January 24, 2008 6:07AM
A View Behind the Scenes
By Alexis Glick
Good Morning!! It’s just after 11am here. We’ve been up since the crack of dawn interviewing some fantastic CEO’s. Tune into Money for Breakfast and the Opening Bell this morning. If you miss them, just go to our home page and you can see the video. We’re talking to the CEO of General Mills, Coca Cola, Intel, Nissan and so many more. Here’s a taste of what you can expect from Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, “You can’t save your way out of recession, you have to invest your way out.”
So what other kinds of behind the scenes stories have I heard on the down low?
Ukrainian President Yushchenko is here staying at a private villa with maximum security. He has a private chef that cooks and travels with him at ALL times. He has had two surgeries to correct the results of the Dioxin poising and is expected to have another three.
Pakistani President Musharraf and Columbian President Uribe are both here and have lead to increased security. I wish I could sit down with Musharraf. He may be one of the most fascinating guests given the upcoming elections in Pakistan in February. We saw the Colombian president last night arriving at the Hotel Belvedere with about 10 agents wrapped around him. I tried to talk to him but feared that story would have an unhappy ending :). Also saw master of deal making Henry Kravitz talking to several international leaders. He still looks as strong and powerful as ever.
Ok. Need to buckle in for the next four hours of live television. See you on the back end!
Comment by SHAWN
Jan 24th, 2008 at 6:53 am
hi alexis, will you guys be addressing this story about that french bank?
the trader that stole a boat load of money?
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h8jkMIDj4zmw-2u6_pyVeOLPywLQD8UC6G182
it said there was a “elaborate scheme of fictitious transactions”
it sounds like what patrick byrne is talking about doesnt it?
counterfeit shares … phantom shares.
it makes mr wonder how much of that has happened here in our markets.
thanks alexis you have a super day.
Comment by Burnsie
Jan 24th, 2008 at 10:35 am
It is good to see a Minnesota contingent (General Mills) on the world stage!! Thanks to the FBN we have all these interviews in one spot. Today, being ensconced with the white and dark noise of news information, having a “one stop shop” for quality and succinct CEO interviews is very helpful. Having them archived or transcribed would be useful as well as I am a business researcher but it is good to have them available none-the-less. I know we’d never get the scope in the local news and to get the array, I’d have to subscribe to another content source. I’m looking forward to watching them all this evening. Keep up the great work!!