Trader Talk With Art Cashin 4.21.10
Airtime: Wed. Apr. 21 2010 | 8:52 AM ET
Art Cashin, head of floor operations at UBS, has the buzz from the NYSE.

Airtime: Wed. Apr. 21 2010 | 8:52 AM ET
Art Cashin, head of floor operations at UBS, has the buzz from the NYSE.

Japan’s economy slowed sharply in the second quarter with GDP missing forecasts. Jesper Koll, managing director & head of Japanese equity research at JPMorgan Securities Japan, tells CNBC’s Kaori Enjoji that this is a clear indication the country remains ensnared in deflation.

Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasiagroup, says the G20 meetings have emerged as a forum for conflict, particularly between the U.S. and China. He speaks to CNBC’s Karen Tso & Martin Soong about the end of the free market and the subsequent rise of the State.

The uncertainty of the econoic recovery in Europe and the States has created some to worry about a double-dip, with Mark Mobius, Templeton Asset Mgmt.

Jose Manuel Barroso, EU Commission President, tells CNBC that he is confident Europe has moved in the right direction to help shore up investor sentiment.

Key meetings are still underway on what to do with Greece. The CNBC news team has the details on this and what it means for Portugal.

TUI Travel reported widening first-half losses Tuesday. “What we’ve seen is a significant improvement in our second-quarter results,” CEO Peter Long said. “We’ve seen a strong recovery in consumer demand.”