Saturday, September 12, 2009

Few rule changes in Wall Street

Sep. 10 - The financial crisis prompted policymakers to vowing that they will mend the system so it never happens again, but most reforms are still a work in progress.

SOUNDBITES:

  • Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd
  • Morris Goldstein is with the Peterson Institute of International Economics
  • Miya MacGuiness of the New America Foundation

    Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


  • Friday, September 11, 2009

    Qatar drowning in petro-dollars

    The Gulf state of Qatar is rich in oil and gas and has a small population.

    While the country's oil revenues give citizens generous benefits, analysts say the petro-dollars are not necessarily a blessing.

    Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston, reporting from the capital, Doha, explains why an economy based almost entirely on income from oil and gas is not without its drawbacks.
    This week we ask if the US can afford widespread healthcare reform, analyse the high hopes for Dubai's new
    metro system, and at the paradox of oil wealth.

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    al jazeera qatar nicole johnston oil doha

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    Part 2

    The Canadian Dollar the Loonie is soaring

    Bank of Canada Sees Loonie Risk (Bloomberg News)
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