The Business of March Madness
Airtime: Thurs. Mar. 18 2010 |
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is getting underway, and CNBC’s Darren Rovell looks at the business behind the madness. He’s joined by Greg Shaleen, NCAA SVP.
Airtime: Thurs. Mar. 18 2010 |
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is getting underway, and CNBC’s Darren Rovell looks at the business behind the madness. He’s joined by Greg Shaleen, NCAA SVP.
Ari Bergmann, CEO at Penso Advisors believes the debt situation in Japan is very dire. He tells Larry McDonald, managing director of Pangea Capital Management and CNBC’s Martin Soong, Sri Jegarajah and Karen Tso why a debt crisis in Japan is a real possibility.
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