Mar 23 Coming Soon to Hollywood: Movie Derivatives Moviegoers will soon be able to decide which films to see based not on stars or tomatoes, but on how well they're being traded by investors. Two investment firms are working to develop a futures market for movie derivatives that… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch With Businesses Destroyed, Haiti’s Capital a ‘Cashless City’ The realities of the Port-au-Prince economy have become brutally simple. With most businesses now gone, banks still closed, and thousands jobless, the city is virtually cashless. Ray Suarez reports from Haiti. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Internet Restrictions Highlight Political, Cultural Divides On the heels of a U.S.-China dispute on Internet freedom, Jeffrey Brown speaks with democracy and media experts about the debate over how countries monitor -- and sometimes restrict -- access to the Internet. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch U.S., China Spar Over Internet Freedom Beijing warned that Secretary of State Clinton's blunt remarks on Internet censorship could strain the U.S.-China relationship. Continue watching
Jan 19 Kraft and Cadbury Reach Merger Deal After several months of often contentious talks, Cadbury has accepted Kraft's takeover offer, creating the world's biggest confectioner in a deal valued around $19.4 billion. Cadbury had strongly resisted any such deal for months; at one point in… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch Jobless Rate Holds Steady, Dashing Hopes for Speedy Recovery The U.S. economy shed 85,000 jobs in December, keeping the unemployment rate at 10 percent and dampening the outlook for a quick economic recovery. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Hallelujah!: How Handel Orchestrated a Classic Financial Portfolio When 18th century composer George Frideric Handel wrote his timeless "Messiah" oratorio, he not only penned a classic holiday composition, he also established a foundation for a new business approach to opera. Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Dec 11 Patchwork Nation: Catching the Wind on Oregon’s Central Coast Lincoln City, Ore., known as the "Kite Capital of the World," hosts three kite festivals every year. Continue reading