Sean Parker, Airtime co-founder, weighs in on the controversial launch of Facebook's initial public offering, with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin, and Laurence Fink, BlackRock chairman & CEO.
Lee Sachs, Alliance Partners founder & co-CEO, shares perspective on what the nation has learned from the financial crisis and what Europe can learn from it as well, with Laurence Fink, BlackRock chairman & CEO.
"Politics is playing a much more substantial role in the direction of the marketplaces." says Laurence Fink, BlackRock chairman & CEO, discussing the shape of the global markets; the strength of the U.S. economy; and making the case for investing in stocks.
"Everybody is talking about manufacturing, it doesn't matter which political party they belong to," says Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers president & CEO, discussing jobs creation, politics, and restarting the U.S. economic engine.
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is classified as a REIT, owns 21 hotels in 14 markets, and began operating at the beginning of the economy's recovery. Jon Bortz, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust CEO, discusses the state of hotel construction in the U.S. and how his company has taken advantage of the downturn in the market.
American Electric Power receives 30% of its revenues from Ohio, but the state is now deregulating the electricity market. Nick Akins, American Electric Power president & CEO, discusses his company's growth strategies moving forward and how it will face possible competition.
Shares of Mattress Firm fell 18%, and Tempur-Pedic lowered its earnings and sales guidance for both Q2 and the full year. Stephen Stagner, Mattress Firm president & CEO, discusses his company's growth strategies and why investors should not be worried.
Robert Greifeld, Nasdaq OMX Group CEO, explains what went wrong the day of the Facebook IPO. "This clearly was a low point for us," he tells CNBC's Maria Bartiromo.
In this excerpt from a "Closing Bell" live interview, Maria Bartiromo asks Nasdaq OMX Group CEO Robert Greifeld about shareholder lawsuits over how the exchange handled Facebook's IPO.
Liam McGee, chairman, president and CEO of The Hartford Financial Services Group, offers insight on the markets and his company's recent reorganization to increase shareholder returns and stock performance.
Coinstar and Starbucks have entered into an agreement to open several thousand coffee kiosks across the country. Paul Davis, CEO Coinstar, discusses with the FMHR crew.
CNBC's Becky Quick reports the latest decision on interest rates from the European Central Bank, and discussing whether the largest European banks are "too big to save," with Jim Millstein, Millstein & Company CEO and Stephen Roach, Yale University senior fellow.
Clay Siegall, Seattle Genetics president & CEO, discusses his company's latest drug developments for non-hodgkins lymphoma and hodgkins lymphoma, and its opportunity to be a "$1 billion plus product on its own."
It's been a rough ride for the railroads this year; coal volumes plummeted after an unusually warm winter. Wick Moorman, CEO of Norfolk Southern, explains whether the worst is behind the rail industry.
Discussing whether the recent weakness in stocks is something to be bought or to be avoided, with Lee Munson, Portfolio Asset Management; Nathan Bachrach, The Financial Network Group CEO; and CNBC's Courtney Reagan.
Adeyemi Ajao, Identified.com co-CEO, and Brendan Wallace, Identified.com co-CEO, discuss how they were able to raise funding for their fast-growing career site for young professionals.
Shawn Matthews, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO, discusses the impact of Greece and Spain's debt problems on Treasury prices; the slump in housing; whether the Fed will issue further economic easing; and investment opportunities in emerging markets.
The Marriott empire continues to grow with the acquisition of Gaylord Hotel brands. Arne Sorenson, Marriott International CEO, and Colin Reed, Gaylord Entertainment CEO, discuss the deal and the outlook on summer travel and the U.S. economy.
Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take Two Interactive talks to CNBC's Julia Boorstin about his company's digital growth, and competition from social and mobile games.
Investors are pouring money back into high yield, or junk bonds, as they prepare for a long and winding low interest rate environment, reports CNBC's Kayla Tausche. Ron Kruszewski, Stifel Nicolaus CEO and Jim Iuorio, TJM Institutional Services, discuss April factory orders, the European crisis and the state of the U.S. recession.
Mad Money host Jim Cramer and Harvey Berger, Ariad Pharmaceuticals chairman/CEO, discuss the state of the health care sector and Ariad's recent research for Sarcoma, Leukemia and other cancers.