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.
The tough job market has prompted many to start their own businesses. Roger Jenkins, dean of the Farmer School of Business at Miami University, discusses this trend with CNBC.
Existing home sales in March rose 6.8 percent, reports CNBC’s Diana Olick.
Discussing whether financial regulation will bring back the individual investors to the markets, with Muriel Siebert, Siebert Financial and Irene Aldridge, Able Alpha Trading.
The RBA lifted rates by 25 bps to 4.25% — its fifth rate hike since October 2009. Adam Gilmour, co-head FX & derivatives sales at Citi Asia Pacific, offers his instant analysis, with Graeme Maxton, chief economist at The Insight Bureau and CNBC’s Oriel Morrison.
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson discusses the wireless industry, the state of telecom and Apple with the Strategy Session crew.
The debt situation of Portugal is close to that of Spain so Spanish investors are in a tough position after the downgrade of Portugal, Pablo García from ODDO Securities told CNBC Thursday.