Jan 16, 2006

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Stories You Might Like For-profit prisons fall out of favor What regulators came up with when they met about market volatility Today’s the day for an update on jobs and pandemic relief The Fed might ease up on interest rate hikes Speeding up vaccine delivery Traveling nurses and short-staffed hospitals are in a vicious cycle

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The Golden Globes

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Jan 16, 2006

The big studios got spurned this award season, as indie films swept the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards. What would a win mean economically for a film that doesn't necessarily have mass appeal? Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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Mergers and breakups

by Scott Jagow

Jan 16, 2006

Last year set a record for mergers and acquisitions, but companies like Viacom are reversing that trend by breaking into parts. Newsweek Wall Street editor Allan Sloan tells host Scott Jagow that either way, investment bankers make a ton of money.

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Back to school in NOLA

by Janet Babin

Jan 16, 2006

Tulane, Xavier, Dillard and Loyola Universities all reopen for classes this week. This should help the city's struggling economy and the schools, which suffered hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Janet Babin reports.