Trading Icon: Jim Simons
Airtime: Thurs. Jun. 10 2010 | 5:52 PM ET
A look at how the legendary trader gained his fame.

Airtime: Thurs. Jun. 10 2010 | 5:52 PM ET
A look at how the legendary trader gained his fame.

“Concerns over a ‘double-dip’ recession seem overdone, but fears are unlikely to fade as economic tensions linger,” Ashok Shah, the Chief Investment Officer at London & Capital, told CNBC Wednesday.

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.

President Barack Obama discusses his plans to allow oil and natural gas exploration in the U.S. to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

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Insight on financial reform, the Volcker rule and derivatives legislation, with Bill Isaac, former FDIC chief and Paul Volcker, former Federal Reserve chairman.