Alisa Roth

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• Jul 31, 2007

  New restaurant labor law on NYC’s table

  Most New York City restaurants depend on low-wage workers, often immigrants who are easier to mistreat. So the city council will consider a bill that would put labor law violations on par with health code infractions. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Jul 24, 2007

  UAW starts off with tough talk

  Despite today's conciliatory air at the start of negotiations between the United Auto Workers and big automakers, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said he isn't interested in concessions. Alisa Roth reports on the big issues on the table.

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• Jul 21, 2007

  Were hedge funds’ investors misled?

  Now that Bear Stearns has told investors in two of its high-profile hedge funds that their money's essentially gone down the subprime drain — all $1.5 billion — threats of lawsuits are flying. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Jul 20, 2007

  Explosion exposes NYC’s aging systems

  The steam-pipe explosion in Midtown Manhattan reminded New Yorkers just how vulnerable their aging infrastructure is. We asked Alisa Roth to look at the cost of keeping it up.

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• Jul 19, 2007

  Japanese quake breaks supply chains

  Things will be quiet around Japan's auto factories for the next few days. The earthquake earlier this week damaged a major parts supplier, so three of the nation's car makers are shutting down plants. Alisa Roth has more on the economic aftershocks.

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• Jul 7, 2007

  NYC plans to downsize classes

  For years, New York City has been demanding more money for its schools. The money's finally come through, and the chancellor says he's planning to spend a big chunk to reduce class sizes. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Jul 6, 2007

  IPOs flood China’s stock market

  Much as the U.S. dot-com boom brought forth new companies and their IPOs with frightening regularity, that's what China's stock market is like right now. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Jul 4, 2007

  Automakers heat up summer incentives

  Detroit automakers have once again jacked up car-buying incentives for the summer. Meanwhile, Japanese car manufacturers are using their own version to entice consumers. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Jul 3, 2007

  UAW ready to wheel and deal

  After months of discussions, parts maker Delphi came to an agreement with the United Auto Workers last week. But the UAW will be looking for better deal when it sits down to renegotiate with the Big Three automakers later this month, Alisa Roth reports.

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• Jul 2, 2007

  Extra-long holiday weekend

  In fact, just make it a week. Lots of folks are taking advantage of the Wednesday holiday and plunking down a couple vacation days to enjoy an extended July 4 break. But will consumer spending stretch along with it? Alisa Roth reports.

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