Obama on the Economy
Airtime: Wed. Sept. 8 2010 | 2:07 PM ET
President Barack Obama discusses the “illusion of prosperity” in a speech about the economy.

Airtime: Wed. Sept. 8 2010 | 2:07 PM ET
President Barack Obama discusses the “illusion of prosperity” in a speech about the economy.

The Australian economy grew at its fastest pace in 3 years during the second quarter. John Peters, senior economist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, breaks down the numbers, with CNBC’s Bernard Lo.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gives his opening statement on the public policy issues raised by the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Examiner report.

Following the same path as Japan, China will face an inevitable collapse within the next decade or so, says George Friedman, CEO of Stratfor. He tells CNBC’s Martin Soong that a country’s growth rate doesn’t represent health.

President Obama is expected to outline several new proposals aimed at boosting the economy, with CNBC’s Eamon Javers.

Discussing whether a plunging dollar and soaring gold prices are putting a major dent in your bottom line, with Anthony Mirhaydari, Edgeletter.com founder and Joe Battipaglia, Stifel Nicolaus.

A look at the fast food chain’s earnings and strategies for staying afloat in the economy, with Matthew DiFrisco, Oppenheimer & Co. executive director/senior analyst.