Segments From This Episode

• Foreign aid recipients hurt by global economic concerns

  by Mitchell Hartman

  In South Korea today, UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon warned rich countries not to shortchange their international aid programs as they cut their budgets.

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• Central banks announce joint plan to avoid credit crunch

  by Heidi Moore

  To increase liquidity, the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve are teaming up.

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• Mid-day Extra: Are cheaters more creative?

  by Jeremy Hobson

  A new study suggests that creative-minded people might also be more likely to cheat — and find a good reason for it after the fact.

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• PODCAST: Central banks join forces

  by Mary Dooe

  

  The European debt crisis spreads to American banks. The National Labor Relations Board could speed up the process for elections. In light of recent scandals, universities are taking a closer look at candidates before hiring them on. And the end of Napster has finally come.

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• Central banks step in to help Europe with debt crisis

  by Heidi Moore

  The planned liquidity injection might not solve all the problems in Europe, but it shows that central banks are getting serious.

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• Private sector gains offset by continued government layoffs

  by Jeremy Hobson

  John Challenger of Challenger, Gray & Christmas speaks about his company's November jobs numbers, which show some signs of improvement

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• What remains of Napster

  by Steve Henn

  Music subscription service Rhapsody has signed an agreement to acquire Napster from parent company Best Buy for an undisclosed sum. What Napster leaves behind is what can now be seen as a foreshadow to social media.

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• Dozens of financial institutions downgraded by S&P

  by Heidi Moore

  Banks today are reeling, just a day after Standard & Poor's downgraded dozens of financial institutions all around the world — including here in the United States.

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• Standard & Poor’s downgrades major U.S. banks

  Pressure builds in Europe as clear signs begin to show that a default there would hit the U.S. banks hard.

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• The Fed, ECB team up to give banks more access to cash

  by Josh Brown

  Central banks from around the world have reached a deal that they hope will increase liquidity and avoid global recession.

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• ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ for poor job market

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Paul Ashworth of Capital Economics explains why the nation's current employment measures, while not stellar, are positive signs for the future.

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• NLRB considers speeding up union elections

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The National Labor Relations Board is scheduled to take a preliminary vote on speeding up elections to unionize businesses.

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• Colleges taking careful approach to hiring coaches

  by Jennifer Collins

  In light of the recent scandals at Penn State and Syracuse, universities are taking more into consideration when hiring for their sports teams.

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• Can financial cops help the eurozone?

  by David Brancaccio

  The European Union is considering having a set of 'budget police' look over its countries' finances, but it still may not solve all the problems.

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