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May 9th, 2012
08:10 AM ET

MYB: Fight against 'obesogenic' economy

A new report out this week from the Institute of Medicine highlights the taxing effects obesity has on our economy, as well as how the economy is actually geared toward making us fatter.

Christine Romans explains this morning what environmental factors need to change to stem consumption and obesity. Read the Institute of Medicine report here.


Filed under: Minding Your Business
May 9th, 2012
06:34 AM ET

MYB: Big tech CEO college dropouts

Lots of buzz about Mark Zuckerberg as his company Facebook tries to gather up new investors for its IPO.

Everyone on Wall Street is taking a hard look at his credentials and one item he doesn't have on his resume – a college degree. Remember, he dropped out of Harvard after he started Facebook. But Zuckerberg is far from being the first college dropout to go on to create a huge tech company. How about Bill Gates? Steve Jobs?

Christine Romans has been doing some digging and looks at other big tech CEOs who dropped out of school.


Filed under: Minding Your Business
May 8th, 2012
07:00 AM ET

MYB: Washington's 1% club – a new CNNMoney ranking of our representatives's net worth

Chrisine Romans on a CNNMoney.com report ranking politicians by their net worth.


Filed under: Minding Your Business
May 8th, 2012
06:56 AM ET

MYB: Yahoo investigating CEO Scott Thompson's record after a claim that he lied on his resume

Christine Romans looks at a claim by a hedge fund that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson lied on his resume.


Filed under: Minding Your Business
May 7th, 2012
06:53 AM ET

Will elections in France and Greece affect the U.S. economy? Christine Romans explains

Christine Romans explains how elections in France and Greece could affect the economy in the U.S.


Filed under: Europe • Minding Your Business • Recession
May 7th, 2012
06:33 AM ET

Facebook 'roadshow' begins today

Christine Romans previews how Facebook will be courting potential stock buyers before it's IPO.


Filed under: Facebook • Minding Your Business
May 4th, 2012
07:47 AM ET

MYB: April jobs report to be released this morning

Christine Romans previews the April jobs report, set to be released this morning at 8:30am ET. Economists surveyed by CNNMoney are forecasting that the report will show employers added 160,000 jobs to payrolls in April, but that the unemployment rate will remain unchanged at 8.2%.


Filed under: Minding Your Business
May 4th, 2012
06:18 AM ET

MYB: Facebook names IPO stock price

Christine Romans explains Facebook's IPO stock price, which was set at a price range of $28 to $35 per share and could value the company at up to $98 billion.


Filed under: Minding Your Business
May 3rd, 2012
06:33 AM ET

MYB: $100 for carry-on bags on Spirit

Christine Romans looks at Spirit Airlines's decision to raise carry-on bag fees to $100 per bag by November.


Filed under: Airline fees • Minding Your Business
May 2nd, 2012
06:16 AM ET

MYB: Facebook IPO May 18th?

Christine Romans looks at a report that Facebook is planning an IPO for May 18th.


Filed under: Minding Your Business
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