The SEC has charged Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, with insider trading. His fellow owners in the NBA probably aren't surprised. Washington Bureau Chief John Dimsdale has the story.
Dan Ariely, professor of behavioral economics at Duke University, caught sight of his personal portfolio recently. In our latest "Here's what I'm doing," he tells how he's vowed not to do that again.
As awful as this financial crisis is, at least inflation's been kept at bay. Kai Ryssdal talks with Newsweek and Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson about a time when that wasn't the case.
With massive crowds expected for Barack Obama's inauguration, prices for tickets and hotel rooms are soaring. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports on a D.C.-area resident and a ticket seller who are looking to cash in.
The good old days of $2 a gallon gas have returned. Why not tack on a tax to help run a fuel-efficient economy down the road? Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan explains to Scott Jagow why this is a good idea.
Company cutbacks are so severe right now that many are skipping the annual holiday party. Scott Jagow talks to Jo Bennett of Battalia Winston Amrop, which does a survey about corporate holiday events.
Dan Yates runs a tour boat company in Portland, Oregon, and he's trying to keep the spirit alive in a down economy. In our latest "Here's what I'm doing," he tells us he doesn't believe in cutting back on the party.
African Americans could lose up to $90 billion from foreclosures, according to a recent study. As Jenee Darden reports, some predominantly black churches are offering help to those in need of a financial rescue.
She gets a script and she finds a place to shoot it. And then there are the little things involved. We follow Locations Manager Nancy Haecker around as she preps for features and TV shows.
