The International Olympic Committee is meeting this weekend in Geneva, Switzerland to outline reform plans. As Bill Echikson reports, the Olympic movement is still attracting lots of corporate sponsors despite recent scandals. Week on Wall Street Marketplace host David Brancaccio talks with Dallas stock broker and business analyst David Johnson about this week's events in the financial markets. For years, many companies have relied on the results of focus groups to steer their business plans. But new research suggests that the information might not always be worth while.
Many participants admit to lying or letting their opinions be influenced by others in the group.
Bea Black looked into some alternative methods of market research. Commentator Sharon Brody thinks she can make a killing helping you tell right from wrong. We'll hear from one Washington watcher who says this type of career change is not all that uncommon.