June 2008

As I mentioned in my last couple of blog posts while in Pittsburg at the Economic Summit on Competitiveness hosted by Sen. Obama, I had the opportunity to interview some leading thinkers on energy. One of the people that I had a chance to sit down with was Federico Pena, the Honorable Pena, who was at one time secretary of transportation and energy under the Clinton Administration and who is ... read more

Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, an ardent Clinton supporter and more recently Obama supporter, joined me this morning on Money for Breakfast to discuss his plans for solving the short-term energy crisis and whether he would be interested in a Cabinet position were Obama to get elected this fall. First, he says consumers need to change their habits and he's instituting strategies to help ... read more

This morning on Money for Breakfast we ran a sit down interview that I had with Vinod Khosla, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems and its one-time chief executive officer, as well as one of the original investors in Google and currently the head of the #1 venture capital group as rated by Forbes called Khosla Ventures which funds "science experiments." I met up with Vinod at Carnegie Mellon ... read more

As I mentioned in my last blog on Friday morning, I stopped over at Good Morning America again to talk about the economy with Chris Cuomo. We talked about Thursday’s selloff and what contributed to it, but we also talked about something that I think you should keep in mind today: WINDOW DRESSING or, as I like to paraphrase it, CHASING PERFORMANCE. Today is the last day of the second quarter, ... read more

What a week! Last week, that is. I have so much to tell you. I am sorry that it has taken me this long to put it in writing. Let me start by saying this: I will never forget last week. I started writing this on Friday afternoon. I had been awake for 36 hours straight. Living on fumes - actually Diet Coke. Thank God for caffeine. As you may have seen on my last blog entry, I interviewed ... read more

Hello from Pittsburgh! I'm here right now covering Sen. Barack Obama's economic summit. Earlier today, I had the chance to chat with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee about everything from oil to the White House race. Some tidbits from our interview... Sen. Obama said another stimulus package and a permanent $1,000 tax cut for individuals and families may be needed to “get ... read more

This morning I met the man behind the Maxim empire: Felix Dennis, chairman of Dennis Publishing. What a story! A college dropout who, decades later, becomes one of the 100 richest people in the U.K. At one time, he owned as many as 240 magazines. Today he owns 50 magazines and multiple websites after the sale of the magazine that put him on the map -- Maxim -- along with other well-known magazines ... read more

Today on Money for Breakfast we dissected the tax policies of both presidential candidates by looking at their individual IRS returns. It tells a fascinating story and gives you some insight into why they have very different tax policies. This was a great segment. Roni Deutch, the famous tax attorney joined me. She is full of life and energy and knows how to make tax talk fun. Enjoy. I learned ... read more

You know all this talk about going solar? How solar power could be one of the resolutions to our dependence on foreign oil? Well this morning on The Opening Bell I talked to the CEO of Solarcity. They provide solar power, one of the "hottest" alternatives forms of energy right now. For years they have been selling solar panels but now they've figure out any even smarter way to sell power, ... read more

Another rough day on Wall Street yesterday, led by the financials. Just when you think the worst is behind you, rumblings of new writedowns and increased risk due to Collateralized Debt Obligations resurface. You have to wonder at this juncture, with many financial institutions hitting 1991 lows, how the private-equity guys who invested a fresh chunk of capital several months ago are feeling ... read more