Segments From This Episode

• Solar plane only goes 58 MPH, but might change how we fly

  by Steve Shadley

  

  Inventors of an experimental solar aircraft simply want to prove it’s possible to fly long distances using energy from the sun.

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• Gold prices are falling, but global demand is expected to grow

  by Gigi Douban

  As an investment and inflation hedge, gold still looks overvalued, at nearly 30 percent below its peak. But demand for gold is growing in India and China.

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• What happens when a billionaire faces Congressional confirmation?

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Commerce Secretary nominee and Hyatt heiress Penny Pritzker will have to shift her billions to avoid conflicts of interest, and prepare for questions about the family business.

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• Japan takes energy race overseas, promotes solar at home

  by Rupert Wingfield-Hayes

  Things have been electric on the Japanese stock market recently. But the country is in need of energy and is hunting for it in innovative ways.

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• Public pension funds rebound from recession

  by David Gura

  But for some the recovery still doesn't mean they are doing as well as they should.

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• Is the economy ready to fly by itself?

  by Julia Coronado

  What happens if the Federal Reserve takes away the big can of sterno it put under the U.S. economy?

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• Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion to get hip

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Katie Long

  Yahoo buys Tumblr in an effort to reach a younger audience.

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• PODCAST: Yahoo tumbles to get back up

  by David Brancaccio

  Yahoo buys Tumblr. What will happen if the Federal Reserve backs off? And public pensions bounce back, but not enough for some.

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