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Nightly Business Report

Episode #31145

Companies are buying back stocks at the fastest rate in four years. New York Correspondent Erika Miller explains why businesses are cashing in on this stock price boosting tactic.

The GOP presidential race heads to South Carolina. NBR Co-Anchor Susie Gharib talks to a South Carolina University professor about what's at stake for voters in the Palmetto state.

Big box retailers like Target and Home Depot are trying to move into urban areas. New York Correspondent Suzanne Pratt looks at how they plan on upsizing profits and attracting new customers.

Why investors shouldn't obsess about Europe, and should shift their focus to stocks of big companies. NBR Co-Anchor Tom Hudson talks to Thunderstorm Capital's John Dorfman in this week's "Market Monitor" interview. [26 minutes] Closed Captioning

This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.

Series Description: Every weeknight, the Emmy winning NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT delivers the day's essential business and economic news. Each lively half-hour combines trusted, credible and unbiased information and extensive financial market coverage with insightful features, analysis and commentaries by noted economists and business experts.

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