Ignore Good News During Crisis
Airtime: Fri. May 21 2010 | 4:00 AM ET
During a crisis, there will often be “crumbs of comfort” from economic data, but these should be ignored, Moorad Choudhry from London Metropolitan University told CNBC Friday.

Airtime: Fri. May 21 2010 | 4:00 AM ET
During a crisis, there will often be “crumbs of comfort” from economic data, but these should be ignored, Moorad Choudhry from London Metropolitan University told CNBC Friday.

“In the European marketplace, not withstanding that we’re ten years into this, we’re still in very, very early days,” Ted Hood, CEO of Source, creator of ETF products, said of ETFs. “In the US market, we’re seeing 50% retail participation in ETFs.”

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.

CNBC’s Carl Quintailla is at the Rock N’ Roll McDonald’s in Chicago with a closer look at this fast food chain and American titan.

Airtime: Thurs. Feb. 18 2010 | 2:09 PM ET
Discussing whether the government’s efforts to help housing have helped the U.S. economy, with Shari Olefson, Fowler White Boggs and Mary Tootikian, Loan Processing Center.

Concluding market insight, with Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group and Nouriel Roubini, Roubini Global Economics and NYU Stern School of Business.

Hedge fund legend Jim Simons, founder of Renaissance Technologies, shares his market and economic outlook with CNBC’s Melissa Lee.