Business
Tuesday PM February 8th, 2011
Posted on · Mont Belvieu fire...Sierra Club seeks to join justice dept lawsuit against BP...FDA seeks to speed approval of innovative medical devices...
Andrew Schneider
Politics and Government Reporter
Business
Tuesday AM February 7th, 2011
Posted on · Houston-based oil companies are scaling back operations in Egypt as the country's political unrest continues. Andrew Schneider looks at what the next steps for such companies may be.
Business
Monday PM February 7th, 2011
Posted on · Continental Airlines laying off 500 from Houston headquarters...Ensco will buy pride international for 7.31 billion...Kinder Morgan plans record-breaking 2.2 billion IPO...Lt. Gov. Dewhurst announces state Senate hearings into last week's power outages...
Business
Monday AM February 7th, 2011
Posted on · Tax Day is still more than two months away. It's never too early to start preparing your returns. Andrew Schneider looks at developments self-employed filers should keep in mind.
Business
Friday PM February 4th, 2011
Posted on · Justice Department tells Feinberg to speed up reimbursements to BP oil spill victims...Houston leads nation in flights cancelled due to winter weather...Marathon partnering with Triana to drill in Marcellus Shale...Unemployment rate at 9 percent in January...
Bauer Business Focus
Bauer Business Focus: Jackie Kacen
Posted on · If you go to the grocery store and don't have a list in hand of precisely what you want to buy, chances are you may wind up spending more than you intended. Jackie Kacen — Clinical Professor of Marketing at the Bauer College of Business — joins Andrew Schneider on this week's "Bauer Business Focus" to discuss her research on impulse buying.
Business
Friday AM February 4th, 2011
Posted on · Former Mexican President Vicente Fox visited Houston's Greenspoint District to promote Mexican investment in the U.S.. Andrew Schneider has the story.
Business
Thursday PM February 3rd, 2011
Posted on · Mexico says it can't provide electricity to help Texas weather the cold...Small businesses expect to boost hiring in 2011...U.S. productivity hits 8-year high...Factory orders, service sector activity and retail sales all rising
Business
Thursday AM February 3rd, 2011
Posted on · Houston businesses are bracing for expected snow and sleet. Subzero temperatures alone are piling up costs. Andrew Schneider has the story.
Business
Wednesday PM February 2nd, 2011
Posted on · Apache evacuates non-essential personnel from Egypt...FERC investigating BP for alleged natural gas market manipulation...NOAA reopens 4200 square miles of Gulf of Mexico to shrimping...EPA sets drinking water standard for perchlorate
Business
Wednesday AM February 2nd, 2011
Posted on · Severe winter weather is disrupting air travel across the country. Andrew Schneider looks at how Houston carrier Continental Airlines is being affected.
Business
Tuesday PM February 1st, 2011
Posted on · BP is selling Texas City refinery...Houston considering 3 million tax rebate as part of stadium deal for Houston Dynamo...
Business
Tuesday AM February 1st, 2011
Posted on · New rules from the Security and Exchange Commission will give shareholders a veto over executive pay. Andrew Schneider looks at what it will mean to the energy sector.
Business
Monday PM January 31st, 2011
Posted on · Fed survey of business lending standards...Congressional investigation of hydraulic fracturing...Texas budget expert blames 10 billion in lost revenue on poor planning in past tax cuts...70-perecent of U.S. seafood consumers worried about Gulf seafood safety due to BP spill...
Business
Monday AM January 31st, 2011
Posted on · Grain prices are expected to remain high this year. Business reporter Andrew Schneider looks at what that will mean for Texas farmers and consumers.