Saturday, August 13, 2011

TSX closes flat, Dow gains amid strong retail sales


John Santiago works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. North American stock markets were looking up Friday, Aug. 12, as investors hope a market bottom is near after three weeks of selloffs.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Fed Helping or Hurting the Economy?


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A breakdown of the CNBC Fed survey and insight on whether the Fed is helping or hurting the economy, with Kurt Karl, Swiss Re; Susan Solovic, SBTV.com, and CNBC's Steve Liesman.

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Chief analyst of a private bank Robert Halver makes a phone call at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Aug.12, 2011, when the stock index went above 6,000 points in the afternoon.