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Overseas customers keep earnings up
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Alisa Roth
Apr 21, 2008
Banks haven't been doing so well this earnings season, to put it gently. But a good number of companies, from drug maker Merck to toy maker Hasbro -- have been doing well. What do they have in common? Customers overseas. Alisa Roth reports.
IBM service contracts boost profit
Jul 18, 2008
IBM, which had strong second-quarter earnings, is known as an indicator for the health of tech stocks. Then why did other tech giants fall flat? Janet Babin has the story.
Drug's victims seek more compensation
May 9, 2008
Victims left deformed when their mothers took the drug Thalidomide are in Germany to launch the latest stage in a multibillion-dollar campaign to get more compensation from the company that marketed the drug 50 years ago. Stephen Beard reports
Cooking books in New Century
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Amy Scott
Mar 27, 2008
A report on mortgage lender New Century Financial says auditors at KPMG went along with questionable accounting practices. Amy Scott reports KPMG strongly disagrees with the report, but recent activities raise eyebrows.
A European Adventure
Mar 26, 2008
Question: I am to take a trip to Europe this summer with two friends of mine before our senior year of high school. I have about all the money I...
Spousal IRA
Apr 25, 2008
Question: I am a 30 yr old man with a 9 month old son and a stay at home mom to take care of. I have started contributing to a Roth IRA this year....
The Falling Dollar
Mar 7, 2008
Question: The dollar continues to hit new lows almost every day. What is the retired investor to do to protect his/her portfolio from the effects...
Paulson talks trade in China
Apr 2, 2008
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was in China today talking with his Chinese counterpart about trade, energy and the environment. Lisa Chow reports from Beijing.
Your money's no good here
Mar 21, 2008
With the dollar dropping fast, it's not surprising that it's falling out of favor overseas. As Rico Gagliano discovered during a trip to India, greenbacks aren't what they used to be.
Couples learn to work together
Jun 6, 2008
Marriage takes a lot of work. Running a business isn't cake either. So what happens when your life partner is also your business partner? Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.