Economy

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Gwen Ifill looks at the economy's effect on this year's summer travel season with Sandra Hughes, vice president of travel for AAA; Mark Orwall, managing editor of Travel and Leisure magazine; and Kathy Sudeikis, executive vice president of the American…

Merrill Lynch, the top brokerage firm in the U.S., settled a lawsuit on Tuesday that alleged it misled investors. Three experts discuss the deal and what it might mean for other Wall Street heavyweights.

Ray Suarez looks into the rise and fall of WorldCom, once a major player in the telecommunications industry, with Blair Levin, telecommunications analyst at Legg Mason and former chief of staff at the FCC; and Anna-Maria Kovacs, a telecommunications analyst…