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Who's next to fail in financial sector?
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Amy Scott
Sep 16, 2008
Shares in the insurance conglomerate AIG took another dive amid rumors that the Fed's working on some kind of loan package. Meanwhile, mighty Goldman Sachs reported its biggest quarterly drop since it went public. Amy Scott has the roundup.
More Thoughts on Today
Sep 15, 2008
George Magnus, senior economic adviser at UBS Investment Bank in London has been one of the more accurate observers of the ongoing credit crunch....
Ag exports are too big for containers
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Scott Tong
Sep 11, 2008
Agricultural exports have been going strong but American farmers are frustrated because they could be exporting even more, if not for a bottleneck in shipping. Scott Tong reports.
Miami luring tourists from S. America
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Dan Grech
Sep 5, 2008
Miami saw a drop in tourism during the first half of this year and wants the tourists back. A travel show this weekend turns south -- way south -- to bring a wave of visitors to the beaches and shopping malls.
Health-care reform needs government
Sep 4, 2008
Commentator and economist Glenn Hubbard says Republicans are wrong to think that health-care reform isn't going to mean some kind of government involvement.
Couples learn to work together
Aug 29, 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.
Germany facing economic woes, too
Aug 27, 2008
Germans' confidence in their economy -- Europe's largest -- has plummeted with second-quarter performance actually shrinking. What could be the impact on Europe and the U.S.? Stephen Beard reports.
Investors holding on to Fannie, Freddie
Aug 22, 2008
Shares in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac suffered yet another meltdown this week, and the government might step in to bail them out. If that happens, shareholders risk losing all their money. Even so, some of them are staying put. Rico Gagliano reports.
Trading in your gas guzzler
Jul 25, 2008
Eager to unload that big truck or SUV and start saving at the pump? Not so fast. The cost of dumping your inefficient vehicle may be more than you end up saving. John Dimsdale 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.