MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan gives the lowdown on the deals that are awesome for banks and sovereign wealth funds while terrible for American taxpayers, describing the situation as analogous to giving up our birthright for a bowl of soup.

Evercore Pan-Asset CEO Christopher Aldous explains the boutique UK investment firm's decision to drop synthetic ETFs from the majority of its portfolios, citing pressure from investors.

Former L.A. Times editor James O'Shea discusses his new book, "The Deal from Hell," giving an inside look at the Times-Mirror acquisition by the Tribune Company in 2000.

Bianco Research president Jim Bianco: "The companies are gaming the system and the analysts are willing to play along."

TD Economics senior economist James Marple discusses weak personal income data in the context of inflationary pressures and broader economic conditions.

NYU Stern Professor of Finance and creator of the Altman Z-Score Robert Altman discusses longer-term debt issues in Italy as well as probable outcomes in Greece and Spain.

Interfluidity author Steve Randy Waldman explains the implications of a recent Supreme Court reversal on Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders, protecting fund management companies from securities fraud lawsuits due to the legal structure of the funds.

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson: "My point is that both parties can share in our collective 'here is where we're at financially,' but I'm believing that only Republicans are capable of fixing it. That's what I'm signed up here to be a part of."

Peterson Institute for International Economics research fellow Jacob Kirkegaard explains why buying time with another bailout for Greece is the best way forward.

Granite Springs Asset Management MD Vincent Truglia says a resolution to the euro crisis is “really a question of the shape of the eurozone.”