Weekly Jobless Claims
Airtime: Thurs. Nov. 4 2010 | 8:30 AM ET
Insight on the latest jobs report, with CNBC’s Steve Liesman.

Airtime: Thurs. Nov. 4 2010 | 8:30 AM ET
Insight on the latest jobs report, with CNBC’s Steve Liesman.

When a government gets formed in Australia, Peter Costello, former Australian treasurer, says the practicalities of making laws will become exceptionally difficult. He tells CNBC’s Bernard Lo & Matthew Taylor that this will be a time of “weaker government”.

“The euro is a very credible currency, a currency that has a track record of keeping its value (and) is a major asset for investors,” ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet told CNBC after the central bank left interest rates on hold Thursday.

Euro zone GDP grew 1.7% year-on-year in the second quarter. Julian Callow from Barclays Capital told CNBC the strong result was largely due to German economic growth. Lothar Mentel, CIO of Octopus Investments, joined the discussion.

Mr. Lamar McKay, BP American president and chairman, offers his opening statement to the senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources regarding the Gulf oil rig explosion and subsequent spill.

Art Cashin, head of floor operations at UBS, has the buzz from the NYSE.

The location of the London 2012 Olympics “looks like a construction site at the moment, but a really impressive site – the scale is completely overwhelming,” Jacquelin Magnay from Telegraph Media Group told CNBC Friday.