GE Turnaround Hampered by JPMorgan’s Sell Call, M&A in PE, Plantronics Connecting Workplaces

Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg Opinion Deals Columnist, discusses General Electric stock plunging after a JPMorgan analyst recommended selling the battered company’s shares, damping enthusiasm for a nascent turnaround. Karen Davies, Senior VP and Private Equity Managing Director at Huntington National Bank, breaks down M&A activity in the private equity space. Joe Burton, CEO of Plantronics, talks about merging with Polycom and re-launching as Poly with a focus on providing collaboration and communication tools for the modern workspace.Jeffrey Cleveland, Chief Economist at Payden & Rygel, discusses the Fed’s dramatic shift in policy and why he thinks there will not be a cut in rates. And we Drive to the Close with Randy Watts, Chief Investment Strategist at William O'Neil and Company.

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