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Airtime: Fri. Aug. 20 2010 | 6:38 AM ET
Retailers may be on the shopping list for private equity firms, with Brian Sozzi, Wall Street Strategies research analyst.
Airtime: Fri. Aug. 20 2010 | 6:38 AM ET
Retailers may be on the shopping list for private equity firms, with Brian Sozzi, Wall Street Strategies research analyst.
Insight on women in the banking business, with Diane Reyes, Citigroup global head of payments; Shelaghmichael Brown, BBVA Compass; Susan Ehrlich, Sears Financial Services; Carla Harris, Morgan Stanley Investment Management; Michelle Van Dyke, Fifth Third Bancorp; and Barb Rehm, US Banker.
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at 1.0%, as expected Thursday. Ian Stannard from BNP Paribas, Lothar Mentel, CIO of Octopus Investments, and Neil MacKinnon from VTB Capital discussed the outlook.
If we don’t strengthen the ECB and European Commission, we should dismantle the euro, Carlos Gutierrez, former commerce secretary and former Kellogg CEO, said Thursday. “We’re at an inflection point,” he said. “The whole concept of the euro is being tested.”
President Barack Obama speaks to the AFL-CIO Executive Council about his administration’s efforts to create jobs and spur the economy.
The markets are fighting with the flatline today, with Abby Joseph Cohen, Goldman Sachs.
Greek GDP fell by 1.5% in the second quarter against estimates of a 1% drop and unemployment continued to increase in May, data showed Thursday. Anke Richter from Conduit Capital Markets has analysis.