Features By Alisa Roth
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Buying into China
The Bank of China went public today for a total of almost $10 billion dollars. Chinese banks have had corruption problems in the past — so what's the attraction? Alisa Roth reports.
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Cut oil production? Not so fast . . .
OPEC ministers today are expected to ignore pleas from Venezuela to cut oil production. Alisa Roth looks at the supply and demand issues behind the decision.
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11th hour for Alcoa
Unionized workers at Alcoa have threatened to strike when their contract expires at midnight tonight, but a walkout may actually help the company's bottom line. Alisa Roth reports.
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But can you gamble and chew gum at the same time?
Singapore, known for outlawing spitting and restricting chewing gum sales, has hired Las Vegas Sands Corp. to build and run what will be the world's most expensive casino. Expected cost: $3.2 billion. Alisa Roth reports.
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Enron legacy
Newly-convicted Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling both plan to appeal, but whatever happens the case has changed the legal landscape for corporations. Alisa Roth reports.
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Delphi drama
Delphi wants a bankruptcy judge to void its contracts with the United Auto Workers. The UAW is threatening to strike if that happens and GM wants more time to get this resolved before the dominoes would start falling. Alisa Roth reports.
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MasterCard IPO
MasterCard is going public Thursday, and it's expected to be one of the biggest IPOs in years. About $2.8 billion. Alisa Roth reports on the company's transition — and where all that money's going.
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Big day for Bertelsmann
Today a minority stakeholder could formally request an initial public offering of media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Or the family-owned company could decide to buy out the 25% ownership instead. Alisa Roth gives us the pros and cons.
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MasterCard IPO
The charge card is expected to go public this week in an effort to raise cash to pay legal bills and give industry leader Visa a run for its money. Alisa Roth reports.
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Putting lawyers on the defensive
Federal prosecutors yesterday indicted a prominent law firm that's been the driving force behind shareholder lawsuits against dozens of corporations. So can corporate America breathe a sigh of relief? Alisa Roth reports.
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