September 2009

Earlier today, I caught up with Starbucks (SBUX) Chairman & CEO Howard Schultz. Starbucks' stock is up over 120% year to date. Schultz just exercised options worth almost $20 million, taking a $15 million dollar paper profit, but he had an option to sell those shares once the stock options were exercised. He decided to hold them. He is in it for the long-haul and very bullish about the company's ... read more

Today I'm in Atlanta speaking at the Atlanta Press Club about the financial crisis one year later. Before I spoke at the luncheon, I caught up with Atlanta Braves President John Schuerholz. The Braves are on fire, having won 15 of the last 17 games. They're 2 games away from a shot at the wild card and Colorado is in their way. How ironic given Colorado's win streak going into the playoffs last ... read more

Yesterday, it was announced that the richest man in Russia, billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, purchased an 80% stake in the NBA’s New Jersey Nets and a 45% stake in the new arena, making Bruce Ratner a minority stakeholder in the team. This morning, I sat down for an exclusive interview with Bruce Ratner, chairman & CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies and owner of the New Jersey Nets, to talk about ... read more

This morning I sat down for a “First on Fox” interview with Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach. I’ve known Stephen for over 15 years and I was thrilled to have him on the show. When I was a trader at Morgan Stanley, we would talk about the markets every day. He was always bearish , but I still adored him! He’s one of the brightest minds on Wall Street and I’ve learned an ... read more

In a short while, Meg Whitman will officially announce her candidacy for Governor of the State of California. Before her announcement, Meg joined me for an interview. My first question was simple:"Are you crazy?" That's what most people think. She is, as some suggest, a billionaire who developed and nurtured one of the best known brands and companies in the world: eBay. So why would she want to ... read more

In another exclusive this morning, Charles Holliday Jr., chairman of DuPont, joined me. We covered an enormous amount of territory -- from why he stepped down as CEO of DuPont, to his decision just yesterday to join Bank of America's board, to whether he supports Ken Lewis the CEO of Bank of America, what the new role of the Board of Directors should be, to why climate change and cap-and-trade ... read more

This morning, his ExcellencyMr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Prime Minister of Thailand, joined me for an exclusive interview. This couldn't me a more important time for the Prime Minister. It is his first trip to the U.N. General Assembly meeting and Thailand's first visit in a decade. Tension started many years ago when the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra questioned the integrity of the ... read more

A story that I have learned a lot about over the past six months thanks to my friend Randy Roeker, a dairy farmer, in Wisconsin is the plight of the dairy farmer. Milk prices have dropped 36% in the past year. Milk prices are at one of the lowest levels in three decades. While it is good for us as a consumer, it has been a disaster for dairy farmers. In past periods of weakness input or feed ... read more

This morning Dr. Michael Clifford, a well-known and respected investor in online universities like Phoenix based Grand Canyon University and Bridgepoint Education, joined me to discuss rising education costs. I was so interested and engaged in our conversation that I could have listened to him for hours. We talked about the merits of online universities, the costs, the targeted demographic and ... read more

This morning's 8am roundtable was pre-empted for a two person interview with former Senator Bill Frist, a cardiothoracic surgeon and Ron Williams, the CEO of Aetna. When I heard on Friday that the two of them would do an interview together I was over the moon. Two people whom I respect very much. While they have two different perspectives and interests in the health care debate they also ... read more