Jan 07 Watch Parmalat Probe An Italian journalist discusses the investigation into the collapse of Italian food conglomerate Parmalat, which is facing an investigation into whether its founder Calisto Tanzi invented paper assets, funneled money to family companies and used extensive fraud to disguise growing… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Holiday Shopping The winter shopping season was merry for upscale stores but disappointing for discount retailers like Wal-Mart. Jeffrey Brown explores the trends behind the statistics with online retail analyst Patti Freeman and Evans Kurt Barnard of Barnard's Retail Trend Report. Continue watching
Dec 31 Fraud Investigation Into Parmalat Widens; Eight More Arrested Italian police detained eight former officials and outside auditors of the food company Parmalat Wednesday as part of a widening investigation into fraud at the now bankrupt corporate giant. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Free Market Backlash in Bolivia The South American nation of Bolivia is known for its stunning elevations and sunken standard of living. Ray Suarez reports on the economic situation in that developing nation, where two thirds of the population live on fewer than two U.S. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Paradox of Choice Paul Solman looks at a phenomenon called "The Paradox of Choice," a problem even more common during the holiday shopping season. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Toy Wars The toy business has changed dramatically over the last ten years. Many traditional department stores no longer sell toys and this Christmas season many specialty toy stores are struggling to compete against discount stores such as Wal-Mart. Continue watching
Dec 19 Appeals Court Rejects Industry Attempts to Identify Music Downloaders A federal appeals court ruled against the recording industry's attempts to force the nation's Internet providers to identify subscribers suspected of illegally swapping music online, marking a major setback to the industry's anti-piracy efforts. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch Halliburton Under Scrutiny After weeks of Democratic criticism that Vice President Dick Cheney's former company Halliburton has been overcharging the U.S. military for fuel in Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported that Pentagon auditors are accusing the company of refusing to relinquish key… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Debt Mission for Iraq Iraq may sit atop the world's second-largest oil reserves, but the country owes more than $220 billion in Gulf War reparations and foreign debt. Margaret Warner discusses efforts to reduce the Iraqi debt with German diplomat Klaus-Peter Gottwald and Robert… Continue watching
Dec 17 U.S., Four Central American Countries Reach Free Trade Deal The United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua announced Wednesday they reached an agreement on a free-trade deal after a final marathon negotiating session. Continue reading