Jun 03 How Should I Invest If I Just Want to Preserve What I Have Now? Question: I am 60 yrs old and have decided that I want to preserve exactly what I have in my 401k right now. Nearly all of my assets reside there. It has been a long up-and-down ride since first investing… Continue reading
Jun 02 Expo Draws Countries Eager for Business in China By Ray Suarez Several countries pulled out all the stops to impress visitors recently at the Shanghai 2010 Expo, showing off new technology and national treasures. Our reporting series from China continues on Wednesday's NewsHour, when Ray Suarez examines how the… Continue reading
Jun 02 What Is a Naked Short? UPDATED JUNE 4: Question: Can you please explain what is meant by a “naked short”? I’ve heard naked shorts being referred to as counterfeit. Is that accurate?… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch China Tries to Put Best Foot Forward With Shanghai World Expo As part of his series from China, Ray Suarez reports on the ongoing 2010 Shanghai Expo, where the large and decadent Chinese pavilion captures the country in transition. Continue watching
Jun 01 Reporter's Notebook: Obesity on the Rise in China By Ray Suarez If one picture from China can tell a story of how this country has changed in the 21st century, it's one of a line of youths boarding a bus in front of a hospital for a field trip. It's a… Continue reading
Jun 01 How Economics Affects the Oil Spill Blame Game Paul Solman: The underwater gusher in the Gulf has critics pointing fingers every which way. British Petroleum is the obvious first choice, but the Obama administration is another easy target: It happened on their watch. Or you can blame the… Continue reading
May 29 Dock Workers in La. Wonder When the Next Shrimp Catch Will Come By Tom Bearden Friday morning we watched what is likely the last catch of shrimp from Louisiana's Barataria Bay for the foreseeable future being unloaded. That's because early Friday authorities closed down the last remaining parts of the fishing grounds that were… Continue reading
May 28 Amount of Leaking Oil May Still Exceed Federal Estimates, Scientists Say The amount of oil that has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for more than a month may be significantly higher than the preliminary estimate released Thursday by a federal panel, some scientists on the panel told the… Continue reading
May 28 Masters of the Underworld Paul Solman: Since Friday posts stay up for the weekend, allow me to share this cartoon, sent to me this morning by a friend, on the abstrusegoose cartoon website: “The Devil Went Down to Wall Street.” I’m not in… Continue reading
May 28 Behind the Special 'Drilling Mud' That Helps Clog the Oil Leak The key to stemming the stream of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico may be as clear as mud. Spill officials said this morning that blasting the leaking well with "heavy drilling mud" seem to be working to… Continue reading