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NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about MGM Mirage's offer to buy Mandalay Resort Group, a deal that would create the world's largest casino empire.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the latest in the trial of four former Adelphia Communication executives who are charged with skimming hundreds of millions of dollars from their company.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the latest corporate scandal news, including the indictment of former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay and the denial of Martha Stewart's request for a new trial.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about "shock jock" Howard Stern's recent decision to leave his radio post at Infinity Broadcasting and to switch to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells the story of Clemson’s International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR).

New information suggests that fallen energy giant Enron initiated efforts to overcharge its municipal clients as early as 1998, years before the 2000 West Coast energy crisis. Bob Moon of Marketplace discusses the new scandal allegations.

NPR's Noah Adams talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about three important recent decisions by the Federal Communications Commission. One of those rulings will allow users of the TiVo broadcast recording service to ship a digital broadcast of a television show to a limited list of people.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Steve Henn of Marketplace about his investigation into the financing of trips taken by several members of Congress. Henn found that many of these trips were paid for by special-interest groups and violated gift-taking rules.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about a new report examining the billing practices of Kellogg, Brown & Root. Pentagon auditors have determined that the Halliburton subsidiary has not adequately documented almost $2 billion in services it claims it provided the military.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about United Airlines. The financially troubled air carrier's latest hope for relief from bankruptcy was dashed Friday by a federal government panel that refused to guarantee a large portion of a private loan sought by the company.