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BusinessNBR anchors Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib bring you trusted reporting and analysis of Wall Street trends, stock market performance, the economy, and more. Popular segments include Paul Kangas' Stocks in the News, Market Monitor on Fridays, and Street Critique on Wednesdays. (Author: Nightly Business Report)
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- Published: Nov 13, 09Top stories include: Fresh signs of weakness in the U.S. economy as consumers fret over the future and the trade gap widens by the largest percentage in a decade. Tonight's market monitor guest is Michael O'Higgins and then Japan Airlines is struggling to gain altitude being weighed down by billions in debt and another round of losses.
- Published: Nov 12, 09Top stories include: President Obama is planning a jobs summit, searching for ways to get America back to work. Intel and Advanced Micro Devices end a year long dispute over computer chip sales. Gold pushed to a new record overnight and then from the printed page to the electronic one, the plot thickens in the publishing industry.
- Published: Nov 11, 09Top stories include: 34 days to shop until Christmas and the nation's retailers are going all out... online! From the Golden Gate bridge to Hollywood, California has been hit hard by the recession. Tonight's street critique guest is Hilary Kramer and a big tech deal in the works as Hewlett Packard is buying 3com.
- Published: Nov 10, 09Top stories include: The verdict for two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers reads, "not guilty." Sen. Committee Chairman Chris Dodd unveils his plan for a sweeping overhaul on the nation's financial rulebook, European regulators throw a wrench into Oracle's plan to buy Sun Microsystems, and then Monsanto sows the seeds of growth, reaching what the agri-business calls an inflection point.
- Published: Nov 9, 09Top stories include: stocks hit fresh highs for the year as the Dow jumps over 200 points. The Supreme Court takes on abstract business innovations. Kraft goes hostile with its $16 billion dollar bid for Cadbury and then we meet the teen inventor of Popsy-cake, a combination of a cupcake on a stick.
- Published: Nov 6, 09Top stories include: The nation's unemployment rate jumps above 10 percent. We talk to Elizabeth Warren, head of the Congrssional panel monitoring bailouts. And, the Market Monitor is David Darst, Chief Investment Strategist at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
- Published: Nov 5, 09Top stories include: The Feds announce more insider trading arrests. Financial regulation bills emerging from the House and the Senate are vastly different. Plus, Susie Gharib interviews Cisco CEO John Chambers, and we look at the new Droid smart phone.
- Published: Sep 9, 08Top stories include shares of Lehman Brothers take their biggest one day tumble ever. One of Congress’ key powerbrokers weighs in on the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we talk with Barney Frank. We also talk with the head of one of the nation’s largest retail companies, Jim Gillespie. And then Steve Jobs jokes that quote rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerate as he dispels speculation that he is ill.
- Published: Sep 8, 08Top stories include the U.S. Treasury rides to the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac taking control of the mortgage finance giants.We have complete coverage and analysis from Wall Street to Main Street with the pros and cons of the historic move, and we interview James Lockhart, the man who will oversee the process, and also tonight what the Fannie/Freddie Rescue means for people looking to buy or sell a home.
- Published: Sep 5, 08Top stories include more woes for the U.S. economy as unemployment jumps to a five year high, businesses cut 84 thousand jobs last month. That jump in unemployment is bad news as well for the troubled housing market. Tonight’s market monitor guest thinks the bear market and the housing crisis will be with us for some time to come, he’s Mark Skousen, and then its Chrome versus Internet Explorer as our tech guru takes on the browser wars between Google and Microsoft.
- Published: Sep 4, 08Top stories include no bulls on Wall Street today as stocks plunge on rising jobless claims and growing worries about the global economy. Another factor in today’s selloff is bleak August retail sales. Then tonight is John McCain’s big night at the Republican National Convention, we look at the presidential candidate’s tax plan for businesses and individuals, and we talk commodity prices with the head of Molson Coors, Peter Swinburn.
- Published: Sep 3, 08Top stories include more signs of a weakening U.S. economy, the Fed’s latest take shows consumers are buying what they absolutely need and not much more. Sales incentives helped the big U.S. automakers in August, but not nearly enough. Our street critique guests says this is a brutal bear market, she’s Hilary Kramer, and then a look at how a growing number of people are getting caught in the credit crunch when its comes to home equity lines of credit.
- Published: Sep 2, 08Top stories include a wave of selling in the oil pits as Gustav leaves the gulf coast’s crude production pretty much intact. Lehman Brothers was the talk of Wall Street today; it could be getting a cash infusion from Korea. China scored a big win with the 2008 Olympics, but can investors win by investing in China, we talk with Jing Ulrich, and then its called Chrome and its Google’s answer to the internet explorer.
- Published: Sep 1, 08Labor Day Special -- Working for Balance. Employers are beginning to recognize the impact stressed workers have on the bottom line, and some are taking steps to help their employees achieve a work-life balance. In this special, the NBR team investigate efforts to combat stress in the workplace. Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib anchor the program, which includes a series of reports from correspondent Erika Miller, an interview with the women who developed the Results-Only Work Environment, and a repo
- Published: Aug 29, 08Top stories include disappointint data about personal income and consumer spending and Hurricane Gustav could have a major impact on oil markets. NBR Washington Bureau Chief Darren Gersh previews the Republican National Convention with a look at McCain's VP pick and his economic plans. As part of the "Working for Balance" series, Lucy Craft reports on work-life balance efforts in Japan. And, Paul's Market Monitor guest is Chris Orndorff of Payden and Rygel.
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