The Political Economy
Airtime: Mon. Aug. 23 2010 | 6:20 AM ET
Political pressure is rising ahead of the midterm elections, with Greg Valliere, Potomac Research Group, Allen Sinai ,Decision Economics.
Airtime: Mon. Aug. 23 2010 | 6:20 AM ET
Political pressure is rising ahead of the midterm elections, with Greg Valliere, Potomac Research Group, Allen Sinai ,Decision Economics.
Insight on the Fed’s decision, with Ken Volpert, Vanguard principal, and William Gross, PIMCO co-CIO & founder.
Hedge fund Skybridge Capital is entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Citi’s fund of hedge funds, seeding and advisory businesses. Anthony Scaramucci, managing partner of Skybridge Capital, discusses the deal with CNBC.
TUI Travel reported widening first-half losses Tuesday. “What we’ve seen is a significant improvement in our second-quarter results,” CEO Peter Long said. “We’ve seen a strong recovery in consumer demand.”
Warren Buffett answers questions about the rating agencies before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Committee. The Commission is holding a hearing entitled “Credibility of Credit Ratings, the Investment Decisions Made Based on Those Ratings, and the Financial Crisis.”
Robert Weissenstein, CIO at Credit Suisse Private Banking Americas, tells CNBC volume has made the rally more viable.
Discussing the weekly jobless claims report, with CNBC’s Rick Santelli and Jim Iuorio, TJM Institutional Investors.