Segments From This Episode

• Anti-trust concerns end AT&T/T-Mobile merger

  by Mitchell Hartman

  AT&T has backed out of a deal to buy T-Mobile for $39 billion.

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• Companies may have received ‘cosy deals’ on U.K. taxes

  British lawmakers are accusing the U.K. taxman of giving major corporations an easy ride

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• Cornell will build NYC applied science campus

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  The Roosevelt Island engineering school could bring billions to New York City.

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• The AT&T merger’s trust issues

  by Adriene Hill

  The government put up road blocks to the AT&T and T-Mobile merger than eventually led to its demise. What was everyone so afraid of?

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• Theater owners’ ‘Mission: Impossible’

  by Jennifer Collins

  Boosting the box office after "Avatar"'s banner year.

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• AT&T opts out of T-Mobile merger

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Facing stiff government opposition due to anti-trust claims, AT&T is backing out of what would have been a $39 billion deal

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• Air travel in China takes a great leap forward

  by Rob Schmitz

  Chinese airports are getting bigger and more efficient, and the country's airplanes are getting an upgrade, as the nation gains ever-greater economic clout.

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• Mid-day Extra: Is vanity good for a city’s economy?

  by Jeremy Hobson and Adriene Hill

  A recent poll has found Miami to be the vainest city in the U.S., but could that be a good thing?

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• Japan places big order for Lockheed Martin fighter planes

  by Adriene Hill

  Japan will replace its aging fighter jets with 42 new planes from the U.S. company Lockheed Martin, on the heels of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il.

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• Why companies like AT&T love mergers

  by Juli Niemann

  We speak to Juli Niemann about why companies continue to push for mergers, even when they often fall through

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• Bank of America stock tumbles below $5 a share

  by Josh Brown

  Bank of America's troubles continue, as their stock prices fall below $5, the lowest level since March 2009

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• AT&T Gives Up Bid for T-Mobile

  by Mitchell Hartman

  AT&T announced it is giving up its effort to purchase T-Mobile for $39 billion, despite its claims that the move would actually help consumers

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• PODCAST: AT&T hangs up on T-Mobile

  by Mary Dooe

  

  AT&T backs out of its plan to takeover its rival T-Mobile. In Foxboro, Mass. controversy is brewing over a plan to build a casino. The movie box office is suffering this year, and Chinese airports are getting an upgrade.

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• A casino for Foxboro?

  by Curt Nickisch

  Foxboro, Mass., already has a football stadium and a huge mall. Steve Wynn and Robert Kraft would like to add a casino to the mix, but many residents say enough is enough.

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