Econ Analysis: Durable Goods, Jobless Claims 2.25.10
Airtime: Thurs. Feb. 25 2010 |
Durable goods rose more than expected, up 3%, and jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 496,000.
Airtime: Thurs. Feb. 25 2010 |
Durable goods rose more than expected, up 3%, and jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 496,000.
Chinese automaker Geely agreed to buy Ford’s Swedish car brand Volvo for $1.8 billion Monday. Stephen Odell, CEO of Volvo, told CNBC that China is a growth market for Volvo.
“Concerns over a ‘double-dip’ recession seem overdone, but fears are unlikely to fade as economic tensions linger,” Ashok Shah, the Chief Investment Officer at London & Capital, told CNBC Wednesday.
Asian nations need more involvement in the G20 policy decisions, but that could happen when the Republic of Korea takes over as group chair, Robert Kimmit, former US Deputy Treasury Secretary, told CNBC Thursday. Philippa Malmgren from Principalis Asset Management joined the discussion.
Lloyd Blankfein, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Goldman Sachs
James Surowiecki from the New Yorker discusses Health Care with David Cutler.
Parsing Tuesday’s Fed announcement with CNBC’s Gary Kaminsky, Rick Santelli and Steve Liesman.