Street Signs (TV program)
Street Signs is a television business program that originally aired on CNBC, and currently airs on CNBC Asia and CNBC Europe. Before the Asian version debuted on March 31, 2014, it was broadcast on CNBC at 2:00pm ET. The CNBC United States version's final episode aired on February 6, 2015, due to Power Lunch returning to a two-hour format. The European version of Street Signs, which is aired in a one-hour format on CNBC Europe, debuted January 4, 2016.
| Street Signs | |
|---|---|
 Logo used on CNBC from October 13, 2014 through February 6, 2015, on CNBC Asia since February 9, 2015 and on CNBC Europe since its debut on January 4, 2016 | |
| Genre | business news program |
| Presented by | Amanda Drury (2011–2015) Brian Sullivan (2011–2015) Erin Burnett (2006–2011) Ron Insana (1996–2002, 2003–2006) Maria Bartiromo (1999–2002) Martin Soong (Asia, 2014–2019) Oriel Morrison (Asia, 2014–2019) Tanvir Gill (Asia, 2019-present) Nancy Hungerford (Asia, 2019-present) Louisa Bojesen (Europe, 2016–2017) Carolin Roth (Europe, 2016–2018) Joumanna Bercetche (Europe, 2019-present) |
| Country of origin | United States (1996–2002 / 2003–2015) Singapore (Asia, 2014–present) United Kingdom (Europe, 2016–present) |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Fort Lee, NJ (1996–2002) Englewood Cliffs, NJ (2003–2015) Singapore (Asia) London (Europe) |
| Running time | 60 minutes 180 minutes (Asia) 60 minutes (Europe) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CNBC |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i HD (October 13, 2014 – February 6, 2015) 16:9 576i widescreen SD (March 31, 2014–present; Asia) 16:9 576i widescreen SD (January 4, 2016–present; Europe) |
| Original release | United States: 1996 — February 1, 2002 December 8, 2003 — February 6, 2015 Asia: March 31, 2014 — present Europe: January 4, 2016 — present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | 1996–2002: ? 2003–present: Open Exchange 2007–2014: Cash Flow |
| Followed by | 1996–2002: Open Exchange 2003–2015: Power Lunch |
| External links | |
| Website | |
List of Street Signs anchors
CNBC US
- Maria Bartiromo (2pm ET, 1999–2002)
- Ron Insana (1996–2002 (3pm ET, 1999–2002); 2003–2006)
- Erin Burnett (2006–2011)
- Amanda Drury & Brian Sullivan (2011–2015)
CNBC Asia
- Oriel Morrison (2014–2019)
- Martin Soong (2014–2019)
- Tanvir Gill (2019–present)
- Nancy Hungerford (2019–present)
CNBC Europe
- Louisa Bojesen (2016–2017)
- Carolin Roth (2016–2018)
- Joumanna Bercetche (2019–present)
About the show
This program focuses on the day's market action. In addition, prominent analysts, investors and executives regularly appear on the program to offer their perspective.
CNBC
Street Signs was originally a two-hour programme that aired on CNBC from 1996 to February 1, 2002. It was cancelled effective February 4, 2002 and Power Lunch occupied its vacated slot as a result of CNBC's revamped programming line-up. On December 8, 2003, former Business Center co-anchor and original host Ron Insana revived Street Signs. And in March 2006, Squawk on the Street co-anchor Erin Burnett replaced Insana as the programme's new host. Burnett left CNBC on May 6, 2011. After Erin Burnett's departure Amanda Drury (late of CNBC Asia) and Brian Sullivan (late of the Fox Business Network) became this program's new anchor team and were to be the show's final anchors.
On October 13, 2014, Street Signs was launched in full 1080i high-definition as part of CNBC's network-wide switch to a full 16:9 letterbox presentation.
One notable segment of the programme, which aired at 2:40pm ET, the "Stop Trading!" segment, was presented by Jim Cramer (host of another CNBC program, Mad Money). In this segment, which formerly aired on Closing Bell prior to 2006-09-11, the co-anchors asked Cramer about the stocks making news, and also asked him for his take on the day's markets. After the segment, a full-screen disclaimer was shown as Street Signs go to a commercial break. Cramer's "Stop Trading!" segment was moved to the end of the first hour of Squawk on the Street on February 9, 2015. Jim Cramer's on-air tirade about the weakening economy, which was seen during the "Stop Trading!" segment of this program on 2007-08-03, garnered widespread attention and helped galvanise the Federal Reserve Board to cut interest rates.
From its January 4, 2016 debut through September 30, 2020 and on Mondays since October 12, 2020, the European version of Street Signs is the only CNBC Europe program that is aired on CNBC's United States channel. Coincidentally (as previously mentioned), CNBC's own version of Street Signs aired its last show 11 months earlier, on February 6, 2015.
CNBC Asia
CNBC Asia's version of Street Signs debuted March 31, 2014, with Martin Soong and Oriel Morrison as co-anchors. Soong was previously a longtime co-anchor of Asia Squawk Box (he has since returned to that show in the same role) and Morrison was anchor of the now-cancelled Cash Flow. As of December 2, 2019, the anchor team consists of Tanvir Gill and Nancy Hungerford, both of whom replaced Morrison and Soong as co-anchors on that date. The background music for both the Asian and European versions is the same as CNBC Asia's The Rundown and CNBC United States' Squawk Alley.
This programme originally aired in a two-hour format until October 29, 2018, when it was expanded to three hours (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. SIN/HK) due to the cancellation of The Rundown.
CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe's version of Street Signs debuted January 4, 2016. Airing in a one-hour format from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CET, it replaced the first hour of Worldwide Exchange, which itself had its airtime halved to one hour. However, the programme is occasionally extended to two hours on American bank holidays. The CNBC Europe version of Street Signs was originally co-anchored by Louisa Bojesen and Carolin Roth. Bojesen was previously anchor of the now-cancelled European Closing Bell and Roth, who became the solo anchor of Street Signs following Bojesen's departure from CNBC Europe on April 28, 2017, was previously co-anchor of Worldwide Exchange. Following Carolin Roth's own departure from the programme at the end of 2018, reporter and fill-in anchor Joumanna Bercetche became the permanent anchor of the programme in 2019.
Street Signs Europe was also broadcast on CNBC's United States channel on weekdays from 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. ET until it was replaced with a rebroadcast of the The News with Shepard Smith on October 1, 2020. As of October 12, 2020, Street Signs Europe is now aired on the main United States channel on Mondays only and exclusively on CNBC's United States sister channel, CNBC World for the rest of the week (Tuesday through Friday), also from 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. ET.