I had the opportunity to speak exclusively with Dunkin Brands Chairman and CEO Jon Luther today.  He named his replacement effective January 6th, Nigel Lewis, and talked about the economy, the competition, and the future.

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Today we had Daniel Koren on the show, he is the President of Daniel K Jewelers here in New York City.  He’s one of the men who dresses the stars for red carpet events, but he also has a strong understanding of investing in diamonds.  He’s been holding speaking events here in NYC on the value of putting cash into diamonds for appreciated value versus bonds, stocks, or treasuries.

With global raw diamond output down 40% at the mining level, maybe he’s on to something? Interesting take anyway, here you go:

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In a First on Fox Business interview, I had the chance to sit down with Ted Turner, founder of CNN, the legend behind Turner Broadcasting which eventually merged with Time Warner, then AOL, owner of the Atlanta Braves, and of course, the former husband of Jane Fonda. There have been many books written about Ted Turner, but never one written by Ted Turner until now. His book “Call Me Ted” is on the New York Times bestseller list, and he’s often called the “Mouth of the South.” He is never one to hold back an opinion, but when I first asked him what he thought about the bailouts of auto and financial companies, his humble response surprised me!

Here you go:

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We had an interesting and well, spirited discussion today with David Cole from the Center for Automotive Research.  Let’s just say David has a bone to pick with the media and their (our) coverage of the automaker bailout.  You have to watch the video, but I’ll give you a hint:  he thinks we, and judging from the comments on my blog, you as well, are misinformed about the U.S. auto industry.

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On Tuesday, we had two Congressmen on the show to talk about the auto bailout.  Since I like to be fair and balanced, below watch the perspective from two members of Congress.  The first is Represenative Brad Sherman, a Democrat.  Then next up is Representative Ron Paul of Texas, a Republican.

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