Housing Starts Hit 18-Month High
Airtime: Tues. May 18 2010 | 10:12 AM ET
Construction of new homes rose more than expected in April, but new building permits fell sharply. CNBC’s Diana Olick parses the data.

Airtime: Tues. May 18 2010 | 10:12 AM ET
Construction of new homes rose more than expected in April, but new building permits fell sharply. CNBC’s Diana Olick parses the data.

Discussing whether President Obama is doing enough for small business owners, with Simon Denyer, Reuters and Bernard Whitman, Democratic pollster.

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro discusses actions the agency is considering to prevent market drops like the one that happened last week.

The DOJ reportedly taking a close look at Apple’s digital music business, with Toni Sacconaghi, Sanford C. Bernstein and Gene Munster, Piper Jaffray.

It’s very important for the Chinese economy to maintain its stable trajectory. A stable growth path for the Chinese economy is good for global growth, Andrew Sheng from China Banking Regulatory Commission said Friday. The fiscal stimulus has been very positive. Growth has come back but uncertainties remain, he added.

Durable goods rose more than expected, up 3%, and jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 496,000.

Insight on the end of TARP, with Neel Kashkari, managing director and head of new investment initiatives PIMCO.