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INDIA RISING: THE NEW EMPIRE: Erin Burnett talks to a full roster of billionaires, CEOs, a Nobel prize winner... and even a cricket team, as she goes inside the billion-plus person nation.
| JANE TAKES THE TRAIN: With gas prices in Los Angeles the highest in the nation, Jane Wells ditches her car and takes the train to work. LA's underused mass transit system has seen a 15% jump in ridership because of high gas prices -- this in a town where people drive to go across the street! Jane has a 75-mile daily roundtrip commute that costs about $15/day in gas. Is it cheaper to take the train? Faster? Travel with Jane to work on Friday to find out.
| FOLLOWING THE FOUR HORSEMEN: Jim Goldman takes a look at Jim Cramer's four horsemen (Apple, RIM, Google and Amazon.com): all have had strong gains in a very short period of time, despite the volatility on Wall Street. While the shorts will argue these companies are due for a big-time correction, there's more than meets the eye.
| INSURERS UNDER WATER?: Record flooding in the Midwest is sending crop and home insurance claims in droves to the insurance companies that underwrite the properties and millions of acres of crops grown in the now flooded areas. In previous years, companies including Wells Fargo and AIG have made it through flood season with profits instead of payouts. What does the flooding mean for the bottom line of these insurers? Will the claims put them under water?
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