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PODCAST: Show me the money, airlines

Asian markets stay open, cheap fuel but not flights, and inventing a smart smoker.

Asian stocks spring while most of the world’s stock takes a breather. More on that. Plus, lower fuel prices have translated into huge savings for airline companies. Very little of those savings are being passed along to customers. So, what are the airlines doing with all of that money? And on a quest to invent a smart smoker, a Harvard engineering class is partnering with Williams Sonoma. We check in on their results.

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