Bill Radke

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Can postal service continue to deliver?

Dec 23, 2009
The U.S. Postal Service says it will lose more than $3 billion this year and $8 billion next year. Can anything be done to save it? Bill Radke gets the views of Los Angeles Times business columnist David Lazarus.

Sanofi-Aventis to buy Chattem

Dec 21, 2009
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis is buying Chattem Incorporated, which produces Selsun Blue and Gold Bond products. Bill Radke talks with Les Funtleyder of Miller Tabak + Co. about the nearly $2 billion deal.

Mayors watch climate change locally

Dec 18, 2009
While nations are still trying to agree on how to cut emissions, many cities are already taking action. Bill Radke talks to Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels about what the U.S. Conference of Mayors is hoping to accomplish in Copenhagen.

Why BP is scaling back on renewables

Dec 16, 2009
Britain's BP invested more than $1 billion in renewable energies last year, but this year its investment will drop significantly. Bill Radke talks with BP's Howard Chase about what could turn that decision around.

Christmas from the frontlines of FedEx

Dec 15, 2009
With the Christmas shipping deadline looming, today is the busiest day of the entire year for FedEx. What's the chaos like for those workers? Bill Radke talks with Greg Mullgaard, a manager at FedEx's hub at Los Angeles International Airport.

Should we worry about inflation?

Dec 15, 2009
A key measure of wholesale inflation rose last month at about double the rate economists were expecting. Bill Radke talks with economist Chris Low at FTN Financial about Producer Price Index and why we shouldn't worry about inflation.

Exxon deal makes bet on natural gas

Dec 14, 2009
Exxon Mobil is buying American firm XTO Energy in an all-stock deal worth $31 billion, with XTO's position on natural gas being the pull. Bill Radke explores the deal with trader Phil Flynn of PFG BEST in Chicago.

Responding to climate change disasters

Dec 14, 2009
The Red Cross is taking a proactive approach to climate change by setting up a crisis center focused on disaster prevention. Bill Radke talks to Madeleen Helmer, the head of the center, about the program and the Red Cross's hope for Copenhagen.

U.K. bankers give backlash to bonus tax

Dec 10, 2009
The U.K. is implementing a one-time, 50% tax on parts of the bonuses banks pay to employees. Bankers are less than thrilled. Bill Radke talks to Andrew Hilton, director of the Center for the Study of Financial Innovation.

Exploring cable and Internet synergies

Dec 9, 2009
Are TV/Internet synergies becoming obsolete? Bill Radke talks to Los Angeles Times business columnist David Lazarus.