Crescenzi's Final Thoughts
Airtime: Fri. Aug. 27 2010 | 8:58 AM ET
Concluding thoughts on the market and economy, with Tony Crescenzi, PIMCO.

Airtime: Fri. Aug. 27 2010 | 8:58 AM ET
Concluding thoughts on the market and economy, with Tony Crescenzi, PIMCO.

UK Finance Minister George Osborne unveiled his emergency budget Tuesday, which cut growth and borrowing forecasts, raised VAT and slapped a tax on banks. Geoff Tresman, chairman of Punter Southall Financial Management, Madsen Pirie, president of the Adam Smith Institute, and Jeremy Cape from Denton Wilde Sapte discuss.

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.

Don Peebles, chairman and CEO of the Peebles Corporation, discusses the real estate market and his new ventures with CNBC.

The dollar is still going up and has a chance to create a “good top” in the near-term, Bill McLaren, independent trader, said Friday. He also looks at the chart for the S&P 500 index.

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.

CNBC’s Darren Rovell recaps which Super Bowl ads generated the most buzz.