Features By Alisa Roth
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Japan Considers Lifting U.S. Beef Ban
Japanese trade officials meet Monday to decide whether to lift a two-year ban on U.S. beef triggered by the Mad Cow scare. As Alisa Roth reports, the U.S. beef industry has a lot at "steak."
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Oil, food... and money
A U.N.-backed report charges that about 2,200 companies in the U.N. oil-for-food program paid kickbacks and surcharges to Saddam Hussein's government. Alisa Roth tells us who's on the list.
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NY as the American Dream
At a taxi stand at Kennedy Airport, Marketplace talks to immgrants who drive the streets of the city they once dreamed of from Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.
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English as a second language
Millions of foreign immigrants call New York City home. A miniature United Nations convenes regularly at ESL classes across the city. Alisa Roth takes a look at one.
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What about the next 200 years?
Depending on who you talk to, the New York Stock Exchange's merger with Archipelago may have little effect, or it could mean the end a way of life that's lasted more than 200 years. Alisa Roth spoke to NYSE veterans.
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The latest in oil
There was a number in the news today that sort of makes you shake your head. Oil hits $59 dollars ... and people think it's a <em>good</em> thing. Alisa Roth reports.
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Small biz contracts
Today House Democrats are expected to release a report evaluating the efforts of 22 federal agencies to contract with small business to help in Katrina recovery. Alisa Roth reports.
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Help wanted: a few good priests
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a new recruiting drive to help fill the declining ranks of Catholic priests. Alisa Roth looks at the earthly challenges of marketing the job.
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Nano is so 10 minutes ago
Just weeks after Apple came out with its Nano mp3 player, it introduced a new iPod today. The little guy plays music — and music videos — and <em>Desperate Housewives</em>. Alisa Roth has more.
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Value-added outsourcing
Cutting costs isn't the only reason big corporations outsource job from the United States. Alisa Roth looks at the latest outsourcing trends.
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