Airtime: Tues. Jun. 15 2010 |
We’re making a move into equities, period, says Bill Gross, CIO of Pimco, as this asset class is almost as secure as the sovereigns themselves. He explains this shift in strategy, with CNBC’s Karen Tso, Sri Jegarajah & Martin Soong.
Cisco Systems reported sales of $10.4 billion for the third quarter. John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems, tells CNBC that Cisco gained market share in every product category in the last quarter.
G20 finance ministers have thrown out the idea for group tax on the banking sector to pay for future crises, with emphasis instead on new capital requirement rules to keep that sector healthy. South Korea’s finance minister, Yoon Jeung-hyun, tells CNBC’s Chloe Cho what progress was made on “Too Big to Fail.”
Which is the bigger threat? Vince Reinhart, former director at the FOMC; Jim Lacamp, of Macroportfolio Advisors; Jim Iuorio, of TJM Institutional Services; Lee Munson, of Portfolio Asset Mgmt.; and the CNBC news team discuss.
Looking at the market, since Monday’s follow-through day, the market and a batch of leading stocks, steadily rallied which is a healthy sign. The fact that we have not seen any serious distribution days show up since Monday’s FTD bodes well for this nascent rally. It is also a welcome sign to see the market continue to improve as investors digest the latest round of stronger than expected economic and earnings data. Remember that now that a new rally has been confirmed, the window is open to start buying high quality breakouts. Trade accordingly.
Jon Corzine, CEO of MF Global, former CEO of Goldman Sachs and former governor of New Jersey, discusses the civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs.
The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold as widely expected Thursday. Chris Watling, CEO of Longview Economics, considers the outlook for the European economy.