coverage at roughly the midway point of the U.S. trading day. Present segments CNBC 101: Bob Pisani presents the "CNBC 101" segment on Thursdays. News Update: News headlines from outside the world of business, broadcast at 2.30pm ET. Econo Smackdown: Seen during the first hour with Steve Liesman (in studio) and Rick Santelli (in Chicago). Trader Triple Play: Seen on Fridays during the second hour as three Wall Street traders join the program (either via satellite or in-studio) to talk about the three key economic diaries in which investors and viewers need to know for the coming week. Markets Minute By Minute: A guest (or two guests) join the program to tell viewers and the show's anchors what is moving the markets. Around the Watercooler: This is a segment in which the anchors talk about the day's biggest topics (inside and outside the business world) from behind their respective desks. Past segments Dow Jones Halftime Report: Presented by Bob O'Brien and Ray Hennessey (both Dow Jones Newswires employees at the time), highlighting winning or losing sectors of the trading day. Making Money Now: Seen during the second hour of the program from April to August 2005, ending with the "Lightning Round" (which was unrelated to the most popular segment on Mad Money) in which the stock pickers had 15 seconds to decide if the stock given by the anchors are a buy, sell, or a hold. This segment was discontinued as of September 2005. Power Poll: Moved to the Closing Bell in April 2005, and was renamed the Closing Bell Poll. This segment was discontinued on Closing Bell at the end of 2005. Power Topic Power Lesson Stock Specials: This segment, which was discontinued as of September 2005, featured Joe Kernen highlighting the day's stocks. By Request Fast Money Halftime Report: This segment, which featured Melissa Lee and her Fast Money panel highlighting a winning or losing sector of the day, spun off as a separate TV show of its own on June 7, 2010, when it debuted. Your Digital Life This segment, which featured David Pogue in a humorous skit, ran from 2007 to 2011, and featured the latest in technology. Current anchors Tyler Mathisen (December 14, 2009 – present) Melissa Lee (February 9, 2015 – present) Kelly Evans (December 3, 2018 – present) Former anchors Judge Tanya Acker (now with Hot Bench) Bill Griffeth (1996-November 25, 2009) (previously