02/01/17: An unlikely alliance

After launching less than a year ago, Wal-Mart is ending ShippingPass, a membership program meant to compete with Amazon Prime. In its place, Wal-Mart will now offer two-day free shipping on purchases over $35. But the company will have a lot of ground to make up as Amazon branches out into markets beyond retail. Click […]

Companies could react to travel bans by expanding abroad. To get around any existing or future travel bans, tech firms are considering opening overseas branches, rather than scaling up in the U.S. Click the above audio player to hear the full story. Stories You Might Like 01/30/2017: Lawyers mobilize in response to Trump immigration ban […]

The Oakland Raiders’ plan to move to Las Vegas is falling apart. First, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson said he would no longer help finance the $1.9 billion relocation. Then, Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs backed out. Sports business experts explain how locking down money for team relocations can be tricky. Click the above audio player […]

Hidden under all of the political news, the Fed is meeting today. Susan Schmidt, senior vice president at Westwood Holdings Group, looks at what Yellen and co. have in store for 2017 Afterwards, we'll look at where President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, stands on corporations. And finally, we'll explore the growing student loan crisis: a recent study reveals that those who struggle with loan debt may end up owing less than you realized.