Latest from Scott Jagow

• Jun 22, 2007

  No limit to poker’s potential

  Players and fans from around the globe are in Las Vegas for the annual World Series of Poker — or they're watching it on TV. It's become wildly popular, says Diana Nyad, because it's a brand of reality TV we can all relate to.

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• Jun 18, 2007

  Big banks want in on microfinancing

  Major banking institutions are seeing profits to be made in microfinance — and they're capable of doling out far more than the organizations currently making the loans — but Michaela Walsh worries they won't reinvest in the poor local communities.

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• Jun 15, 2007

  Who says bubbles are bad?

  When economic bubbles burst, a ripple of devastating effects inevitably follows. Investors can lose everything, tens of thousands of workers may lose their jobs. But there's usually an upside says author Daniel Gross, even in the deflating housing market.

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• Jun 14, 2007

  Inflation scare breeds opportunity

  Chris Farrell says the inflation fears gripping the economic community are being addressed to such a degree that inflation is likely to just disappear. And they might actually be creating a buying opportunity for bonds.

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• Jun 12, 2007

  Ford ready to toss luxury out the window

  The automaker is looking to sell its high-end brands Land Rover and Jaguar. The move is probably about concentrating on volume back home says analyst Andrew Wright, but Ford is taking a risk driving away from the luxury and SUV markets.

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• Jun 12, 2007

  Opening window to sue for workplace discrimination?

  Congress is putting together legislation that would increase the amount of time workers have to file discrimination lawsuits against their employers. Supports say the current limits aren't reasonable.

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• Jun 11, 2007

  Managing ‘what’s in it for me?’ workers

  Author Cam Marston's new book details how Baby Boom managers are having to deal with so-called New Millenials — young workers accustomed to praise who need more motivation to perform even simple job tasks.

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• Jun 8, 2007

  Be cool: Change the world, make a profit

  Call it a hedge fund with a conscience? Global Cool is using star power and rock concerts to spread its message on global warming — and making a return for its investors. In fact, it's a very serious investment fund, says Martin Waller.

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• Jun 7, 2007

  Time to sell?

  Brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has a sophisticated market model with three key indicators and they're all blinking SELL for the first time since the dot-com bust. But it's not time for panic, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard explains.

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• Jun 6, 2007

  OPEC math: More biofuel = higher oil prices

  The oil-producing countries of OPEC seem to be getting anxious over all this talk about developing biofuels. The cartel says if the U.S. and Europe continue to push in that direction, it could drive oil prices "through the roof."

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