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Episode 25
Best Buy: The Big Box Fights Back
aired: Wed, Jan 18, 2012
What if work were more like play? What if, instead of living for the weekend, you lived for Monday morning? There are people who feel that way; you just have to find them. We did.
Episode 23
Trash Inc: the Secret Life of Garbage
aired: Tue, Sep 28, 2010
One man's trash has become another man's multibillion-dollar treasure. Join Carl Quintanilla as he sifts through the garbage industry to discover where the money is made, who's making it, and how trash amounts to a $52-billion industry.
Episode 22
Supermarkets Inc.
aired: Wed, Jan 26, 2011
CNBC’s Tyler Mathisen goes behind the scenes for a fascinating look at today’s supermarket industry. It is the story of a crowded and brutal business generating half a trillion dollars in annual sales.
Episode 21
Remington Under Fire: a CNBC Investigation
aired: Mon, Nov 22, 2010
It's one of the world's most popular firearms. Remington insists its gun is safe, but allegations and lawsuits point to a trail of death, serious injury, and thousands of complaints. Did this iconic American company go to far to protect its profits?
Episode 20
Divorce Wars
aired: Tue, Mar 1, 2011
Find out the secrets behind the money, the lies, the emotional pain, and the financial gain that happens when wealthy couples go from trusted allies to warring factions in CNBC’s “Divorce Wars.”
Episode 19
Marijuana USA
aired: Tue, Dec 7, 2010
NBC News and Today Show Correspondent Amy Robach reveals how online daters are using cutting-edge technology in search of love and how digital entrepreneurs are getting rich helping them do it. You'll meet scientists, mathematicians and psychologists who claim they can draw revealing conclusions about you from what you do -- and don't do -- on their websites. Can online dating really deliver what it promises? CNBC takes you inside a business trying to unlock the secrets of the human heart with science.
Episode 18
18. Best Buy: The Big Box Fights Back
aired: Thu, Jan 19, 2012
In the world of consumer electronics, Best Buy is often considered the 'last man standing' - a title both flattering and daunting. What started as a local record store 45 years ago is now a national big box giant with more than 1100 stores. In recent years, the retailer has seen its profits dwindle, due to intense online competition, high overhead costs and declining sales. Best Buy has faced many challenges in its history but has always managed to bounce back. In an age when smart phone apps can compare prices on the spot, can this behemoth keep itself from becoming just a showroom for competitor's websites? CNBC Correspondent Tyler Mathisen goes behind the scenes of Best Buy during the Black Friday frenzy, profiles CEO Brian Dunn, meets the Geek Squad, and reports on how the big box is fighting back.
Episode 17
Goldman Sachs: Power and Peril
aired: Tue, Oct 5, 2010
CNBC goes behind the razor wires to investigate the profits and inner-workings of the multi-billion dollar prison industry.
Episode 16
Facebook Obsession
aired: Wed, Jan 5, 2011
Can PepsiCo create healthier products? CNBC takes an look inside the quest of a global powerhouse and how it is changing the foods we eat.
Episode 15
Liquid Assets
aired: Wed, Sep 29, 2010
A Hollywood stuntwoman, a Victoria's Secret photographer and an inner-city music teacher. Discover why these people say they have the Best Jobs Ever.
Episode 14
Supermarkets Inc.
aired: Thu, Jan 27, 2011
The coffee addiction is not an understatement. Americans crave their daily fix and drink an estimated 400 million cups a day. But, coffee is so much more than just a drink. As one of the most actively traded commodities, coffee is now a multibillion-dollar global industry. What is it about coffee that keeps us coming back for more? Is it truly the caffeine or is it something else... the aroma, the taste, the sense of gathering a cup of coffee brings. We'll examine the cultural fixation and go behind the scenes with two major players in coffee today - Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee.
Episode 13
Remington Under Fire: a CNBC Investigation
aired: Tue, Nov 23, 2010
NBC's Phil LeBeau will take viewers inside Boeing to see whether this enormously important American company, and one of the nation's largest employers, can rise to the challenge of a rapidly changing global aviation market.
Episode 12
Trash Inc: the Secret Life of Garbage
aired: Wed, Sep 29, 2010
CNBC goes inside one of the most successfully managed brands and companies in the world -- BMW. Its familiar blue and white logo stands as the symbol of prestigious, high-performance, luxury cars. A one-time aircraft engine manufacturer that eventually moved to motorcycles and offbeat sports sedans, BMW today commands brand recognition and respect that is the envy of the commercial world.
Episode 11
Escape from Havana: An American Story
aired: Wed, May 26, 2010
In the United States, we are Internet dependent. Our financial systems, power grids, telecommunications, water supplies, flight controls and military communications are all online - making them vulnerable to countless attacks by cyber criminals. The goal could be a 10-minute blackout, an attack on our national security, a stock trading glitch or the theft of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property. The FBI has recently made cyber crime a number one priority, one that costs the U.S. an estimated trillion dollars a year. CNBC's "Code Wars", hosted by Melissa Lee, takes you onto the frontlines of the war on cyber.
Episode 10
Mob Money: an American Greed Special Presentation
aired: Tue, Jun 22, 2010
Hundreds of billions of dollars escape IRS collections every year. So who is the American tax cheat secretly keeping their cash while the rest of us have to pony up? Why do so many people believe that cheating on your taxes is morally ok? From actor Wesley Snipes to a Las Vegas pimp to a middle class couple -- Americans of all kinds have had serious run-ins with the IRS. Squawk Box Anchor Becky Quick investigates how this widespread tax evasion lands businessmen in prison, celebrities in hot water, and citizens in fear and desperation. We'll also meet the law enforcement side of the IRS, CPAs with a gun and a badge that investigate criminal tax evasion with the same zeal that brought down Al Capone. They'll hunt for income in overseas accounts, the secret vaults of criminals and even your checking account. CNBC goes inside the IRS's Forensic lab in Chicago to see how Special Agents use CSI technology to uncover even the most hidden evidence of tax fraud. From celebrities to the working class, no one is immune from an IRS investigator. Whether you think cheating is right or wrong, with hundreds of billions at stake, the IRS has a job to do.
Episode 9
One Nation, Overweight
aired: Mon, May 17, 2010
Find out the secrets behind the money, the lies, the emotional pain, and the financial gain that happens when wealthy couples go from trusted allies to warring factions in CNBC's "Divorce Wars."
Episode 8
Tom Brokaw Reports: Boomers!
aired: Wed, Mar 3, 2010
In this CNBC original documentary, Correspondent Brian A. Shactman reports on an industry that continues to thrive despite all we know about the dangers of smoking.
Episode 7
Business Model: Inside the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
aired: Mon, Feb 8, 2010
CNBC cameras go behind the scenes at your local big box market, Whole Foods, and fading mom-and-pop stores to find out what the supermarket industry knows about you -- and what you don't know about them.
Episode 6
The Bubble Decade
aired: Wed, Dec 9, 2009
The Facebook Obsession is the real story behind the rise of the largest social-media site in the world, told through the company's founders, friends and foes. Correspondent Lester Holt delivers a comprehensive look at how this Internet phenomenon, with half a billion users, is affecting society in ways most people are unaware of.
Episode 5
Inside the Mind of Google
aired: Wed, Dec 2, 2009
CNBC examines how marijuana, the world's most commonly used illicit drug, dares to move out of the shadows and into the mainstream of American life.
Episode 4
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Keeping America Great
aired: Wed, Nov 11, 2009
CNBC's Phil LeBeau takes you inside one of the great comeback stories of the American auto industry.
Episode 3
The Hunt for Black Gold
aired: Wed, Sep 17, 2008
The Remington 700 is one the world's most popular firearms. Remington insists its gun is safe -- but allegations and lawsuits point to a trail of death, serious injury, and thousands of complaints. Did this iconic American company go too far in protecting its signature product?
Episode 2
Coca-Cola: the Real Story Behind the Real Thing
aired: Tue, Nov 10, 2009
Water, our most precious natural resource, is at risk. CNBC explores a global crisis.
Episode 1
The NEW Age of Walmart
aired: Tue, Sep 22, 2009
In this CNBC documentary, "Squawk Box" Co-Anchor Carl Quintanilla will look at garbage - how we create it, how we get rid of it, and how we often just put it out of sight all at significant cost to individuals and society alike. One thing about the garbage business, it's always picking up.
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Episode 38
Fastest Growing Companies of 2009
aired: Tue, Aug 18, 2009
CNBC and Fortune Magazine present the Fastest Growing Companies of 2009. See which companies are posting sizzling profits in a slow-growth world.
Episode 37
Ultimate Fighting: Fistful of Dollars
aired: Tue, Jul 28, 2009
CNBC goes inside the octagon with front man Dana White, the fighters and the billionaire backers who turned the league from a dying franchise into a global sensation.
Episode 36
Meeting of the Minds: The Future of Health Care
aired: Tue, Jul 21, 2009
The Future of Health Care gathers the biggest names in industry and government to propose solutions to America's health care crisis.
Episode 35
The Ultimate Power Lunch: 50 Years of the Four Seasons
aired: Sun, Jul 12, 2009
CNBC takes you inside the home of the ?Power Lunch,? the Four Seasons, giving you an unprecedented look inside the famed restaurant as it celebrates 50 years of feeding the biggest names in finance, politics and fashion.
Episode 34
Dirty Money: The Business of High End Prostitution
aired: Mon, Nov 10, 2008
Lucrative, provocative, and completely illegal, take an inside look at the business of high-end prostitution with CNBC's Melissa Francis.
Episode 33
Secrets of the Knight: Sir Allen Stanford and the Missing Billions
aired: Wed, Jun 10, 2009
CNBC's Scott Cohn investigates Sir Allen Stanford's destructive financial scheme as Stanford prepares to stand trial for defrauding investors out of $7 billion.
Episode 32
Porn: Business of Pleasure
aired: Tue, Jul 14, 2009
It was once too taboo to talk about, but not anymore. It's the other Hollywood. A $13-billion industry. In this CNBC Original, Melissa Lee reports on PORN: BUSINESS OF PLEASURE.
Episode 28
Dollars and Danger: Africa, The Final Investing Frontier
aired: Tue, Jun 9, 2009
CNBC's Erin Burnett examines the risks and rewards of investing in Africa, one of the richest but most dangerous places in the world.
Episode 27
Meeting of the Minds
aired: Tue, Jul 29, 2008
Episode 26
The Oprah Effect
aired: Wed, May 27, 2009
Carl Quintanilla reveals Oprah's secrets to success and how she turns 'no names' into brand names.
Episode 25
Run For The Roses: The Kentucky Derby and The Business of Horse Racing
aired: Wed, Apr 29, 2009
Go behind-the-scenes at the crown jewel of horse racing, the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, for an inside look at the multi-billion dollar industry.
Episode 24
India Rising: The New Empire
aired: Mon, Apr 27, 2009
India is home to over a billion people and business is booming. Now, this Asian tiger is at a crossroads. CNBC's Erin Burnett takes you inside India, the new empire.
Episode 23
As Seen on TV
aired: Tue, Apr 21, 2009
CNBC’s Scott Cohn travels the country to go inside the big and controversial business of prisons. We go inside private prisons and examine an Idaho facility nicknamed the “gladiator school” by inmates and former prison employees for its level of violence
Episode 22
Untold Wealth: The Rise of the Super Rich
aired: Wed, Jun 25, 2008
Can our nation's infrastructure be protected from cyber attacks? And how can the U.S. win a war in which conventional rules of combat do not apply? CNBC tackles the tough questions in "Code Wars: America's Cyber Threat."
Episode 21
Saving GM: Inside the Crisis
aired: Mon, Apr 20, 2009
In this CNBC original documentary, Correspondent Brian A. Shactman reports on an industry that continues to thrive despite all we know about the dangers of smoking.
Episode 19
The Entrepreneurs
aired: Tue, Sep 30, 2008
The most famous name on Wall Street is now the subject of both professional admiration and public scorn. CNBC's David Faber explores how the history and culture of this financial powerhouse has set the stage for controversy and a fight for its reputation.
Episode 18
Ford: Rebuilding an American Icon
aired: Tue, May 18, 2010
Go inside a ride through one of the most remarkable and harrowing comebacks in business history
Episode 17
Cruise Inc: Big Money on the High Seas
aired: Mon, Mar 23, 2009
From the producers of American Greed, CNBC goes inside the corporate structure of the real New Jersey mob, uncovering how the Family earns money, makes investments, and eventually is brought down by the FBI.
Episode 16
NEWBOs: The Rise of America's New Black Overclass
aired: Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Tom Brokaw defined the "Greatest Generation" and now he tells the story of their children, the largest, most influential generation ever.
Episode 15
Scam of the Century? Bernie Madoff and The $50 Billion Heist
aired: Wed, Feb 25, 2009
Meet the new breed of entrepreneurs cashing in on the Apps business. Reported by Scott Wapner.
Episode 14
The Money Chase: Inside Harvard Business School
aired: Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Get a rare look at the company that hundreds of millions of people touch every day. Reported by Maria Bartiromo.
Episode 13
House of Cards
aired: Wed, Feb 11, 2009
In this CNBC Original, Carl Quintanilla reveals how products reach Oprah, the people behind the brands she highlights; and just how successful she makes them. See the explosive effects of her influence and how her impact on business is worth billions. Plus, a media coach reveals the moneymaking secrets of how to get on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Episode 12
Marijuana Inc.
aired: Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Act Now! See the $150-billion dollar industry hiding in plain sight. Includes 30 min of exclusive bonus material.
Episode 11
American Originals: Budweiser
aired: Wed, Jul 16, 2008
Go behind-the-scenes at the crown jewel of horse racing, the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, for an inside look at the multi-billion dollar industry. You'll see the sport's greatest successes, biggest misses and the resulting challenges... and how even in this tough economy, Thoroughbreds are big business.
Episode 10
For The Love Of Money
aired: Sun, Mar 30, 2008
The Death Of Seth Tobias
Episode 9
American Greed
aired: Mon, Dec 1, 2008
In this CNBC Original, correspondent Carl Quintanilla takes you inside the ''West Point of capitalism'' as it commemorates its centennial.
Episode 8
How I Made My Millions
aired: Wed, Jan 9, 2008
With unprecedented access, CNBC takes you inside the $30-billion dollar cruise industry. Watch as correspondent Peter Greenberg reveals the delicate balance between profits and losses on the high seas.
Episode 7
The Billionaire Inside: Donald Trump
aired: Mon, Dec 1, 2008
CNBC investigates the public unraveling of investment manager Bernard Madoff's alleged multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme.
Episode 6
Greenspan: Power, Money And The American Dream
aired: Sun, Sep 16, 2007
CNBC goes inside America's pot industry, worth estimated tens of billions of dollars nationwide.
Episode 5
The Age of Wal-Mart
aired: Mon, Jan 1, 2007
Ordinary People. Extraordinary Stories.
Episode 4
Big Brother, Big Business
aired: Wed, Nov 1, 2006
CNBC presents a definitive look at the life, career and impact of the most important central banker of modern times.
Episode 3
Inside American Airlines
aired: Tue, Sep 9, 2003
Inside The Rise And Fraud Of Worldcom
Episode 2
The Kingdom Built On Oil
aired: Wed, Apr 20, 2005
Emmy Award Winner: Outstanding Documentary
Episode 1
The Big Lie
aired: Mon, Sep 8, 2003
Americans are facing the most crushing economic crisis since the Great Depression. Award-winning correspondent David Faber investigates the defining story of our time.
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