Crisis,economic Videos

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- William George, professor of management practices at Harvard Business School and former chief executive officer of Medtronic Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker and Deirdre Bolton about the executive management of financial institutionals. George also discusses the outlook for General Motors Co. under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Ed Whitacre. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- John Makin, a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton about the Obama administration's plan for funds returned from the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Makin also discusses the U.S. budget deficit and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's confirmation hearings. (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Dino Kos, managing director at Portales Partners LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about plans by U.S. banks to repay funding from the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Kos also discusses the impact of TARP on moral hazard in the financial system and the capitalization of banks. (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Eisenbeis, chief monetary economist at Cumberland Advisors Inc. and a former research director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about initiatives President Barack Obama plans to introduce today to spur job growth. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Ira Jersey, an interest-rate strategist at RBC Capital Markets, talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker and Deirdre Bolton about the outlook for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Jersey, speaking from New York, also discusses the outlook for the Fed to "aggressively" unwind its balance sheet. (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Virgil Bernero, mayor of Lansing, Michigan, talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman about the outlook for the U.S. labor market. Employers in the U.S. cut the fewest jobs in November since the recession began, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell, signaling that the recovery is lifting the labor market out of the worst slump since World War II. (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Austan Goolsbee, a senior White House economic adviser, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton about the U.S. labor market. (This report is an excerpt. Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Allen Sinai, chief economist at Decision Economics Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman about the possible impact of Federal Reserve interest rate increases on the U.S. economy. Sinai also discusses today's report showing the country's unemployment rate declined in November. (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Kenneth Rogoff, an economics professor at Harvard University, talks with Bloomberg's Deirdre Bolton and Jon Erlichman about his concerns over asset bubbles appearing in the future. Rogoff also discusses Federal Reserve policy, Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's confirmation hearing yesterday, and the outlook for the U.S. labor market. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, a Democrat, talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Matt Miller about capital availability as key to a recovery in the labor market. Strickland also discusses Ohio's plan to build a high-speed passenger rail system. (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Robin Loudermilk, chief executive officer of Aaron's Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about the Atlanta-based company's performance amid the economic slump. (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Betty Liu reports on bank failures in Georgia and the Atlanta real estate market. (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, talks with Bloomberg Television about the outlook for another credit crisis. (This report is an excerpt. Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Alexander Wynaendts, chief executive officer of Aegon NV, talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about his company's repayment of a third of the 3 billion euros of government support it received last year. Wynaendts also discusses Aegon's strategy in Asia and the performance of the company's investment portfolio. (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Jonathan Tepper, a partner at Variant Perception, talks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua about the outlook for emerging market debt after Dubai World's announced it would seek a "standstill" agreement on its debt last week. Dubai's credit risk fell the most in nine months after state-controlled Dubai World began talks on restructuring less than half its total liabilities and said the rest of its obligations are on "a stable financial footing." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Richard Stovin-Bradford of the Financial Times' Lex commentary team talks with Bloomberg's Deirdre Bolton about Dubai World, which began talks with banks to restructure $26 billion of debt. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Emad Mostaque, Middle East equity-fund manager at Pictet Asset Management, talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan and Francine Lacqua about the risk of debt default by Dubai. Dubai’s debt risk, after jumping the most last week since January, is still below the level signaling a potential failure as investors expect the emirate will be rescued by oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi. The cost to protect against Dubai reneging on obligations doubled last week after state company Dubai World, with $59 billion of liabilities, sought a “standstill” agreement from creditors. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Rami Sidani, head of Middle East and North Africa investment at Schroder Investment Management Ltd., talks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu, Jon Erlichman and Adam Johnson about the likelihood that Dubai World will default on its $59 billion debt. Sidani, speaking from Beirut, Lebanon, also discusses market reaction to the statement by the Dubai's government that it hasn't guaranteed the debt of the state-controlled holding company, and the prospects for real estate values in Dubai. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan reports on Dubai, the debt-laden Gulf city-state which is facing at least an $80 billion debt. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Betty Liu reports on the latest breaking business news and top stories in today's Business Briefs. (Source: Bloomberg)