Lacker on the Economy
Weighing in on the markets and the economy, with Jeffrey Lacker, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond president and CNBC’s Steve Liesman.
Weighing in on the markets and the economy, with Jeffrey Lacker, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond president and CNBC’s Steve Liesman.
Insight on what this recovery means for investors, with Byron Wien, Blackstone Advisory Services.
Wal-Mart is back in the top spot of the Fortune 500 list. Leigh Gallagher, Fortune senior editor, discusses this and other notable changes.
“In the European marketplace, not withstanding that we’re ten years into this, we’re still in very, very early days,” Ted Hood, CEO of Source, creator of ETF products, said of ETFs. “In the US market, we’re seeing 50% retail participation in ETFs.”
The way the recovery is being engineered is quite wrong, says David Roche, global strategist at Independent Strategy Ltd, as it is sowing the seeds of greater instability. He talks about the sovereign debt bubble, with CNBC’s Amanda Drury & Sri Jegarajah.
A breakdown of the Fed’s latest Beige Book, with CNBC’s Steve Liesman and James Bianco, Bianco Research and Lou Brien, DRW Trading Strategist.
America’s biggest headache is big business for your friendly neighborhood accountant. CNBC talks taxes with Russ Smyth, CEO of H&R Block.
Hedge fund Skybridge Capital is entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Citi’s fund of hedge funds, seeding and advisory businesses. Anthony Scaramucci, managing partner of Skybridge Capital, discusses the deal with CNBC.
Econ Analysis: CPI, Retail Sales,
US tech bellwether Intel reported a near quadrupling of profit in the first quarter. It also raised its full-year margins outlook. “We’re delighted with the performance, to see a record Q1 on the back of a tough 2009,” Graham Palmer, UK MD at Intel, said Wednesday. “From a European perspective, we exceeded our expectations.”