Story of the Week: IPOs
Airtime: Mon. Mar. 22 2010 | 5:34 PM ET
Six IPOs are scheduled for this week, with CNBC’s Bob Pisani.
Airtime: Mon. Mar. 22 2010 | 5:34 PM ET
Six IPOs are scheduled for this week, with CNBC’s Bob Pisani.
A political gridlock is seen as a good thing for the equity markets, believe Alastair Newton, MD & senior political analyst at Nomura International and Frank Lavin, Former White House Political Director. They also tell CNBC’s Martin Soong that the Bush tax cut extensions will be an important factor in this election.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke discusses “too big to fail” and Lehman Brothers on Capitol Hill.
US consumer spending rose by less than expected in September as income fell for the first time in 14 months. CNBC’s Rick Santelli delves into the data.
Key meetings are still underway on what to do with Greece. The CNBC news team has the details on this and what it means for Portugal.
With the Bank of Japan set to ease policy again, Masayuki Kichikawa, chief Japan economist at Merrill Lynch, discusses the options the central bank has in its toolbox. He speaks to CNBC’s Sri Jegarajah & Karen Tso.
Finally, as he waits for a meaningful Vegas turnaround, Steve Wynn pokes fun at the measurements some analysts and executives use to gauge a company’s success—in short, he mocks EBITDA. “As if depreciation doesn’t exist.”