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Lisa Napoli

Latest Stories (306)

Now YouTube is watching you

Mar 27, 2008
YouTube, the online video pioneer, has rolled out a way to make tracking your Web-surfing interests and tendencies even easier. And advertisers are going to love it. Lisa Napoli reports.

Is Motorola's split a good call?

Mar 26, 2008
Motorola is breaking itself in two, but analysts don't agree on whether it's the best move for the company. Lisa Napoli reports.

An Oracle for the technology market

Mar 26, 2008
Business software giant Oracle will share its quarterly earnings later today, and many analysts see the company as an economic indicator for the tech sector. Lisa Napoli looks at why their business is so important.

Bhutan is a long, long way from U.S.

Mar 24, 2008
The tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan has changed from an absolute monarchy to the world's newest democracy and reformed its economy. Do the Bhutanese know what they're in for? Marketplace's Lisa Napoli tells the story of playing host to a Bhutanese visitor to Los Angeles.

Looking back on a roller coaster week

Mar 21, 2008
Lisa Napoli looks back at the erratic and nerve-wracking week that was on Wall Street through the eyes of Marketplace reporters and financial experts.

Starbucks tries to roast its competition

Mar 19, 2008
Since other fast food companies have started offering coffee drinks, Starbucks has been seeing their profits drop. Lisa Napoli reports how the coffee giant plans to rebound from recent competition.

Gas is reaching the big 4

Mar 14, 2008
Four dollar per gallon is slowly becoming a reality in many parts of the country. Lisa Napoli talks to Garrett Nishida, front desk manager of the Sheraton in Maui, about his feelings on the new gas prices in Hawaii.

When it's no longer Wrigley Field

Mar 14, 2008
Seventy-two percent of Chicago Cubs season ticket holders said they would boycott games if Wrigley Field changed its name. Lisa Napoli talks to sports commentator Diana Nyad about the potential side effects of corporate sponsorship.

Not just a bunch of Hulu

Mar 12, 2008
NBC and Fox's Hulu.com will allow viewers to download over 200 TV shows and movies for free. While it may seem to be a new and scary venture for profits, Lisa Napoli reports the business model is a familiar one.

We don't hang out with our coworkers

Feb 28, 2008
A study out finds that U.S. employees are socializing less with their coworkers than they did about 20 years ago. Lisa Napoli talks to the study's author, University of Michigan's Olenka Kacperczyk, about why.