Latest from Scott Jagow

• Mar 27, 2008

  Barclays head not suffering enough?

  Barclays stock might have plummeted 30 percent, but bank president Bob Diamond will still be taking home $42 million for last year. Scott Jagow talks about unions angry over his payday with Christine Seib from the Times of London.

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• Mar 21, 2008

  The economy is a funny thing after all

  While getting his PhD in economics, Yoram Bauman discovered how to approach the subject from a humorous side. Scott Jagow talks to him about his career as the world's premiere stand-up economist.

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• Mar 19, 2008

  Word on the Wall Street

  We've been hearing a lot about the economy lately from analysts and administrators alike. But what are they saying on Wall Street? We went down there to talk to a few people — investors or not — and find out.

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• Mar 17, 2008

  Panic is reality for Bear Stearns

  Bear Stearns' stunning collapse came a week after things seemed normal for the bank. Scott Jagow talks to economist Diane Swonk, who says panic in the market and clients turning their backs prompted the trouble.

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• Mar 8, 2008

  The Out-of-Towners

  Egypt is a prime tourist destination, but that doesn't mean things are always easy for visitors. Scott Jagow explains some of the difficulties he came across as an American in Cairo.

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• Mar 7, 2008

  Where Egypt meets U.S. work culture

  Egypt and the U.S. practice business very differently, but mobile-phone company CEO Alex Shalaby mixes the two work cultures to his advantage. He talks with Scott Jagow.

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• Mar 6, 2008

  Egypt’s newfound labor movement

  Textiles are a huge employer in Egypt, but workers have started protesting their wages. In an unusual move, the government met the demands of thousands of strikers last year. Scott Jagow asks American University's Joel Beinin why.

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• Mar 5, 2008

  Egyptian artifacts! (Made in China)

  The Khan el-Khalili bazaar is the oldest, most famous marketplace in Cairo, where you'll see the tourism economy at work. Visitors come in droves to get souvenirs, spices, even gold. But the ancient Egyptian artifacts might just be made in . . . Well, Scott Jagow has more.

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• Mar 3, 2008

  Can Cairo afford globalization?

  Egypt's capital is severely overcrowded and its economy seriously lags other Middle East urban centers. Diane Singerman, co-editor of "Cairo Cosmopolitan," talks with Scott Jagow about the ancient city's struggle with growth and modernity.

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• Mar 3, 2008

  The cost of the Iraq war

  How much is the Iraq war costing? The U.S. government predicted $60 billion in 2003. But the authors of a new book say it's now $3 trillion. Host Scott Jagow asked Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard Professor Linda Bilmes about their calculation.

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