Obama Speaks to AFL-CIO
Airtime: Wed. Aug. 4 2010 | 11:05 AM ET
President Barack Obama speaks to the AFL-CIO Executive Council about his administration’s efforts to create jobs and spur the economy.

Airtime: Wed. Aug. 4 2010 | 11:05 AM ET
President Barack Obama speaks to the AFL-CIO Executive Council about his administration’s efforts to create jobs and spur the economy.

President Obama names Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Real estate mogul Sam Zell’s firm is bullish on the New York market but really sees tremendous opportunity in the growing economy of Brazil, which Zell calls the US in 1950.

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro discusses actions the agency is considering to prevent market drops like the one that happened last week.

Wal-Mart is back in the top spot of the Fortune 500 list. Leigh Gallagher, Fortune senior editor, discusses this and other notable changes.

The race to execute trades may be compromising the entire market, according to the SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro.

Asian nations need more involvement in the G20 policy decisions, but that could happen when the Republic of Korea takes over as group chair, Robert Kimmit, former US Deputy Treasury Secretary, told CNBC Thursday. Philippa Malmgren from Principalis Asset Management joined the discussion.