Inside the Freedom Tower
Airtime: Wed. Aug. 18 2010 | 8:14 AM ET
An exclusive tour of the Freedom Tower, with CNBC’s Scott Cohn.

Airtime: Wed. Aug. 18 2010 | 8:14 AM ET
An exclusive tour of the Freedom Tower, with CNBC’s Scott Cohn.

Ray Dalio, founder & CIO of Bridgewater Associates, runs the world’s largest hedge fund with $89 billion under management, returning more for the fund’s investors last year than Google, Amazon, Yahoo and eBay combined.

Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig testifies to a House Field Committee on the economy and the issue of too big to fail.

“The bond vigilantes are one by one picking off the weakest countries starting with Greece,” Neil Michael from London & Capital told CNBC Wednesday. The “vigilantes” are telling governments to “get a grip of their public finances,” he added.

Friday marked Day 4 of a new rally attempt for the benchmark S&P 500 Index and Day 2 for the other major averages. That said, as long Tuesday’s lows are not breached in the S&P 500, the window is now opened for a proper follow-through day (FTD) to occur. However, if at anytime Tuesday’s S&P 500 Index lows are breached, then the day count will be reset. What does all of this mean for investors? Simple, the market remains in a correction which reiterates the importance of adopting a strong defense stance until a new rally is confirmed. Trade accordingly.

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.

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.