Bloomberg On the Economy

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) - John Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo Securities, says growth in 2013 will be "tough" as the U.S. and Europe struggle to "pay the bills." Silvia talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) - Barry Ritholtz, chief executive officer of FusionIQ, says third quarter corporate earnings are disappointing, and "a lot of growth in the past year or two has come from reduced expenses rather than revenue." Ritholtz talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Kristin Bentz, executive director for PMG Venture Group, says retail sales traffic is currently down. Bentz speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on December 13, 2012, on "Bloomberg On the Economy." Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Matt Maley, a managing director and equity strategist at Miller Tabak & Co. LLC, discusses recent declines in the share price of Apple Inc. Maley speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Jordan Selburn, an analyst for research firm IHS ISuppli, discusses the decline in the eBook reader market. Selburn speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Jordan Selburn, an analyst for research firm HIS ISuppli, discusses the decline in the eBook reader market. Selburn speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Charles Wyplosz, an economist at GLG Consultants, and a professor of international economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, says the bailout of Greece "is problematic, because it comes with very tight austerity" and there is no "easy solution out; certainly what has been tried now for three years hasn't worked." Wyplosz speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Karen Moskow on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research Inc., says "we are all going to face the fact of what entitlements really cost us." Yardeni speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Allen Smith, the chief executive officer of Prudential Real Estate Investors, says "relative to other parts of the world, the U.S. economy looks remarkably good" and if there is a compromise for the so-called fiscal cliff that allows the economy to grow, "real estate market fundamentals will improve." Smith speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- John Casesa, senior managing director at Guggenheim Partners LLC, says the automobile industry is a "very healthy industry that is outpacing the rest of the U.S. economy." Casesa speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Neil Dutta, head of U.S. economics at Renaissance Macro Research LLC in New York, says the "demand for first time homebuyers is still pretty soft" and "we have to keep an eye" on this weak demand. Dutta talked with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." They are joined by Michael Shaoul, chairman of Marketfield Asset Management. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Stephen Kim, managing director at Barclays Capital Inc. in New York, says in order to have a healthier housing market, "you need to have some definitive regulatory action taken such as defining what a qualified mortgage is." Kim speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Brian White, managing director and senior analyst at Topeka Capital Markets Inc., says Hewlett-Packard Co. shares falling to 10-year lows will "test investors' patience, and the stock is going to continue to struggle." White speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." They are joined by Bloomberg's Dominic Chu. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Angus Blair, chairman and founder of Signet Institute in Cairo, says "geopolitically, Syria is really important, because you need to see stability there as quickly as possible, otherwise we end up with a regime that is anti-west." Blair speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank in London, says "what Greece needs is an end to austerity and better conditions for businesses to start investing some money." Schmieding speaks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar on "Bloomberg On the Economy." (Source: Bloomberg)