The House of Representatives will hear testimony from oil executives who shared responsibility in the BP oil rig disaster. John Dimsdale covers the finger-pointing and a proposed $10 billion liability cap.
Admiral Mike Mullen is using Facebook and Twitter to tap into the skill set of the young workforce of the military. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to Reporter Jeff Chu about the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Heads of BP, Transocean and Halliburton are on Capitol Hill this morning to explain to Congress what went wrong in the BP oil accident. A lot of finger-pointing is expected. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to John Dimsdale.
A new amendment to the Senate's financial regulation bill would ban investment banks from betting against that products that they sell to their customers. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to Marketplace's John Dimsdale.
Theories continue to circulate as to the reasons behind yesterday's wild ride on the Dow. But if this was truly a case of a "fat-finger" trade, this wouldn't be the first time. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to Marketplace's Brett Neely.
Offshore drilling safety is the focus of an annual oil industry gathering in Houston. Some wonder why more countries don't require an acoustic switch that could help prevent accidents. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to Marketplace's Rob Schmitz.
Antitrust regulators are contacting Apple's competitors and developers as they kick off an investigation into the company. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to Marketplace's Brett Neely about why Apple has gotten the attention of the feds.
The Goldman Sachs fraud case made for an interesting backdrop to Congress's continuing financial reform debate this week. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about Wall Street greed.
President Obama is set to nominate three people to the board of the Federal Reserve. Stacey Vanek-Smith explores his choices with former Fed vice chair Alice Rivlin of the Brookings Institution.
