Oct 1st, 2008 · Most economists and experts blame the housing market for jump-starting the current financial crisis. But borrowing from foreign nations may be the real root of America's problems, says Business Week chief economist Michael Mandel.
Sep 15th, 2008 · Insurance giant American International Group Inc. will be allowed to borrow $20 billion from its subsidiaries in order to stay in business. AIG shares have plummeted in recent days. Diane Brady, a senior writer at Business Week, offers her insight.
Jul 14th, 2008 · The U.S. government is stepping in to help boost eroding confidence in the nation's largest mortgage finance companies. Atlanta bureau chief for Business Week, and Gretchen Morgenson, business columnist for The New York Times, talk about the bailout and what the government's plan means for the housing market.
Nov 2nd, 2007 · An article in Business Week magazine says credit card companies often continue to report debt to credit bureaus, even after borrowers have had their debt canceled in bankruptcy court. This has created a whole new market: little-known companies that buy and sell that discharged debt.
Mar 14th, 2007 · A selloff of shares in sub-prime mortgage lending companies was partly to blame for the slump in the stock market Tuesday. Michael Mandel, chief economist with Business Week, talks with Madeleine Brand.
Nov 6th, 2006 · Google has embarked on a test run of an advertising partnership with newspapers. Google will act as a central broker for ad deals that include space on Google's Web site and space in participating newspapers' ad pages. Michele Norris talks with Jon Fine, columnist for Business Week magazine.
Aug 4th, 2006 · America Online announces massive layoffs as it continues a move toward streamlining its businesses and offering services for free. The company announced that it would lay off up to 25 percent of its workforce, or about 5,000 people. Melissa Block talks with Tom Lowry, senior writer for Business Week magazine.
Jul 1st, 2005 · Robert Siegel talks with Bruce Nussbaum, editorial page editor of Business Week, about the magazine's annual Best Product Design issue. The 2005 winners include a sleek update on training wheels, the iPod shuffle and a toilet design that "recasts the whole concept of the toilet."