After a long period where it seems like no one has bought anything, the markets have seen a flurry of activity lately. Is this a sign of things to come? Not necessarily. Alisa Roth reports.
Abbot Laboratories will pay almost $7 billion for the pharmaceutical unit of Belgian company Solvay, a move which will help Abbot diversify its products. Alisa Roth explores this and other big pharma mergers going on lately.
Ford is promoting its new Fiesta subcompact by letting 100 "agents" drive the car for free for six months. All they have to do is blog, tweet and post about the car — and let Ford follow them around. Alisa Roth reports.
China's President Hu Jintao announced his country's ambitious strategy to combat global warming at the U.N. General Assembly. Alisa Roth reports on what he had to say.
President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao meet on climate change in New York today as part of a major climate summit at this week's U.N. general assembly. Alisa Roth explores the U.S. and China's commitments to curbing emissions.
Volkswagen is looking to bring its high-end Phaeton back to the U.S., possibly with a clean diesel engine. But are Americans ready for it? Alisa Roth reports.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is calling for countries to adopt new ways of measuring well-being because he considers gross domestic product to be obsolete. Alisa Roth reports.
President Obama will speak on Wall Street about what his administration has done to solve the crisis so far and what else needs to be done. Alisa Roth talks to financial experts about what investors might be listening for specifically.