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Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Mickey Levy, chief economist at Bank of America, says a speech this week in New York by Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, shows that this voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee is still opposed to more monetary stimulus from the Fed. Levy talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Dan Amatuzzi, beverage director of Eataly's website, wineforthestudent.com, discusses three Italian wines that pair well with a Thanksgiving dinner and have price points for all budgets. Amatuzzi talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Helen Fessenden, U.S. policy and politics analyst at the Eurasia Group, says "key stakeholders," including Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress and President Obama, are committed to passing a budget deal by mid-December in order to avoid hitting the so-called fiscal cliff. Fessenden talked with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" on Nov. 20, 2012. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Sowanick, co-president of Omnivest Group LLC, says what was "striking" in Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's speech yesterday in New York was his admission that monetary policy "is not a panacea" that can rescue the economy if hitting the so-called fiscal cliff pushes it into recession. Sowanick talked with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" on Nov. 20, 2012. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman, discusses the forces driving exchange rates, including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's speech in New York yesterday, the latest meeting of European finance ministers, and Japan's growing trade gap. Chandler talked with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage" on November 20, 2012. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Dwayne Chambers, senior vice president of Krispy Kreme, says the good report is the result of the activities both at the shops and trough social media and that Krispy Kreme "is really getting ready for growth." Chambers talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc., says Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's speech showed "how concerned the Fed is still about the labor market" and that U.S. fiscal policy is not only important to the domestic economy but "is interactive around the globe." Swonk talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Fadel Gheit, oil and gas analyst at Oppenheimer & Co Inc, says oil prices "are not moving on what's happening in Gaza" or on fears of a major disruption of oil production in the Middle East, but rather on hopes the U.S. economy is improving. Gheit talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on November 19 on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Bruce Bartlett, author of "The Benefit and The Burden: Tax Reform - Why We Need It and What It Will Take," says tax cuts he helped engineer when he worked for President Ronald Reagan were "the right medicine for the time," but now the tax burden is much lower relative to GDP and tax increases are needed. Bartlett talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on November 19 on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- David Kudla, chief executive officer and chief investment strategist for Mainstay Capital Management LLC, says he expects a reasonable compromise will be achieved to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Kudla talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- David Crowe, chief economist at the National Association of Homebuilders, says the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence increased to the highest level since May 2006 in October because buyers "are acting on their desires to move to a new home." Crowe talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Steven Englander, managing director at Citigroup Global Markets, says the currency market does not expect "the U.S. to go over the fiscal cliff." Englander talked with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on November 16 on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- George Friedman, founder and chief executive officer of Stratfor, explains why the new missiles which Hamas has acquired, which can reach areas around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, are driving the escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Friedman talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Colman Domingo, an actor and playwright, discusses his play, "Wild with Happy," playing at New York's Public Theater, which he says was finished in less than two years "because the spirit of the play just kept growing and growing." Domingo talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Bloomberg LP's Elizabeth Goldenberg on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Ken Hall, general secretary-treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, says bankrupt Hostess Brands Inc. "has been mismanaged in the past" and the union was seeking an agreement that would protect the jobs of its members. Hall talks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage." (Source: Bloomberg)