President Obama needs to make tough choices to do the right thing to save America's economy, says David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller general Peter G. Peterson Foundation president/CEO.
Banks must disclose how much they pay top employees, a UK government-sponsored report published by Sir David Walker said Thursday. "I am confident that the direction of the proposals I'm making is right," Walker, a former chairman of Morgan Stanley's international unit, told CNBC.
"It has been a difficult year for holiday companies…It has been a difficult year for luxury goods as well," Peter Rothwell, CEO of Swiss-based luxury travel company Kuoni, said Thursday. "Probably the worst is behind us and we're beginning to look at the green shoots."