Housing Starts Hit 18-Month High
Airtime: Tues. May 18 2010 | 10:12 AM ET
Construction of new homes rose more than expected in April, but new building permits fell sharply. CNBC’s Diana Olick parses the data.
Airtime: Tues. May 18 2010 | 10:12 AM ET
Construction of new homes rose more than expected in April, but new building permits fell sharply. CNBC’s Diana Olick parses the data.
Discussing the worst trade of an otherwise stellar career, with Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone Group’s chairman, CEO & co-founder.
Insight on the markets with Art Cashin, UBS.
ECB Chief Jean-Claude Trichet has a tough decision when it comes to quantitative easing because “who wants to be caught long sovereign debt,” Andy Hartwill from Quasar told CNBC Thursday.
“I think the financial markets understand that Greek debt restructuring is on the cards, which is an implicit default,” Neil MacKinnon from VTB Capital told CNBC Wednesday. Kirby Daley from Newedge Group joined the discussion.
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CNBC’s Becky Quick goes one-on-one with Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett to discuss the Goldman Sachs fraud charges, financial regulation and more.