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NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about a new report examining the billing practices of Kellogg, Brown & Root. Pentagon auditors have determined that the Halliburton subsidiary has not adequately documented almost $2 billion in services it claims it provided the military.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about United Airlines. The financially troubled air carrier's latest hope for relief from bankruptcy was dashed Friday by a federal government panel that refused to guarantee a large portion of a private loan sought by the company.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about companies that advertise on Sinclair Broadcast Group stations. Some of these advertisers are withdrawing their ads after Sinclair pledged to run a film that's harshly critical of Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry in the days leading up to the presidential election.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about the controversy over Weyco, a Michigan company that's requiring employees to take a nicotine test. Four employees who refused to take test as part of its zero-tolerance policy on tobacco use quit before they were fired.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about an impressive tale of corporate graft: A 500-page report released Wednesday by the board of the Hollinger corporation accuses media magnate Conrad Black of looting the company of 95 percent of its profits over seven years.

Alex Chadwick talks with John Dimsdale of Marketplace about a possible deal between accounting titan KPMG and federal prosecutors investigating the firm. KPMG officials acknowledged responsibility for allowing partner organizations to sell dubious tax shelters.

Madeleine Brand talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about signs of stress on the federal agency that insures private pension funds. A new report from the Congressional Budget Office predicts the agency's deficit will likely triple to $71 billion in the next decade.

Alex Chadwick speaks with John Dimsdale of Marketplace about a report that senior officials at the U.S. Department of Justice ordered penalties reduced against the tobacco industry by $120 billion in a federal racketeering case. The New York Times reported Thursday that the cut came over the objections of some government lawyers involved in the case.

Alex Chadwick talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about an identity theft case that could involve more than 100,000 customers at Bank of America, Wachovia and other major banks.

Last week marked the beginning of open enrollment on the healthcare exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act. It's the first time they've been open under the Trump administration.