Archive for September, 2011

Video: Renren’s Chen Faults Alibaba’s Ma Over Alipay Transfer

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Joe Chen, chief executive officer of Renren Inc., talks about Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma’s decision to spin off the company’s payment business and the outlook for Renren’s customer growth and e-commerce revenue. Chen speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)


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Video: FTN’S Piegza Expects U.S. Economy to `Sputter Along’

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Lindsey Piegza, an economist at FTN Financial, talks about the outlook for the U.S. economy. Piegza also discusses the U.S. labor market and consumers. She speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Source: Bloomberg)


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Video: Fifth Street CEO Tannenbaum Expects U.S. Recession

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Leonard Tannenbaum, chief executive officer at Fifth Street Finance Corp., talks about prospects for the U.S. economy. Tannenbaum also discusses mergers and acquisitions and Fifth Third’s investment strategy. He speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Source: Bloomberg)


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Video: McCormick Favors Dividend-Payers Amid Market Volatility

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Matthew McCormick, vice president and portfolio manager at Bahl & Gaynor Inc., talks about investment strategy, risk for Morgan Stanley and the outlook for U.S. financial markets. McCormick, speaking with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness with Margaret Brennan,” also talks about Morgan Stanley’s debt and credit default swaps which are being priced as less creditworthy than most U.S., U.K. and French banks and as risky as Italy’s biggest lenders. (Source: Bloomberg)


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Video: U.S. Consumer Spending Slowed in August as Incomes Fell

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Consumer spending in the U.S. slowed in August as incomes unexpectedly dropped for the first time in almost two years, forcing households to dip into savings. Purchases rose 0.2 percent after a 0.7 percent increase the prior month, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. Betty Liu and Michael McKee report on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop.” (Source: Bloomberg)


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Video: Fernandez Says Some Spanish Cajas May Face Liquidation

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Fernando Fernandez, a professor at IE Business School, discusses the recapitalization of Spain’s saving banks and the outlook for the country’s economy. Fernandez speaks from Madrid with Owen Thomas on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move.”


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Video: Gracia Rubio Expects Increased Mergers at Spanish Banks

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Maria Gracia Rubio, a partner at Baker & McKenzie, talks about the capitalization of Spanish savings banks. She speaks from Amsterdam with Owen Thomas on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.” (Source: Bloomberg)


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Video: HSBC’s Qu Expects China’s Economy to Continue to Slow

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Qu Hongbin, an economist with HSBC Holdings Plc in Hong Kong, talks about China’s economy. A gauge of Chinese manufacturing shrank for a third month, the longest contraction since 2009, as measures of new orders and export demand declined. Qu speaks with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg)


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Video: Prospect’s Freeze Says Japan’s Recovery `Well Underway’

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Curtis Freeze, founder of Honolulu-based Prospect Asset Management Inc., talks about Japan’s economy, financial markets, and government. Freeze speaks from Tokyo with John Dawson on Bloomberg Television’s “First Up.” (Source: Bloomberg)


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Video: U.S. Stocks Gain as Jobless Claims Offset Tech Retreat

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, rebounding from a 1 percent decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as lower-than-estimated claims for unemployment benefits helped offset losses by consumer and technology shares. Bloomberg’s Michael McKee also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)


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