Not Your Typical CEO

The Wall Street Journal's Kaveri Niththyananthan talks with Virgin Atlantic's President Richard Branson about the future for Virgin, strikes at BA and price fixing allegations.  Branson is for competition in ways many CEOs are not.

Virgin's Jilie Southern Talks strategy and the Airline Outlook

The Wall Street Journal's Kaveri Niththyananthan interviews Virgin Airline's Chief Commercial and Financial Officer, Jilie Southern, about the outlook, the impact from volcanic ash and her opinion on new government policy:

Apple Worth More Than Microsoft?

The WSJ's Simon Cosnable and Dennis Berman joins the News Hub to discuss how last Wednesday (5/26/2010), Apple's market capitalization past Microsoft's:

When Earnings Go Up, Stocks Go Down?

Corporate profits are still posting positive surprises, but Alex Eule reports the market has seemingly lost interest. From Barrons.com's:

When the Euro Sneezes, Does the Aussie Dollar Catch Something?

WSJ's David Wessel joins the News Hub and discusses why Europe's problems threaten not just Europe. Note the great view of the Sydney Opera House seen from St. Aloyisius? The next building after that is the Parthenon in Athens.

Has Greece's Profligacy Made Some Top European Stocks A Buy?

The Euro crisis has driven the currency down versus the dollar making Europen stocks cheaper for those of us who buy with greenbacks. It has also driven European stock prices down in Euros.

Does this mean there are bargains?  Vito J. Racanelli, Barron's European Editor suggests some candidates:

As Australia Goes, So Goes the Global Economy?

Andria Cheng previews this week's news from Asia.

Australia's GDP and Rate Decision: Among the world's central banks, the Reserve Bank of Australia (the RBA) has aggressive withdrawing monetary stimulus The RBA is expected to keep its rates steady as European debt worries roil global markets.

China's Purchasing Managers' Index will show where the world's second largest economy is going.

Here is a Barron's video:

Ryan Air and Ahold to Report

Aude Lagorce reports on the forthcoming earnings reports by Ryan Air and Ahold:

Are Stocks Cheap?

May 24 2010:   On FT,com, investment editor James Mackintosh asks whether stocks are cheap.  In this video he compares European stock and bond yields and the basis point spread in LIBOR markets.