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The Fed's next move
by
Scott Jagow
Sep 7, 2006
Personal finance expert Chris Farrell talks with host Scott Jagow about what the Fed should do next with interest rates.
Blank check IPOs are back
by
Amy Scott
Sep 5, 2006
More companies are raising money on Wall Street these days without telling investors what they plan to do with it. It's not illegal, but there's word today regulators are looking into the practice. Amy Scott reports.
H&R Block pays price for risky lending
by
Bob Moon
Aug 31, 2006
Discount financial services provider H&R Block will report its quarterly earnings today. In the minus column: a $102 million loss for its home-lending business. Bob Moon reports.
SEC doing enough to fight insider trading?
by
Scott Jagow
Aug 28, 2006
It's back to '80s, at least when it comes to corporate mergers. A New York Times report says these big deals may mean a lot of insider trading. Host Scott Jagow speaks to Columbia University professor John Coffee.
Change in motion at Ford
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 25, 2006
Kai Ryssdal talks with The New York Times' Micheline Maynard about the continuing changes and reports of impending deals at struggling Ford Motor Co.
Panning for a little safe haven
Aug 25, 2006
Alaska has been enjoying a mini gold rush this summer. Increased interest in the precious metal has people wading into streams with pan in hand. From Juneau, Weld Royal reports.
When lawmakers leave, stocks rise
Aug 25, 2006
Commentator Amity Shlaes has a winning investment strategy — wait until Congress takes a break.
For public good, not for profit.
Radical thinking at Ford
by
Bob Moon
Aug 25, 2006
Word that Ford is considering going private proved enticing for investors on Wall Street yesterday. Its stock rose more than two percent, but not everyone believes a move to privatize could really happen. Bob Moon reports.
Gold follows black gold?
by
Bob Moon
Aug 21, 2006
The prices for gold and oil tend to follow the same market trends. They've been losing ground for a couple weeks now — and it's probably more than coincidence. Bob Moon explains.
New inflation numbers
Aug 16, 2006
In an effort to make the government's Consumer Price Index more accurate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics may begin calculating the figure out to three decimal places. Hillary Wicai explains why.