Insider trading charges could be coming to one of the nation’s biggest hedge funds: SAC Capital Advisors. But will the hedge fund’s owner be implicated? Strong unions and labor laws have kept struggling carmakers from cutting plants in Germany, but that may be about to change. An effort to build the Western Hemisphere’s largest seawater desalination plant faces a crucial test today. San Deigo’s regional water agency will vote on whether to buy all the water the plant would produce.  

Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in history, so what does he know about the economy that few others do? Buffet discusses the biggest investment mistake he’s ever made, his economic concerns in the year ahead, and how to get the U.S. to grow again.

Mary Schapiro’s departure from the Securities and Exchange Commission leaves the board politically split with thorny market issues to resolve. As Congress tries to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, lawmakers are considering a cap to the mortgage interest deduction. With holiday season upon us, we’re likely all going to be spending a little more over the next month. How can you prepare for the holiday dent in your wallet?   

Worries grow as the currrent extension of unemployment benefits gets closer to its expiry at the end of the year. Expecting an end to daily publication, Cleveland Plain Dealer journalists are trying to get public support before cuts are announced. And an innovation Willy Wonka would be proud of: A new non-melting Cadbury chocolate bar. 

While you were eating that Turkey, two giant companies were inching ever closer to a $33 billion marriage. Glencore, the Swiss commodities trading firm, is trying to takeover a mining company called Xstrata. If you head out for some Black Friday shopping today, take a moment to think about where those products are made: Probably in a big warehouse somewhere. But the way that warehouse operates may be changing, with a greater focus on skilled workers and technology. Plus, why holiday food prices may be a bit higher than normal this December.

Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re planning on driving a rental car to the family dinner today, it might not be as easy as you are used to. One estimate shows that 250,000 cars were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, and all those people looking for temporary transportation is starting to create a shortage at the rental car companies. While you’re on the road, beware of yellow traffic lights. Some cities are being accused of making those lights shorter than usual to get more money out of red light cameras. Plus, a little explanation of negative interest rates from our in house economist, Chris Farrell.

Hewlett Packard’s stock is at a 10 year low this morning after the company announced that it was misled when it acquired the British software firm Autonomy last year. That acquisition forced the company to take an $8.8 billion hit to its bottom line last quarter. But what’s Autonomy’s side of the story? And with Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, we’re in for the biggest shopping season of the year. But whatever you buy might not look quite as perfect as it does in the catalog or online.

We’ll get quarterly earnings today from Hewlett-Packard — and when we do, we might see even more signs of  a big shift away from personal computers, and toward tablets and mobile devices. Is there still any money to be made selling PCs? It turns out that the Twinkie might just last a little longer, as Hostess Brands will be back at the bargaining table to try and avoid liquidating the company. And speaking of negotiations, players and owners of the NHL are expected to meet this morning to try and bring an end to the 66 day old lockout.

Chances are holiday catalogs have already been piling up at your house — wasn’t online shopping supposed to put an end to all the paper? Up to now, the government of Myanmar, also known as Burma, has held a cozy economic relationship with China, but President Obama’s visit signals the country is looking to diversify its portfolio. Chobani founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya shares his thoughts on the yogurt company’s success, plans for the future, and what Chobani has meant for South Edmeston, New York.