1. Two Years After Katrina: A Day in the Life: On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Scott Cohn shows us a day in the life of a New Orleans family to illustrate why the city is having so much trouble getting back in business. |
2. Replacing Immigrant Labor: Jane Wells is live on the farm, taking a look at the indirect impact of immigration crackdowns. With less migrant labor available, agriculture is searching for more creative, cost-effective ways to work the farm. One solution: robotic crop pickers.. |
3. Executive Excess: United for a Fair Economy is releasing its report "Executive Excess: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Leadership." Mary Thompson looks at the findings on wage and pension disparities between U.S. executives and U.S. workers and the difference between U.S. executives and their European counterparts. |
4. Bidding on Air Safety: The FAA is set to announce a winner in the bidding for the outsourcing of its revamped air traffic control system. Hampton Pearson looks at what's at stake for investors and companies like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. |
5. Studios Turning The Corner: As Hollywood wraps up a record-setting summer, Julia looks at the takeaway, the winners, the losers, and who's positioned to parlay their momentum into profits for the rest of the year. |
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Regarding Berkshire Hathaway's purchase of Burlington Northern, perhaps a future acquisition is in the cards. This article from Newsvisual does a pretty interesting job connecting Berkshire's additional ties besides company ownership to BNI, which could suggest further deals: http://www.newsvisual.com/newsvisual/2007/08/as-berkshire-up.html
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