May 27 (Bloomberg) — Mattias Westman, chief executive officer of Prosperity Capital Management Ltd., discusses Russian seach-engine Yandex NV’s $1.3 billion US initial public offering, Yandex’s competition with Google Inc. and factors driving Russia’s technology industry. Westman speaks with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)
May 24 (Bloomberg) — Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, talks about President Barack Obama’s trip to Europe this week. Hunt, speaking on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan,” also discusses Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ announcement that he won’t seek Republican presidential nomination and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s entry in to the 2012 race. (Source: Bloomberg
May 19 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s William Pesek discusses potential Asian candidates to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as chief of the International Monetary Fund. Pesek speaks from Tokyo with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move Asia.” (William Pesek is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. Source: Bloomberg)
May 5 (Bloomberg) — Mitul Kotecha, global head of foreign-exchange strategy at Credit Agricole CIB, talks about European Central Bank policy. Policy makers meeting today in Helsinki will keep the benchmark rate at 1.25 percent, according to all 48 economists in a Bloomberg News survey. Kotecha speaks from Hong Kong with Linzie Janis on Bloomberg Television’s “Global Connection.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Rick Horrow, founder of Horrow Sports Ventures Inc. and a Bloomberg Television contributing editor, discusses Andy Roddick’s reaction after being called for a foot fault at last night’s second-round match at the US Open at the National Tennis Center in New York. Horrow also discusses the popularity of tennis in the US He talks with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “Inside Track.” (Source: Bloomberg)
June 25 (Bloomberg) — Rod Smyth, chief investment strategist at Riverfront Investment Group, and Richard Regan of Protradingcourse.com speak about the US stock market, global investment opportunities and this weekend’s Group of 20 meeting in Toronto. They talk with Julie Hyman, Matt Miller, Carol Massar, Adam Johnson and Dominic Chu on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)
June 25 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel talks about the latest issue of the magazine, which features a cover story on Greece, including an analysis of the country’s austerity measures and a profile of Prime Minister George Papandreou. Tyrangiel talks with Bloomberg’s Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Source: Bloomberg)
The major US equity indices closed mixed Monday after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Greece’s government bond ratings to junk, offsetting earlier gains caused by upbeat industrial data from Europe. The ratings agency cut Greece’s sovereign-debt rating by four notches to Ba1, from A3, reflecting its view of the country’s medium-term credit fundamentals. The report on Europe showed that industrial production in the 16 countries that use the euro grew more than expected in April, up 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed 0.20% lower at 10190.89, the S&P500 (INX) closed 0.18% lower at 1089.63, and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) closed 0.02% higher at 2243.96.
Carnegie Mellon economist Allan Meltzer argues policies like those of Margaret Thatcher’s will save the world from going broke.
Turmoil abroad shows Americans how sovereign debt problems can come home to roost.
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