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.

President Obama makes comments on the progress of economic recovery.

Insight on the regulatory debate surrounding hedge funds, with Sebastian Mallaby, author of “More Money Than God.”

Warren Buffett answers questions about the rating agencies before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Committee. The Commission is holding a hearing entitled “Credibility of Credit Ratings, the Investment Decisions Made Based on Those Ratings, and the Financial Crisis.”

Parsing Goldman’s quarterly results with Ed Najarian, of ISI, and Brad Hintz, of Bernstein Research.

Mr. Lamar McKay, BP American president and chairman, offers his opening statement to the senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources regarding the Gulf oil rig explosion and subsequent spill.

Hedge fund manager Jamie Dinan, of York Capital Management, discusses the economic recovery and more with CNBC.