Contributed by Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report. A "paralyzed" Federal Reserve Bank, in its "final days," held hostage by Wall Street "robots" trading in markets that are "artificially medicated" are just a few of the bleak observations shared by David Stockman, former Republican U.S. Congressman and director of the Office of Management and Budget. He is also a founding partner of Heartland Industrial Partners and the author of The Triumph of Politics: Why Reagan's Revolution Failed and the soon-to-be released The Great Deformation: How Crony Capitalism Corrupts Free Markets and Democracy. The Gold Report caught up with Stockman for this exclusive interview at the recent Recovery Reality Check conference (5/4/12). The Gold Report: David, you have talked and written about the ... Continue reading →

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Richard McGuire, a senior fixed-income strategist at Rabobank International, discusses today's Spanish and French bond auctions and the recapitalization of Europe's banks. He speaks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse." (Source: Bloomberg) Continue reading →

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- James Gautrey, a technology specialist at Schroder Investment Management, discusses the outlook for Nokia Oyj and its link-up with Microsoft Corp. He speaks with Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television's "On the Move." (Source: Bloomberg) Continue reading →

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April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Television's Louise Beale reports on the economics of the 2012 London Olympics, which start 100 days from today. (Source: Bloomberg) Continue reading →

April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist at Bank of New York Mellon Corp., talks about the Spanish banking system. Derrick also discusses the outlook for the yen with Linzie Janis and Owen Thomas on Bloomberg Television's "Countdown." (Source: Bloomberg) Continue reading →

April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Arnout Van Rijn, chief investment officer for Robeco Groep NV’s Hong Kong division, talks about the outlook for Asia's stock markets and investment strategy. Van Rijn speaks with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television's "First Up." (Source: Bloomberg) Continue reading →

April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Actor and activist Alec Baldwin speaks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about federal funding for arts education, whether Romney has a chance in November, and the income tax debate. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop." (Source: Bloomberg) Continue reading →