Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Carl Icahn has announced 41
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Carl Icahn has announced 41 campaigns to oust management or make other changes at U.S. corporations since 2006, Bloomberg Businessweek reports in its Aug. 22 edition. Deirdre Bolton reports in today's Movers and Shakers on Bloomberg Television's "InsideTrack." (Source: Bloomberg)
Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Martin Feldstein, an economics professor at
Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Martin Feldstein, an economics professor at Harvard University, talks about the risk of the U.S. economy slipping into a recession. Feldstein, speaking with Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television's "Surveillance Midday," also discusses the interference of politics in crafting deficit reducing legislation. (Source: Bloomberg)
July 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Businessweek's Paul Barrett talks about
July 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Businessweek's Paul Barrett talks about the magazine's cover story on the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Barrett speaks with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television's "InsideTrack." (Source: Bloomberg)
July 7 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Yoshikami, chief investment strategist at
July 7 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Yoshikami, chief investment strategist at YCMNet Advisors, Bob Rice, general managing partner at Tangent Capital Partners LLC, Paul Martino, managing director at Bullpen Capital, and Paul Bard, director of research at Renaissance Capital LLC, talk about Zynga Inc.'s plan to raise $1 billion in an initial public offering and the outlook for the company. (Excerpts. Source: Bloomberg)
July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Fourteen months after the Deepwater Horizon
July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Fourteen months after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Venice, Louisiana, killing 11 men and setting off the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Transocean Ltd., the company that owned and ran the ill-fated 32,600-ton vessel, issued its official account of what happened and why. In a report released on June 22, Transocean said the fatal disaster and subsequent oil spill stemmed in part from faulty decision-making by BP Plc. Paul Barrett discusses Bloomberg Businessweek's latest cover story on Bloomberg Television's "InsideTrack." (Source: Bloomberg)
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Carson Block, the short seller who
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Carson Block, the short seller who runs Muddy Waters LLC, talks about his bet that shares of Sino-Forest Corp. will continue their retreat. Block, speaking with Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness With Margaret Brennan," also discusses his letter to Spreadtrum Communications Inc. Chairman Leo Li highlighting accounting concerns. (Source: Bloomberg)
June 30 (Bloomberg) Two years into his job as chief
June 30 (Bloomberg) Two years into his job as chief executive officer of LinkedIn,Jeff Weiner has quadrupled headcount to 1,500 and taken the professional network public. Here he discussed his leadership style with Businessweek's Douglas MacMillan. (Source: Bloomberg)
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Gary Garrabrant, chief executive officer of
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Gary Garrabrant, chief executive officer of Equity International, talks about the outlook for the commercial real estate market. Garrabrant speaks with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop." (Source: Bloomberg)
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, talks about how his grandfather might compare the concentration of wealth among the nation's largest financial institutions today to the "military industrial complex" he warned about in his 1961 farewell speech. Eisenhower's commentary is in the current issue of Bloomberg Businessweek. He spoke August 24th at the Eisenhower Historic Site in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.(Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, talks about yesterday's
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, talks about yesterday's Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. Hunt speaks on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness With Margaret Brennan." (Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Alvin Wilkinson, founder and principal portfolio manager at Surveyor
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Alvin Wilkinson, founder and principal portfolio manager at Surveyor Management, discusses market volatility and investment strategy. Wilkinson speaks on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness With Margaret Brennan." (Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Andrea Cunningham, founder of CXO Communication, talks about Apple Inc.'s
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Andrea Cunningham, founder of CXO Communication, talks about Apple Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings and business outlook. Apple profit fell short of analysts’ estimates for the first time in at least six years after customers put off purchases of iPhones before the release of the latest version. Cunningham speaks on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness With Margaret Brennan." (Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Matthew Dowd, Bloomberg political analyst and former chief campaign
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Matthew Dowd, Bloomberg political analyst and former chief campaign strategist for George W. Bush, talks about the last night's debate among the Republican presidential hopefuls in Las Vegas. Dowd speaks with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop." (Source: Bloomberg)
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff &
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc., talks about the possibility of a U.S. recession and the European debt crisis. Rosenberg speaks with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop." (Source: Bloomberg)
Charlie Rose: Jill Abramson, executive editor of the New York Times, talks about her role at the
Charlie Rose: Jill Abramson, executive editor of the New York Times, talks about her role at the paper and her new book, ``The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout''