Friday, January 23, 2009

Will U.S. Follow U.K. in Banking Armagedon? - MarketWatch



John Batchelor talks with Simon Constable about Britain's intensifying banking crisis, wondering whether the U.S. will follow suit. (Jan. 23)


http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/28260dae-6a21-446c-99d6-6221c97fcb6e

Thursday, January 22, 2009

WSJ: Pink-Slip Etiquette



As Dow Jones Newswires columnist Simon Constable tells us, there's a right way -- and a wrong way -- to lay people off. He shares a few notable tips on how to give an employee the pink slip.

http://online.wsj.com/video/pink-slip-etiquette/61C2B711-5953-4F13-A860-86DB79FFAB64.html

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Powder Spurs Probe at WSJ NY Offices



An investigation is underway at the Wall Street Journal's New York offices, where more than a dozen envelopes containing unidentified white powder were discovered. Simon Constable reports.

http://online.wsj.com/video/powder-spurs-probe-at-wsj-ny-offices/42DBED1C-8C62-4DC6-882A-DAD90921DAFE.html

Pizza and The Turmoil in Thailand - MartWatch



John Batchelor and Simon Constable connect the dots between an empty pizza box and political turmoil in Thailand.

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/thai-turmoil-and-an-empty-pizza-box/37F89F6B-4929-4886-A324-A0314C009001

Monday, January 19, 2009

Debrief ll Jan 18: Bad British Banks



John Batchelor and Simon Constable discuss plans by the U.K. government to create a bank to hold the mountains of bad debts which have been clogging up balance sheets lately.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waj8OsL82Og