U.S. Senator Chris Dodd tables his plans for financial reform today and Laurence Meyer, a former Fed governor, assesses consumer protection and banks too big to fail among other items.
Subodh Kumar, president, Subodh Kumar & Associates and former chief investment strategist, CIBC World Markets, talks about stock choice and asset allocation.
Teetering on the brink of default, Greece's fiscal management will come under scrutiny in Brussels over the next couple of days. BNN speaks to Domenico Lombardi, senior fellow, Brookings Institution.
A glut of new ships may sink the Baltic Dry Index's ability to act as a barometer for the global economy. BNN speaks to Plamen Natzkoff, dry bulk freight strategist, Citigroup Global Markets Limited.
There are hundreds of niche software companies across Canada, each with their own unique business. Midday Markets speaks to two of the top 10 software companies to watch, according to IDC Canada. BNN speaks to Dan Gagliardi, CEO of Zeebu Mobile Inc., which makes a BlackBerry app for toddlers.
There are hundreds of niche software companies across Canada, each with their own unique business. Midday Markets speaks to two of the top 10 software companies to watch, according to IDC Canada. BNN speaks to Paul Loucks, president and CEO of Halogen Software, which makes talent management software.
If there was one small cap stock you could own, what would it be? BNN speaks to three portfolio managers about their picks - Alex Lane, portfolio manager, Dynamic Funds, Bob Thompson, CEO, Brownstone Asset Management, and Michael Simpson, vice-president and portfolio manager, Sentry Select Capital.
If there was one small cap stock you could own, what would it be? BNN speaks to three portfolio managers about their picks - Alex Lane, portfolio manager, Dynamic Funds, Bob Thompson, CEO, Brownstone Asset Management, and Michael Simpson, vice-president and portfolio manager, Sentry Select Capital.
If there was one small cap stock you could own, what would it be? BNN speaks to three portfolio managers about their picks - Alex Lane, portfolio manager, Dynamic Funds, Bob Thompson, CEO, Brownstone Asset Management, and Michael Simpson, vice-president and portfolio manager, Sentry Select Capital.
The latest reports on retail sales and job losses indicate the U.S. economy is improving. According to Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist, Banyan Partners, the brighter outlook means the stocks - at current levels - are cheap. He says the S&P 500 could hit 1,400 by the end of the year.
Labour relations will be a big issue hanging over the U.S. airline industry this year. And that's one reason why Helane Becker, transportation analyst, Jesup & Lamont, has Delta as a top stock pick for 2010.
Canadian home sales declined slightly in February, and Doug Porter, deputy chief economist, BMO Capital Markets, believes the "housing market is beginning to simmer down ... and it appears it will pull up just short of bubble territory."
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd unveiled his proposed financial regulation legislation today. Niall McGee has more, and BNN speaks to Rob Johnson, director of financial reform, Roosevelt Institute, who says very little will be accomplished in terms of protecting consumers and strengthening oversight of Wall Street.
Many global banks have been making outsized revenues on trading, but not Canadian banks. Sheryl Kennedy, CEO, Promontory Financial Group Canada, explains how trading revenue looked at global banks for Q1 2010.
Investors from far and wide are betting on the Canadian dollar. BNN speaks to Steven Butler, director of foreign exchange, Scotia Capital, about why the loonie has become so attractive of late.
Sen. Chris Dodd's new banking reform proposal blends ideas from the Democrats and the Republicans. Bank execs would be removed from the board of the New York Fed and only the U.S. President would select its head, and a consumer protection agency in the Federal Reserve would be created. BNN speaks to Mark Calabria, director of Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute, about whether the proposed regs have any teeth.
BNN takes a look at the court-ordered report about the collapse of Lehman Brothers with Larry McDonald, who was vice-president of distressed debt and convertible securities trading when the bank folded. He is also the author of "A Colossal Failure of Common Sense," and is currently the managing director of Pangea Capital.
U.S. lawmakers are among those who want China to devalue its currency the renminbi, also known as the yuan. BNN speaks to Rachel Ziemba, senior analyst, Roubini Global Economics, who says this issue may be a "red herring."