Nov 05 Watch Hedge Fund World Rocked by Insider-trading Charges Judy Woodruff speaks with a Financial Times reporter about 14 people facing insider-trading charges for allegedly netting $20 million in illegal profits. Continue watching
Nov 04 Student Questions: Health Care and Education Editor’s note: This week and next, the Business Desk will feature questions from students in three high schools around the country. Question: If every other major economy in the world has universal health care why doesn’t the United… Continue reading
Nov 04 Christie's Art Sale Underwhelms Buyers In the first autumn auction held Tuesday evening at Christie's in New York, total sales fell short of pre-sale estimates -- only $65.6 million instead of $68.6 to $97.1 million -- making for a slow start to the U.S. art… Continue reading
Nov 04 GM Reversal on Opel Deal Rankles German Officials By Online DA In a surprise reversal that has left politicians across Germany fuming, General Motors' board has voted to abandon a deal to sell its European operations to car-parts supplier Magna International Inc. and Russian bank Sberbank. Continue reading
Nov 03 Paul Solman Goes Back to School Editor’s note: This week and next, the Business Desk will feature questions from students in three high schools around the country. To kick off the special series, two questions from high school seniors at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Auto Industry on the Road to Recovery? The auto industry signaled recovery after GM reported a sales gain and Ford announced an unexpected profit. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Madoff Accountant Pleads Guilty in Federal Court The consequences of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme continue to trickle down as his accountant pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Taxpayers' $2.3 Billion 'Gone' in CIT Bankruptcy The recession claimed another major financial institution, as lending giant CIT filed for bankruptcy after months of struggling to keep the company, which funds about 1 million small- to medium-sized businesses, afloat. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Arrogance, Ignorance Recurring in Economic History Paul Solman speaks with economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff about the financial crisis and how it compares to previous economic meltdowns. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Kindle, Price War Changing the Way We Read Jeffrey Brown explores the shifting world of book publishing, and examines how technology and readers are changing the industry. Continue watching