If you or me go to the gas station to fill up our car and it costs us much more than we expected, it will zap our discretionary income. We won't have the extra money to buy that washing machine or new winter coat-all big ticket items that are important to economic growth.

Awards
Bartiromo's awards include: Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Award presented by the Coalition of Italo-American Associations 1997; Lincoln Statue Award presented by the Union League of Philadelphia 2004;Gracie Award for Outstanding Documentary in 2008;Emmy Award for Outstanding Coverage of A Breaking News Story in 2008; Emmy Award for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in 2009;Financial Times 50 People Who Shaped the Decade in 2009; Cable Hall of Fame the first journalist to be inducted in 2011. Bartiromo is the author of three books. Bartiromo has anchored the television coverage of New York City's Columbus Day parade since 1995 and was the Grand Marshall in 2010.

She worked at CNN for five years before joining CNBC television. Bartiromo is a native of New York and attended New York University.