Jul 21 Watch Microsoft to Return $75 Billion to Shareholders Microsoft announced it would return up to $75 billion to its shareholders in what may be the largest cash disbursement in corporate history. The software giant said the payout would come in a combination of dividends and stock buybacks. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Martha Stewart Sentenced A federal judge sentenced home design guru Martha Stewart on Friday to five months in prison and two years probation after a jury convicted the former CEO of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and lying to federal investigators about a stock… Continue watching
Jul 08 Former Enron Chairman Faces Criminal Indictment Former Enron Chairman and Chief Executive Kenneth Lay surrendered to the FBI in Houston Thursday morning and pleaded not guilty to 11 federal criminal counts stemming from the 2001 collapse of the once formidable energy trading company. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Paul Solman reports on the Wal-Mart sex discrimination lawsuit, the largest employment discrimination case to head to court. Continue watching
Jul 02 Pace of Job Growth Slows in June, Government Reports Although June's job figures showed another month of job growth, employers hired fewer new workers than in previous months and the unemployment rate remained steady at 5.6 percent, the government reported Friday. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch The Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1 percent Wednesday. The widely expected move is the first rate increase in four years. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Inside North Korea Special Correspondent Martin Himel offers a rare look at daily life inside the highly secretive communist nation North Korea, where leaders are experimenting with ways to improve the economy. Continue watching
Jun 24 Supreme Court Sets Aside Cheney Energy Task Force Case By Admin The Supreme Court said Thursday that the White House does not have to abide by a lower federal court's order to turn over records of energy task force meetings chaired by Vice President Dick Cheney. Continue reading
Jun 23 SEC Approves Reforms to Mutual Fund Governance A divided Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved regulations changing the way mutual fund companies are governed in response to widespread scandals and corruption charges throughout the $7 trillion industry. Continue reading
Jun 22 Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Suit Can Proceed, Judge Says A lawsuit charging Wal-Mart with sex discrimination will move forward, a federal judge decided Tuesday, making it the largest private civil rights case in U.S. history. Continue reading