World's Safest Banks
Airtime: Mon. Aug. 30 2010 | 9:14 AM ET
Discussing whether U.S. banks are any safer than two years ago, with Joseph Giarraputo, Global Finance Magazine Publisher.

Airtime: Mon. Aug. 30 2010 | 9:14 AM ET
Discussing whether U.S. banks are any safer than two years ago, with Joseph Giarraputo, Global Finance Magazine Publisher.

CNBC’s Steve Liesman has the highlights from the meeting of G-7 finance ministers. CNBC’s Steve Liesman has the highlights from the meeting of G-7 finance ministers.

Lihir Gold has rejected an US$8.5 bn billion takeover offer from Newcrest Mining. Ron Cameron, senior analyst at Ord Minnett and Greg Canavan, editor of Sound Money – Sound Investments, weigh in on the deal, with CNBC’s Amanda Drury & Sri Jegarajah.

West African-focused miner Randgold Resources reported a 79% jump in full-year profit, benefiting from high gold prices and record production. It plans to raise its full-year dividend by 30%. “It was a great year,” CEO Mark Bristow said Monday. “We strengthened our balance sheet through last year.”

The days of a family expecting to use their returns from investments to fund their retirement or pay for their kids’ college educations are over, says Bill Gross, co-CIO and founder of PIMCO.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gives his opening statement on the public policy issues raised by the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Examiner report.

CNBC’s Steve Liesman has highlights from the G-20 meeting and more.