Obama Signs Jobs Bill
President Barack Obama signs the jobs bill, which is supposed to give payroll tax breaks to businesses that hire the unemployed.
The Business of March Madness
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is getting underway, and CNBC’s Darren Rovell looks at the business behind the madness. He’s joined by Greg Shaleen, NCAA SVP.
CEO Bonuses Took Hit in 2009
CEO bonuses took a hit in 2009, as company boards start to tie pay to performance. CNBC’s Mary Thompson has the details.
Econ Analysis: CPI, Jobless Claims
Airtime: Thurs. Mar. 18 2010 | The CNBC news team parses today’s economic data.
Marc Faber: US Rates Will Stay at Zero
“I think interest rates forever in the US will be at zero. By zero I mean below the rate of inflation,” Marc Faber, editor & publisher of The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, told CNBC Thursday. Faber also said that the Chinese economy will slow down, but avoid a crash.
Bernanke on Bank Supervision
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke gives his opening statement to a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the link between bank supervision and monetary policy.
Volcker on Bank Supervision
Former Fed Chairman & current head of the President’s Economic Advisory Panel Paul Volcker gives his opening statement to a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the link between bank supervision and monetary policy.
OPEC Compliance is a Concern: El Badri
The level of compliance to oil quotas among OPEC members has been sinking in recent months. OPEC compliance is now a cause for concern, HE Abdalla Salem El Badri, secretary general of OPEC, told CNBC Wednesday. El Badri added that OPEC is seeing strong demand growth from China and India.
Volcker Rule Dead?
Airtime: Wed. Mar. 17 2010 | CNBC’s Steve Liesman has the latest on Sen. Dodd’s financial reform bill.
Feb. PPI Down -0.6%
Feb. PPI Down 0.6%, inflation eases in february, Airtime: Wed. Mar. 17 2010 | light e) ET Producer prices fell more than expected, with the PPI down 0.6 percent. Core PPI rose 0.1 percent. The CNBC news team and Larry Levin, of Trading Advantage, parse the data.