CNBC World News, May 02, 2012

NBC Will Stream The London Olympics Live — But Only To TV Subscribers NPR (blog) by Bill Chappell Many track fans watched online four years ago, as sprinter Usain Bolt set a world record at the Beijing Olympics. This year, NBC will stream video of all 302 events online. And Bolt, seen here showing his appreciation for video in 2010 ... See all stories on this topic »

US Treasurys Are 'Junk,' Dollar Headed for Collapse: Schiff CNBC.com On the same day, fund manager Bill Gross, who runs the world'sbiggest bond fund, told CNBC that the US will face a downgrade of its triple-A debt rating if it did not fix its fiscal situation. “It's not just $15 trillion in terms of current debt,” ... See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

Comcast profit beats on Internet adds, NBC rebound Chicago Tribune (Reuters) - Comcast Corp posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday on continuing growth in its high-speed Internet subscribers, a strong performance at its movie studio and the start of a turnaround at its NBCbroadcast business. See all stories on this topic »

NBC/Universal Surrounds 'The Kentucky Derby' TVbytheNumbers CNBC: CNBC's sports-business reporter, Darren Rovell, will file reports live from Churchill Downs all day Friday. Rovell will also be a part of NBC Sports Network's Kentucky Derby coverage. Bravo: Cat Cora, co-host of Bravo's new show, Around the World ... See all stories on this topic » TVbytheNumbers

CNBC's Squawk Box 'Book Club Blue Chip Award' Given to Branson and Malkiel CNBC.com This morning they talked with two great authors - two men who have each made a lasting impact on the business world - both deserving of the show's "Blue Chip Book Club Award." Sir Richard Branson founder and chairman of Virgin was selected for his book... See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

CNBC Meets... Jon Bon Jovi CNBC.com (blog) The CNBC Meets series features up close and personal interviews with some of the world's most successful people and asks them how they have achieved success in their career, their home life and about their commitments to philanthropy. See all stories on this topic »

Influx of Internet Subscribers Carries Comcast to 1Q Beat Fox Business By Matt Egan Comcast (CMCSA) beat the Street on Wednesday with a 30% leap in first-quarter profits as the largest US cable operator sharply boosted its Internet subscribers and improved earnings at NBC Universal. Despite the stronger-than-expected ... See all stories on this topic »

Fans can watch every Olympic event live online CNBC.com "You'll be able to live the moment," said Rick Cordella, the vice president and general manager for NBC Sports Digital. The online coverage will use theworld feed instead of NBC camera angles. That's what viewers in many smaller countries see on their ... See all stories on this topic »

China's Vanishing Trade Imbalance CNBC.com The manipulation has been at the core of a strategy that led China's merchandise exports to quintuple from 2000 to 2010, increasing its share of world exports by about 0.75 of a percentage point a year, according to the IMF [cnbc explains] . See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

Asian Shares Rise on Strong US, China Data CNBC.com Asian shares rose on Wednesday after strong US factory activity data raised hopes that the world's biggest economy remained on a recovery track while growth in Asian manufacturing improved broader sentiment. The FTSE CNBCAsia 100 Index Japan's Nikkei ... See all stories on this topic »

Is CNBC 'freaking out'? MarketWatch By Jon Friedman, MarketWatch CNBC (NASDAQ:CMCSA) , according to a person familiar with the situation, recorded its sixth consecutive year of record financial performance in 2011, amassing about $400 million in operating profit. See all stories on this topic »

Comcast 1Q earnings up 30 percent CNBC.com The increase was 9.6 percent compared with the combined cable and NBCUniversal results a year ago. Comcast's acquisition of a majority stake in NBCUniversal, which owns TV channels and movie studios, closed at the end of January last year. See all stories on this topic »

JOBS Act Is Not Just an IPO On-Ramp: Opinion CNBC.com No doubt many companies contemplating an IPO [cnbc explains] will race to the public markets as a result of the new law, and we may see a bumper crop of IPOs in the short term. Special rules for small, fast-growing companies will ease certain financial ... See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

In Battle Against Crisis, ECB Running Out of Weapons CNBC.com The European Central Bank will leave rates on hold on Thursday and continue to assess the impact on the economy of two rounds of cheap, 3-year funding for banks, analysts told CNBC, warning that the bank's ability to fight the crisis is waning. See all stories on this topic »

How Will Sudan Dispute Affect Oil Exports? CNBC.com World powers are watching the warring sides closely. The United States drafted a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution to make it legally binding that Sudan and South Sudan end hostilities and return to the negotiating table. Meanwhile, China has urged ... See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

Inside Chesapeake, CEO Ran $200 Million Hedge Fund CNBC.com During that time, said a veteran trader who helped run McClendon's private hedge fund [cnbc explains] , the Chesapeake executive engaged in "near daily" communications and "exhaustive" calls to help direct the fund's trading. See all stories on this topic »

Private Sector Adds Just 119000 Jobs in April: ADP CNBC.com Joel Prakken, chairman of Macroeconomic Advisors, called the numbers "a little on the soft side" during an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box." However, he said he is not changing his forecast for employment or economic growth. See all stories on this topic »

NHL COO John Collins talks Stanley Cup TV ratings, Winter Classic tickets and ... Yahoo! Sports (blog) Q. As far as getting every game televised: Was that a demand in the new TV deal with NBC or something they guaranteed on their end when you re-upped? COLLINS: We spent a lot of time looking at how we were going to make the business better and ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Sports (blog)

How McDonald's Explains the World The Atlantic He has appeared as a guest on radio and television networks, including NPR, the BBC, CNBC, and MSNBC. By Derek Thompson The Big Mac isn't just a greasy hallmark of modern technological wizardry. It's also a tool for economists to measure the wealth of ... See all stories on this topic »

5 Stocks Hated by Hedge Funds CNBC.com Too often, investors only focus on what institutional investors like hedge funds [cnbc explains] are buying; but there's something to be gleaned from both sides of the trade. So instead, we'll focus on five stocks that hedge funds hate today. See all stories on this topic »

Europe's Turmoil Crosses Into the Netherlands CNBC.com Rather than protesting in the streets, though, as the people of Greece, Spain and Italy [cnbc explains] have done, many Dutch are facing hard times with characteristically grim determination. “This country has always paid its debts, and the government ... See all stories on this topic »

Euro Zone PMI Downturn Deepens in April: Poll CNBC.com "German manufacturing output showed a renewed decline, attributed by many firms to weak demand from southern Europe [cnbc explains] . As such, it is hard to see where growth will come from in coming months, unless export demand picks up strongly from ... See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

Stocks Off Lows, Nasdaq Wavers; Energy Dips CNBC.com “You have to be cautious [throughout trading today] because you have a lot of headwinds here,” said Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services on CNBC's “Squawk on the Street.” “As much as there's concern about ADP, ... See all stories on this topic »

Eisner Seeks $800 Million to Start Film, TV Company CNBC.com Michael Eisner, the former chairman and CEO of Walt Disney The fundraising effort kicked off last week and is being led by JP Morgan The seventy year old Eisner has been focused on creating and incubating digital content through Tornante, ... See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

Chesapeake CEO Blames 'Misinformation' by Media CNBC.com McClendon also ran a $200 million hedge fund from Chesapeake's Oklahoma City office from 2004 to 2008 that traded in the same commodities Chesapeake produces. Chesapeake has lost $4 billion, or 26 percent of its market capitalization [cnbc explains] ... See all stories on this topic »

Crude Oil Has Peaked, Facing Game Changer: Byron Wien CNBC.com (It's something we first told you about in a post titled "Bull Market to Continue Rest of Year: Byron Wien") And in a live interview on CNBC's Fast Money we asked Wien to expand on his forecast. He cited a wide range of factors, but perhaps the most ... See all stories on this topic »

What's This 'Fiscal Cliff' Anyway? Do I Need to Worry? CNBC.com All told, the damage would amount to $500 billion, or some 3.8 percent of gross domestic product [cnbc explains] , at a time when GDP is struggling to grow by 2 percent. While it all sounds pretty scary on the surface, in practice it's unlikely that ... See all stories on this topic »

Has Australia's Rate Cut Put the Carry Trade at Risk? CNBC.com ... come into risk with the interest rate differential lessening between the Australian dollar and the US dollar, which makes up 40-50 percent of all our in-house carry trades,” Michael Judge, Corporate Forex Dealer at OzForex, told CNBC on Wednesday. See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

CNBC PRESENTS "STAY TUNED...THE FUTURE OF TV" ON MONDAY, MAY 7TH AT 9PM ET/PT CNBC.com (blog) DOCUMENTARY REPORTED BY CNBC'S JULIA BOORSTIN GOES INSIDE THE POWER STRUGGLE TO REVOLUTIONIZE TELEVISION ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ, May 2, 2012—It's an industry on the verge of extraordinary change with billions at stake. The battleground is your living ... See all stories on this topic »

Spain Should Restructure Debt Now: Economist CNBC.com Spain should be restructuring its debt right now, Matthew Lynn, founder of Strategy Economics, told CNBC's "European Closing Bell," suggesting a 50 percent haircut on Spanish sovereign debt holdings now in order to get the country back on track. See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com

Futures Extend Losses After ADP Jobs Report CNBC.com Among earnings, Comcast Time Warner MasterCard Visa, The roadshow for Facebook's initial public offering is scheduled to start on Monday, meaning the company's shares should begin trading on May 18, a source familiar with the process told CNBC. See all stories on this topic »

Men Are Out-Shopping Women Online CNBC.com Chris Ventry, the general manager of Gilt Groupe's GiltMan, tells CNBC the growth rate of men shopping online has outpaced women, and guys are outspending the ladies by 20 percent to 30 percent. Megan Grant, senior vice president of Marketing for ... See all stories on this topic »

T. Boone Pickens Dances the Saudi Oil Polka Huffington Post There he was on CNBC, of course, the man most identified with and heralded as the ultimate oil guru -- T. Boone Pickens being interviewed by Maria Bartiromo on April 30. Being the consciousness reporter that she is, amidst Pickens' musings on natural ... See all stories on this topic »

We Are in Age of 'Late Great Depression': Shiller - Business ... - CNBC The world is in a state of “late Great Depression,” well-known economist and author Robert Shiller told CNBC Monday. ... MOST POPULAR. News. Blog Posts. Videos. Current DateTime: 08:41:04 01 May 2012 LinksList Documentid: 39635451 ... www.cnbc.com/.../We_Are_in_Age_of_Late_Great_Depressio...

International Paper Profit Beats On Box Sales - US Business ... - CNBC International Paper, which acquired rival packaging maker Temple-Inland Inc in February, ... News. Blog Posts. Videos. Current DateTime: 05:57:56 27 Apr 2012 ... www.cnbc.com/.../International_Paper_Profit_Beats_On_Box_...

The World's Top Frequent-Flier Awards Go To... - US ... - CNBC The annual "Freddie" awards honored the world's top airline and hotel loyalty programs on ... CNBC reserves the right to moderate and approve your comment. www.cnbc.com/id/47203981

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Interesting Times Coming For Currencies — CNBC.com Global ... CNBC's new "Money in Motion" is your passport to the global forex market. ...profit from the largest and most liquid market in the world: foreign exchange...... Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis ... www.cnbc.com/id/.../Interesting_Times_Coming_For_Currenc...

Student Loans: The Next Bailout? - US Business News - CNBC These are the world's 10 hottest property markets according to highest average .... Better Your Business: Smart Growth Industries | A CNBC Special Report ... www.cnbc.com/id/.../Student_Loans_The_Next_Bailout

Fire on World's Largest Cruise Ship; No Injuries Reported - US - CNBC A "small fire" broke out on Royal Caribbean International's Allure of the Seas, the ... In a statement provided to CNBC, Royal Caribbean said that at "approximately 7:45 ... This news comes on the heels of disappointing first-quarter results with ... www.cnbc.com/.../Fire_on_World_s_Largest_Cruise_Ship_No...

Spain: Reform, Grow or Restructure? - Business News - CNBC World's Hottest Real Estate Markets. These are the world's 10 hottest property markets according to highest average growth in ... CNBC EMEA Head of News ... www.cnbc.com/id/.../Spain_Reform_Grow_or_Restructure

Initial Public Offering—CNBC Explains, US Business news - CNBC CNBC Explains dissects the complicated economics of our world — everything from stocks and corporate balance sheets, to international trade and government ... www.cnbc.com/id/.../CNBC_Explains_Initial_Public_Offering

BREAKING NEWS FROM CNBC'S MARY THOMPSON'S ... When: Today, Thursday, April 19th Where: CNBC's “Squawk on the Street” Following ... and CNBC HD+, CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news ... www.cnbc.com/.../BREAKING_NEWS_FROM_CNBC_S_MA...

Gross warns of U.S. credit rating downgrade: CNBC, World ... Bill Gross, founder and co-chief investment officer of bond giant PIMCO, toldCNBC on Tuesday that the U.S. could be headed toward a credit rating downgrade ... www.hellenicshippingnews.com/News.aspx?ElementId...

Why Businesses Aren't Investing in the US: CEO - CNBC.com - US ... We know how to respond when there is demand,” he said on CNBC's “The ...New York Daily News and U.S. News & World Report, took aim at the slow growth. www.cnbc.com/id/47212263

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