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• May 26, 2006

  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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• May 25, 2006

  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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• May 25, 2006

  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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• May 23, 2006

  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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• May 22, 2006

  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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• May 18, 2006

  Ken Lay back in court

  The legal troubles for former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay continue in a second trial starting today. Alisa Roth has the details.

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• May 16, 2006

  Wal-Mart earnings watch

  Wal-Mart is expected to report double-digit earnings growth today. But future quarters may not be as rosy as the low-cost retail giant is forced to raise prices to meet rising costs and Wall Street profit demands. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Apr 27, 2006

  Really big oil

  ExxonMobil releases its quarterly earnings today, and Alisa Roth reports that the information isn't likely to quell increased calls for a windfall profits tax on oil companies.

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• Apr 26, 2006

  Mixed signals from Venezuela

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been cracking down on foreign oil companies doing business in his country, the world's fifth largest producer of oil. The question is how far can he push before the foreign companies get fed up and leave? Alisa Roth reports.

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• Apr 24, 2006

  It’s Ken Lay’s turn

  Former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay takes the witness stand in the Enron fraud trial today. And as Alisa Roth reports, his main defense is likely to be: "I had no idea what was going on."

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