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Breaking in on Wall Street

Oct 25, 2005
This summer a new crop of female MBAs and college graduates entered the securities workforce. What makes them want to join a profession with such a bad reputation for workplace equality? Amy Scott reports.

One hurricane too many

Oct 25, 2005
This year's hurricane season has given many state-run flood insurance programs a run for their money. Sam Eaton reports.

HDTV on the line

Oct 25, 2005
Starting today SureWest Communications offers HDTV over IP lines on a broad scale. That means owners of HDTV sets can have their cable service come over Internet connections. Rachel Dornhelm reports.