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July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Sassan Ghahramani, president and chief executive officer at SGH Macro Advisors, says that instead of pushing for a "grand bargain" President Obama will take on the issue of revenue allocation after a tax rewrite in a less aggressive way to avoid bipartisan infighting. Ghahramani talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Daniel Clifton, head of policy research at Strategas Research Partners, says that the President will spend the next month laying out what he thinks should be done with revenue generated by tax reform. He says while Obama would use this improve infrastructure, Republicans would like to see the money used to lower tax rates. Clifton talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Jeffrey D Saut, chief investment strategist at Raymond James & Associates Inc., evaluates corporate earnings and the equity market, advising investors to increase holdings in the sectors of energy, healthcare, and consumer discretionary companies. Saut predicts a market turnaround in 2014. Saut talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., says that factors including weak GDP and job growth are making the Federal Reserve hesitant to set a specific date for tapering its asset purchases. Chandler talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Kenneth Goldstein, economist at The Conference Board Inc. and David Blitzer, managing director at Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, discuss a drop in consumer confidence from its 5-year high and the continuously rising housing rates. Blitzer also offers insight on the S&P Case-Schiller Report. Goldstein and Blitzer talk with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- James Awad, chairman of Plimsoll Mark Capital, says Egypt's political instability further weakens the economy, as policymakers in the U.S. and in the European Union debate withdrawing international aid. Awad also discusses Palestine and Israeli peace talks. Awad talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Grant, managing director at Southwest Securities Inc., says pension funds may have priority over general obligation bonds in the Detroit bankruptcy and these "shifting sands" will change the appreciation of risk in municipal bonds across the country, causing them to become more expensive relative to U.S. Treasury bonds and other forms of debt. Grant talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Jennifer Openshaw, president at Finect, says her new site is the first finance-specific social media platform in existence. She says the site is especially useful for companies facing social media compliance issues. Openshaw talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn in their "Small Business in Focus" segment on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research Inc., says the bull market in U.S. stocks has further to run, but given current headwinds, such as the rising odds of the Fed tapering bond purchases, the market may be on a plateau for the rest of the year. Yardeni talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Leland Miller, president at China Beige Book International, says the Chinese Government's attempt at auditing corrupt municipalities is "laughable." He says that because China is so large, the task will be too daunting to accomplish. Miller talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Ken Natori, vice president at Natori Co., counts himself among retail vendors that will breathe a `sigh of relief' knowing that the deal between Hudson's Bay Co. and Saks Inc. will not affect their own businesses by reducing demand for their products. Natori talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Bruce Bartlett, columnist for Townhall.com and author of "The Benefit and the Burden: Tax Reform-Why We Need it and What It Will Take", discusses the difficulty in reforming federal tax laws, and the lessons the U.S. can learn from the European tax system. Bartlett talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Celia Chen, housing economist at Moody's Analytics Inc., says rising mortgage rates are discouraging some first-time homebuyers from making purchases now, but more broadly pending home sales remain at higher levels as a stronger labor market gives others the wherewithal to buy. Chen talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." Chen is also joined by Yardeni Research's Ed Yardeni. (Source: Bloomberg)

July 26 (Bloomberg) -- Ben Sargent, host of "Hook Line, and Dinner" on the Cooking Channel, discusses his new book "The Catch: Sea-to-Tables Recipes, Stories & Secrets," and the art of cooking fish. Sargent talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

July 26 (Bloomberg) -- Josh Rosner, managing director and bank analyst at Graham Fisher & Co., discusses his testimony to the Senate banking regarding big banks' investment activities in commodities markets need to be curbed. He explains the difficulties regulators have in overseeing units that fall outside typical banking industry lines of business. Rosner speaks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)