Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Austan Goolsbee, a senior White House economic adviser, talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman about the impact of the Obama administration's stimulus package on the economy. The US economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year, propelled by stimulus-driven gains in consumer spending and home building. (Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Urs Roth, chief executive officer of the Swiss Bankers Association, talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan and Jon Erlichman about the outlook for wealthy banking clients in Switzerland. Switzerland, which manages an estimated 27 percent of the worlds privately held offshore wealth, agreed in March to cooperate with foreign authorities on tax evasion probes to avoid being blacklisted as a tax haven by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (Source ...
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Aaron Regent, chief executive officer of Barrick Gold Corp., talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about the company's decision to close its hedge positions. The world's largest gold producer said profit excluding a $5.7 billion charge to eliminate fixed-price contracts and a one-time impairment expense was 54 cents a share, more than analaysts expected. (Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Craig Donohue, chief executive officer of CME Group Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about the company's third-quarter earnings reported today. CME Group, the worlds largest futures market, said net income rose 20 percent to $202.3 million or $3.04 a share. (This is an excerpt of the interview. Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Eric Hovde, chief executive officer of Hovde Capital Advisors LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Peter Cook about the Obama administration's effort to overhaul regulations governing the financial markets and the need to revisit elements of the Glass-Steagall Act. Hovde also discusses factors driving US growth and economic outlook. (Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Christina Romer, chairman of the White Houses Council of Economic Advisers, talks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua, Jon Erlichman and Adam Johnson about the role of US consumers in third-quarter economic growth. The worlds largest economy expanded at a 3.5 percent pace from July through September, exceeding the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, after shrinking the previous four quarters, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in ...
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Kathleen Stephansen, chief economist at Aladdin Capital Management LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker and Francine Lacqua about US third-quarter gross domestic product and the outlook for consumers. According to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US economy, propelled by stimulus-driven gains in consumer spending and home building, grew at a 3.5 percent pace from July through September, the first expansion in more than a ...
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) - David Malpass, president of Encima Global, talks with Bloombergs Tom Keene about the US third-quarter gross domestic product and prospects for economic growth. The US economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace from July through September, the first expansion in more than a year, propelled by stimulus-driven gains in consumer spending and home building. (Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Tokumbo Shobowale, chief operating officer of the New York City Economic Development Corp., talks with Bloomberg's Deirdre Bolton and Erik Schatzker about the potential economic impact of the Yankees being in Major League Baseball's World Series on the city. The Philadelphia Phillies opened the World Series yesterday with a 6-1 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium. (Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Bob Lutz, vice chairman of General Motors Co., talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker and Greg Miles about today's race to prove the Cadillac CTS-V is the fastest four-door sedan on the road. Lutz will race a handful of high-performance rivals on a track in Monticello, New York. (Source: Bloomberg)
