President George Bush discussing the decline in the U.S. deficit, with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo

President George Bush discussing the decline in the U.S. deficit, with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo

A group of Merrill alums are unhappy, reports CNBC's Charlie Gasparino

Getting income from dividends, with Ron Delegge, ETFguide.com editor and CNBC's Dylan Ratigan

Highlights from Maria Bartiromo's exclusive interview with the President.

Speculation that Google is developing a phone, with Pete Najarian, Najarian Capital and CNBC's Dylan Ratigan

Some key qualities to look for when picking stocks, with Matt Zuck, SKBA Investments portfolio manager and CNBC's Dylan Ratigan

The keys to making money, with Binky Chadha, Deutsche Bank chief U.S. equity strategist; Alec Young, Standard & Poor's equity market strategist and CNBC's Dylan Ratigan

Steve Barrow, chief currency strategist at Bear Stearns, and Cyril Beuzit, head of interest rate strategy at BNP Paribas, have analysis of the currency and bond markets with CNBC's Guy Johnson.

Dutch telecommunications companies also made strong gains Thursday, in-line with the rest of the sector. Andre Sirks, private banker at Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers, has more with CNBC's Guy Johnson.

The Swedish stock market closed higher Thursday, with Nokia leading the gainers. CNBC's Guy Johnson speaks to Anders Elgemyr, senior financial analyst at Glitnir, for more.

The FTSE-100 was the best performing European index Thursday, despite heavy losses from Northern Rock. Giles Watts, head of dealing at City Index, has more with CNBC's Guy Johnson.