April 12 (Bloomberg) — Don Hays, founder of Hays Advisory Group, talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about investment strategy and the outlook for the stock market. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:4:40
April 13 (Bloomberg) — Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight, talks with Bloomberg’s Matt Miller about the outlook for the U.S. labor market. (This report is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:0:39
April 5 (Bloomberg) — Jack Ablin, who oversees $55 billion as chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about U.S. companies’ stock buybacks and the equity market’s performance. (This report is an excerpt. Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:2:4
March 5 (Bloomberg) — Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics, talks with Bloomberg’s Carol Massar and Matt Miller about the outlook for the U.S. labor market and economy.
The U.S. unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent and payrolls fell less than forecast, indicating the labor market strengthened even as East Coast snowstorms forced some employers to temporarily close. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:5:9
In todays market report Asian technology shares were up, cheered by Wall Street and strong earnings from U.S. peers.
Regional benchmarks mostly were flat to lower, but chip-related shares like Tokyo Electron gained after a bullish outlook from flash memory maker SanDisk.
Korean chipmakers like Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor rose, while in Taiwan PC-makers gained on Dell’s record quarterly net profit.
On the downside, Japanese automakers dipped on the stronger yen, despite news that General Motors would recall 1.3 million vehicles to fix a power steering problem
GM said the recall, coming in the wake of Toyota’s massive 8 million vehicle action, covers cars linked to 14 crashes and one injury.
Australia’s central bank hiked its cash rate by 25 basis points, flagging further hikes ahead after a strong economic recovery.
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A quick description of the events that brought America’s Big Three automakers to their knees. First, they had to assume responsiblities assumed by governments in other developed countries. Second, they were not quick enough to respond to changing demands, causing them to lose market share to the Japanese. Having lost market share but having assumed responsbilities usually shouldered by governments, they were preassured for money and neglected R&D, engaged in badge engineering. Third, they did not prepare for the end of cheap gas and the SUV craze – Toyota did, and, despite exploiting the SUV craze as well, prepared by fostering a green image through bringing cars like the Prius to the market, even though they were not profitable in the short run.
Duration : 0:3:11