of his colleagues’ comments is how confrontational he could be when interviewing guests. That’s an example from which all journalists could learn.
In one of his most memorable moments, he called with near precision the March 2009 stock-market bottom. Dave Lutz of Stifel Nicolaus wrote in to remind us that he made the call at 9:47 a.m. on March 10, 2009, when the Dow was trading at 6732.
Haines, who once hosted the channel’s early morning program “Squawk Box,” most recently anchored “Squawk on the Street.”
In one of his more memorable moments, he called with near precision the March 2009 stock-market bottom, declaring on-air at about 9:47 a.m. on March 10, 2009, with the Dow at 6732, that he thought the bottom was in, Dave Lutz of Stifel Nicolaus reminds us.
He was the long-time anchor of the early morning program “Squawk Box” and more recently “Squawk on the Street.”
From his CNBC bio:
A broadcast veteran who served as a news anchor for KYW-TV in Philadelphia, WABC-TV in New York, and WPRI-TV in Providence, Haines joined CNBC in 1989.
Haines holds a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar. In 2000, he was named to Brill’s Content’s “Influence List.”