Nov 1st, 2008 · Students at the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at New York University are learning technological and entrepreneurial skills so they can compete in a changing marketplace. The students all have different ambitions, but their artistic director says what they really need is passion.
Oct 27th, 2008 · The Federal Reserve is starting to make loans to American corporations. It's a historic step meant to calm nerves in the short-term credit markets. Most of the firms that plan to participate have large financial businesses that rely heavily on short-term funding for their day-to-day cash needs.
Oct 13th, 2008 · After one of the worst weeks on Wall Street, stocks are trading higher. But Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer says experts suggest investing steadily — not going on a buying spree. In other words, don't sell or buy in a panic.
Sep 15th, 2008 · Bank of America will buy the ailing brokerage house Merrill Lynch for $50 billion. We examine whether Bank of America is overextending itself.
Sep 9th, 2008 · Google, Liberty Global and banking giant HSBC are launching a venture aimed at bringing Internet service to three billion people in Africa and other emerging markets. The group, called O3b Networks, plans to buy 16 low-earth orbit satellites to accomplish the mission.
Sep 8th, 2008 · Automakers are asking for as much as $50 billion in subsidized loans to help retool old plants. Congress already approved $25 billion last year, as part of a bill requiring automakers to improve gas mileage by 2020.
Sep 5th, 2008 · August was a bad month. Employers slashed 84,000 jobs and the unemployment rate hit a five-year high. We explore why this is particularly bad for female workers.
Sep 4th, 2008 · The cost of one year of tuition at schools like Columbia and New York University has topped $50,000. But some top tier schools are offering need-blind admission, saying they'll make it possible for anyone who's qualified to afford college.