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NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the latest turn in the WorldCom accounting scandal. Ten former WorldCom board members reportedly have agreed to pay millions of dollars out of their own pockets to settle some pending lawsuits.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Matthew Algeo of Marketplace about new economic figures showing that 337,000 jobs were added to U.S. payrolls in October, twice the figure that economists had expected. However, the unemployment rate also rose from 5.4 percent to 5.5 percent.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the turmoil swirling around Russia's largest oil producer, Yukos, and the havoc it's wreaking on the global oil market. The price of crude oil hit a 21-year high this week.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about the latest legal blow to the entertainment industry. A federal appeals court has ruled that makers of Internet file-sharing programs such as StreamCast are not legally liable for the songs or movies their users swap online.

Indian casinos raked in more than $18 billion last year -- twice what all the casinos in Nevada made, according to a report from the National Indian Gaming Association. Matthew Algeo from Marketplace discusses the boom in Indian gaming and the latest Commerce Department numbers on new home construction.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about California's angry reaction to a federal agency's demand that the state pay refunds to former energy trader Enron -- despite allegations Enron reaped huge profits by manipulating California energy markets during the state's 2000-2001 power crisis.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about a decision by Microsoft to require customers to verify they have a valid copy of an operating system before allowing them to download updates from its Web site. Officials for the software giant say the move will boost Internet security -- and it may prompt those using illegal copies of its popular Windows software to buy legitimate copies.

Google will allow patent holders to "tell Google about patents they're willing to sell at a price they set." Tech firms have been targeted by "trolls" who own patents and charge them licensing fees.

Madeleine Brand talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about Wednesday's U.S. Senate hearings on oil prices. Lawmakers are looking into whether five major oil companies are taking advantage of consumers by inflating gas prices and reaping huge profits.

A bill that would protect gun makers from consumer lawsuits continues to linger on the agenda in the U.S. Senate. Madeleine Brand talks about the bill with Hillary Wicai of Marketplace.