The Opening Bell on Fox Business
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	Language
Production
Location(s)	New York City
Camera setup	multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Fox Business Network
Original run	December 17, 2007 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Money for Breakfast
External links
Official website

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The Opening Bell on Fox Business is an American business news program airing on the Fox Business Network at 9:00am Eastern Time and was hosted by Alexis Glick until 23 December 2009. Jenna Lee and two other FBN achors are in the running to fill the role in early 2010.^[1]

Debuting on 2007-12-17, this program offers a daily glimpse of what is expected to happen on Wall Street for the business day, reaction to the opening of the markets, and covers the first 30 minutes of the trading day. Contributors and reporters include Robert Gray, Shibani Joshi, Connell McShane, Charles Payne, Nicole Petallides (NYSE), and Ashley Webster (London).

[edit] Segments

Some of these segments below include:

• Round 1 (and so on): In these segments, which are seen several times during the show, Glick, the reporters and a weekly guest host talk about the business news and hot topics of the day.
• Trading Places: This is the segment in which traders from Chicago and New York give their outlook on the business day ahead.
• Capital Corner: A Washington, D.C.-based reporter for the network (either Peter Barnes, Rich Edson, or Adam Shapiro) joins the program to give his/her take on the Congressional and political side of business.
• Before the Bell Whip: In this segment, market reporters narrate a brief rundown on the day's pre-market business headlines in turn before the opening bell.
• Opening Bell: As the name suggests, this is the key segment of the show in which the opening bells are rung at the New York Stock Exchange and at the NASDAQ.
• 7 Early Movers: Fox Business Network contributor Charles Payne reports on the day's 7 early movers in the opening minutes of the trading day. Seen right after the ringing of the opening bells at the NYSE and NASDAQ.
• Turn the Page: Glick, Robert Gray, Ashley Webster, Connell McShane and a weekly guest host follow the day's stories beyond the newspaper headlines.
• The Weigh-In: Seen at the end of the program (if time permits), with Glick, Gray, Webster, McShane, Payne and a guest host weighing in on the day's business and other headlines.

[edit] Facts

This program replaced the fourth hour of Money for Breakfast, which was reduced from four hours to three on December 17, 2007, but Money for Breakfast contracted to two hours on May 12, 2008 as the first hour of that program was replaced by the second hour of the expanded Fox Business Morning. Money for Breakfast is now off the air.

Following the success of this program, Fox Business Network debuted Countdown to the Closing Bell on May 12, 2008. That program, which is hosted by Liz Claman, follows a format that is very similar to this one.

The Opening Bell on Fox Business moved to a new set in Studio G on 2009-04-20. This program, along with Money for Breakfast (also hosted by Alexis Glick), Countdown to the Closing Bell, Fox Business Bulls & Bears and Cavuto all shared that same set in the new Studio G until October 2, 2009. The show moved back to its old studio (the same studio that was originally used for the now-cancelled Money for Breakfast) on October 5, 2009.

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