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

Debrief Jan 18: Pizza Hell



John Batchelor and Simon Constable discuss how an empty pizza box relates to collapsing world trade. And how the situation is straining domestic politics in Asia and the rest of the developing world.


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

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Week Ahead, Looking for a Bottom - MarketWatch.com



Marketbeat blogger David Gaffen and Simon Constable of Dow Jones Newswires discuss the forthcoming economic data, which is expected to show continuing weakness in the housing and retail sectors. Plus what to expect from the slew of earnings releases.

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/week-ahead-earnings-releases/E0D4FB37-77EC-4E9D-96A3-FE88725E3053

WSJ: Practice Pays for a Pilot in Peril



Thursday's emergency water-landing by a US Airways pilot had many praising his success, including pilots at the Farmingdale State College Aviation Center in Long Island, N.Y. They tell Simon Constable just how difficult it is to execute such a landing and how they train for emergencies.

http://online.wsj.com/video/practice-pays-for-a-pilot-in-peril/566C05B6-37DE-4A3C-B144-1F27106125BF.html