Nashville private eye (and reporter) Thomas H. Humphreys does some snooping to find out how the recession is affecting petty crime — specifically shoplifting. He uncovers some surprising details.
The Justice Department says it has busted the biggest-ever insider trading ring involving hedge funds. But how will it prove its case? There's a gray area between legitimate investing and illegal trading. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
The manager of New York-based hedge fund Galleon is talking to his employees, three days after he was arrested on charges of insider trading. Jeremy Hobson reports.
As jury selection continues in the trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, Kai Ryssdal talks with trial consultant Susan MacPherson about how lawyers pick jurors for such complex and high-profile cases.
The Veterans Administration plans to expand the list of illnesses it recognizes as caused by exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange, making Vietnam vets with those illnesses eligible for government-paid treatment. John Dimsdale reports.
A court-appointed examiner is looking into whether the Federal Reserve improperly elbowed its way in front of other creditors owed money in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Steve Henn reports.
British fraud investigators are accusing BAE, the U.K.'s biggest defense firm, with bribery. The fourth-largest supplier to the Pentagon has been accused of paying millions in bribes to win contracts overseas. Stephen Beard reports.
Big law firms used to recruit new lawyers early to lock in the best students. But with the recession drying up business, the legal profession has had to rethink its old way of doing things. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Makers of a new product called an E-cigarette claim it's a safer way to get a nicotine fix than regular cigarettes — without emitting second-hand smoke. The FDA isn't so sure. Jeremy Hobson reports.
