Pages
Mattel and MGA continue legal battle over Bratz
Jennifer Collins Jan 13, 2011
Mattel won ownership over California company MGA of the Bratz dolls in 2008, but an appeals court reversed that ruling last year. Now they're fighting over whether one stole trade secrets. In the meantime, Bratz are losing their popularity. Jennifer Collins reports.
Facebook offers AMBER alerts
John Moe Jan 12, 2011
AMBER alerts, the notifications about missing children, are now available on Facebook. The company set up pages for all 50 states plus DC, Puerto...
Return of the Winkelvii
John Moe Jan 11, 2011
There is a hearing in a San Francisco court today regarding the long-running dispute between Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss and Facebook founder Mark...
Virginia voting on recommendations for teacher-student electronic contact
John Moe Jan 10, 2011
Officials in Virginia's public school system are set to vote on, and expected to pass, a series of recommendations for how teachers and students...
Man facing jail for winning on slot machine
John Moe Jan 7, 2011
Andre Nestor from Pennsylvania is facing 650 felony counts of theft, criminal conspiracy, computer trespassing and other charges. Federal agents...
SEC looks into Goldman Sachs-Facebook deal
Stacey Vanek Smith Jan 5, 2011
The SEC is looking into whether the deal breaks rules that limits a private company to 500 shareholders. But as Stacey Vanek Smith reports, Facebook might soon find incentives to go public.
Ikea ends sale of incandescent light bulbs
John Moe Jan 5, 2011
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 mandated that all US retailers stop selling incandescent light bulbs by 2012. If you're like most...
Can the police search your cell phone without a warrant?
John Moe Jan 5, 2011
Can the police look at what's on your cell phone without a warrant? The California Supreme Court, in a 5-2 decision this week, said yes. Your phone, texts, emails, whatever is found on that phone, is fair game. It's a move that could have a big impact on issues of privacy and search & seizure. We look at the case and its implications.
What place do immigrant workers have in Israel?
Feb 4, 2011
Israel's labor and demographic numbers indicate that Israel doesn't really need foreign workers. But there are still hundreds of thousands of foreign workers. Marketplace's Alisa Roth reports from Tel Aviv.
What now: Writing the laws of financial reform
Jan 5, 2011
Commentator Bethany McLean has some advice for the writers of the the laws of the Frank-Dodd financial reform and also to Congress and financiers who may influence over the laws are shaped.
