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China, U.S. and the 'buy local' debate
European and American green energy companies complain that China is practicing protectionism by favoring local contractors for billion-dollar projects. But the "Buy American," language in the U.S. stimulus plan may have encouraged China's position. Scott Tong reports. (07/28/2009)
Regulators may restrict energy trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission may impose trading limits on energy markets, particularly crude oil, natural gas and other products of finite supply, in an effort to curb financial speculators from driving prices higher like they have in the past. Sarah Gardner reports. (07/28/2009)
Home prices done with nosedive
Steve Chiotakis talks potential Bank of America closings and the S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index with Juli Niemann from Smith, Moore and Company in St. Louis. (07/28/2009)
U.S. Treasury plans to unload debt
The U.S. Treasury wants to unload more than $200 billion of its debt. But who's buying? Jill Barshay reports the biggest investors are still foreign governments. (07/28/2009)
How Cubs bidder is hoping to score
The Tribune Company will be giving VIP seats to key financial players at today's game at Wrigley Field to woo a prospective Chicago Cubs buyers. Bob Moon looks into the deal and concerns for the potential team owner. (07/28/2009)
B of A could close 600 branches
Bank of America is planning to shut down as many as 10% of its neighborhood branches. Bank executives see the need for physical locations dwindling as computers and smart phones take over. Mitchell Hartman reports. (07/28/2009)
Who's losing this morning and why
Verizon reported a drop in quarterly profits. Was this to be expected? Steve Chiotakis checks in with Sam Stoval, chief strategist for S&P Equity Research. (07/27/2009)
Citi exec in big bonus purgatory
Citigroup is trying to decide whether to pay one of its executives the sum of $100 million. But that may be tricky as the bank is one of seven overseen by U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg. Mitchell Hartman reports. (07/27/2009)
Unbiased stock info may get scarcer
After the dot-com bust, regulators made Wall Street firms start proving why they pushed certain stocks by hiring independent research firms. But the money for that research is running out, meaning there'll be fewer voices to guide investors. Amy Scott reports. (07/24/2009)
Is high-frequency trading fair and safe?
High-frequency traders on Wall Street use powerful computers to react quickly to tiny changes in stock prices. But critics say big hedge funds are using this method to bully smaller traders into submission. Amy Scott reports. (07/24/2009)
