Bloomberg - The First Word

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Maury Harris, chief economist at UBS Securities LLC in New York, says he is hopeful that "some rationality returns to the political process" following the presidential election. Harris talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg political analyst Matthew Dowd and Anne Mathias, director of Washington research for Guggenheim Securities LLC, say Virginia will "tell the tale" of how election night turns out. Dowd and Mathias talk with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Geoffrey Yu, a London-based currency analyst at UBS AG, says Greece "has to be willing to show it is willing to accept further austerity measures." Yu talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- David Buik, a market strategist at Cantor Index Ltd., says the U.S. presidential election "will not change things materially" for the U.S. marketplace. Buik talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 2 (Bloomberg)-- Vincent Chaigneau, a strategist at Societe Generale SA, says the latest debt to gross domestic product ratios in Greece "are somewhat scary." Chaigneau talks with Bloomberg's Mike McKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Carsten Brzeski, a senior economist at ING Group in Brussels, says a global economic slowdown "could be less worse than expected." Brzeski talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Georg Grodzki, the head of credit research in London at Legal & General Investment Management Ltd., which manages $622 billion, says European officials will not accept any "dilution" of the terms of the bailout for Greece. Grdozki talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Andrew Popper, chief investment officer at Beauclerc Advisory Services Ltd., says U.S. stocks are "vulnerable" because of valuations. Popper talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Nick Stamenkovic, a fixed-income strategist at RIA Capital Markets Ltd. in Edinburgh, says European Central Bank "aggressive policies still haven't filtered through" to the European economy. Stamenkovic talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, says the New York Stock Exchange lacks an adequate backup plan. Levitt talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Stephen Schork, president of the Schork Group Inc., an energy advisory company in Villanova, Pennsylvania, says gasoline prices reacted little to Hurricane Sandy. Schork talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Anika Khan, a senior economist at Wells Fargo & Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina, says U.S. economic growth will remain in the range of 2%. Khan talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Steven Saywell, head of foreign-exchange strategy for Europe at BNP Paribas SA, says "Singapore is coming in early and London is staying late" to make up for the fact that the New York City financial district is without power following Hurricane Sandy. Saywell talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- TJ Marta, a Bloomberg economist, says Hurricane Sandy will result in a volatile month for economic data. Marta talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)

Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Adam Myers, a senior foreign-exchange strategist in London at Credit Agricole SA, says investors in European markets are "more optimistic" than they have been in previous weeks. Myers talks with Bloomberg's Ken Prewitt on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg - The First Word." (Source: Bloomberg)