Thursday, May 15
Nardelli Says Chrysler Is Beating Cash, Operating Goals - Bloomberg
May 15 -- Robert Nardelli, chief executive officer of Chrysler LLC, and Vice Chairmen Tom LaSorda and Jim Press talk with Bloomberg's Greg Miles from Auburn Hills, Michigan, about the company's business strategy, investor concerns about Chrysler and its cash flow plan. Chrysler is the third-largest U.S. automaker.
Will Sullivan Stay at AIG? - CNBC
May 14 -- AIG CEO Martin Sullivan is under Wall Street's spotlight today, and CNBC's Mary Thompson and Charlie Gasparino have they details.
Trichet Sees Euro-Area Growth Slowing in Second Quarter - Bloomberg
May 15 -- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet talks with reporters in Vienna about the outlook for economic growth in the 15-member euro region. European growth accelerated more in the first quarter than economists estimated as the strongest German expansion in 12 years powered the euro region through the global slowdown.
The Bulls Are Wild for Goldilocks! - CNBC Kudlow & Company
May 14 -- Bulls are wild over tame prices with James Pethokoukis of U.S. News & World Report, Don Luskin of Trend Macro, Barry Ritholtz of Fusion IQ, Andrew Busch of BMO Capital Markets, David Malpass of Bear Stearns, Jim Awad of WP Stewart Asset Management, and CNBC's Larry Kudlow.
Ballmer Cant, But Icahn - CNBC
May 14 -- Carl Icahn has acquired a $50 million share stake in Yahoo in preparation for a possible proxy reports CNBC's David Faber, John Aiken of Majestic Research and Infectious Greed's Paul Kedrosky.
Sharga of RealtyTrac Doesn't See Bottom in Foreclosures - Bloomberg
May 14 -- Rick Sharga, executive vice president of marketing at RealtyTrac Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar from Washington about U.S. home foreclosure filings and the outlook for the housing market. Foreclosure filings climbed 65 percent and bank seizures more than doubled in April from a year earlier as mortgage industry efforts to modify loans fell short. More than 243,300 properties were in some stage of foreclosure, the highest monthly total since RealtyTrac, a seller of default data, began in January 2005.
What Recession? - CNBC
May 14 -- Discussing whether inflation is under control with Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial, CNBC's Rick Santelli & Steve Liesman.
Maki of Barclays Sees Fed Holding Rates Until March 2009 - Bloomberg
May 14 -- Dean Maki, chief U.S. economist at Barclays Capital Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Rhonda Schaffler in New York about today's report on U.S. consumer prices in April and the outlook for the economy, Federal Reserve monetary policy and commodity prices. The consumer price index increased 0.2 percent, less than forecast, after a 0.3 percent gain in March, the Labor Department said.
Rising Dollar Plays - CNBC
May 14 -- Investment plays in a rising dollar environment with Tom Ruggie of Ruggie Wealth Management; Brent McQuiston of Wealth Trust Arizona and CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
Troy Mastin Calls Icahn Microsoft 'Surrogate' for Yahoo - Bloomberg
May 15 -- Troy Mastin, an analyst at William Blair & Co. in Chicago, talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Erik Schatzker about billionaire investor Carl Icahn's stake in Yahoo! Inc. and the possibility of reopening talks in Microsoft Corp.'s pursuit of the Internet company. Icahn signaled that he will nominate his own slate of directors at Yahoo's July 3 annual meeting after the company snubbed Microsoft's $47.5 billion takeover offer. Icahn owns about 59 million shares or share equivalents of Yahoo, he said in a letter to the board.