The health care bill unveiled yesterday by House Democrats would insure nearly all Americans and run up a trillion-dollar bill, paid for with tax hikes and surcharges. Business lobbyists say it's too expensive. Mitchell Hartman reports.
A U.N.-sponsored is working to reduce the swelling carbon footprint of the shipping industry. Global shipping produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all of Germany, but carbon emissions have gone unregulated. Sam Eaton reports.
When the recession hit, Brooklyn Brewery prepared for trouble. But then sales went up, as they did for makers of craft beer across the country. Ben Calhoun has this story and a good explanation for craft beer's success.
Airlines like Southwest and AirTran have been forced to offer deep discounts to leisure travelers to account for a drop in business travel. Some experts worry these revenue losses could lead to a wave of bankruptcies. Sam Eaton reports.
Pre-existing conditions are a major road block for Americans in the U.S. health care system, even for organ donors. Bill Radke takes up the issue with Los Angeles Times business columnist David Lazarus.
Rather than fight increased regulation, some hedge funds and other investment firms are starting to embrace it. Amy Scott looks into the thinking behind the culture change and what will be involved in the clamp-down.
Employees of a Nortel plant outside Paris have threatened to blow up the factory if they don't receive a $130,000 payoff for the loss of 480 jobs. Stephen Beard reports similar acts are becoming more common among threatened French workers.
Everyone says inflation's in check, but consumer prices keep going up. What's going on? Steve Chiotakis checks in with Doug Foreman, Director of Equities at Highmark Capital in San Francisco.
The White House wants to try to avoid the next financial crisis by giving new powers to the Federal Reserve, but a group of prominent investors and former regulators says that's a bad idea. Bill Radke talks to Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman.
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