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Cheney of John Hancock Says Jobs Data Bullish for Economy

Fri, 02 May 2008 10:58:52 -0400

Bill Cheney, chief economist at John Hancock Financial Services, and Jessica Hoverson of MF Global talk with Bloomberg's Matt Miller about the U.S. April employment report, market reaction and the economy.

Vafi Says Hewlett-Packard EDS Buy Makes Sense

Mon, 12 May 2008 18:24:14 -0400

Joseph Vafi, an analyst at Jefferies & Co., talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller from San Francisco about Hewlett-Packard Co.'s talks to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. Hewlett-Packard confirmed the negotiations in a statement today after the Wall Street Journal said the companies were in discussions. The world's biggest personal-computer maker may pay as much as $13 billion for Electronic Data, according to a person familiar with the situation who declined to be named.

Rosenbluth Says Jha's Hiring Is `Good Move' by Motorola

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:15:43 -0400

Todd Rosenbluth, an analyst at Standard & Poor's, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller from New York about Motorola Inc.'s decision to hire Sanjay Jha as its new co-chief executive officer and prospects for the company's growth. Motorola shares rose the most in more than four years after the company said that Jha, Qualcomm's former operations chief, would be hired to oversee Motorola's money-losing mobile-phone business. The handset unit accounts for 41 percent of Motorola's revenue.

Ellman of Seacliff Says Lehman's Loss May Not Be Last

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:23:04 -0400

James Ellman, president of Seacliff Capital LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller from San Francisco about Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s $2.8 billion second-quarter loss and capital raising, and the turmoil in credit markets. Lehman's loss was its first since going public in 1994. The fourth-largest U.S. securities firm raised $6 billion to help it survive the collapse of the mortgage market.

Gramercy's Lappin Says Kodak May Be Takeover Target

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:19:02 -0400

Joan Lappin, president of Gramercy Capital Management, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller in New York about the U.S. stock market, the outlook for final regulatory approval of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., the likelihood of a merger between Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. and Eastman Kodak Co. as a potential acquisition target.

Corridore Says United `Right' to End US Airways Talks

Fri, 30 May 2008 21:05:01 -0400

Jim Corridore, an analyst at Standard & Poor's, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller from New York about UAL Corp.'s United Airlines' decision to break off merger talks with US Airways Group Inc., UAL's talks with Continental Airlines Inc. and the outlook for the airline industry. United Airlines is pursuing a possible alliance with Continental Airlines after ending merger talks with US Airways because of concerns that labor costs would be too high.

Birinyi Says Financials May Need to Be Sold After Gains

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:38:56 -0400

Laszlo Birinyi, who oversees more than $350 million as president of Birinyi Associates Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller from Westport, Connecticut, about investment strategy, the performance of energy, financial and oil-services stocks, and recommendation of Apache Corp. and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

Sanders Sees Starbucks Growing Faster Outside of U.S.

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:06:32 -0500

Emily Sanders, chief executive officer of Sanders Financial Management, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller and Scarlet Fu from Atlanta about Starbucks Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings reported today and the outlook for growth. Starbucks reported profit that fell more than analysts estimated, capping a year in which the world's largest chain of coffee shops named a new CEO and said it would cut 13,000 jobs.