Looking for a way to make a little cash in these troubled times and have some fun in the process? How about owning a bar? Risky, but you don't have to invest in the whole thing, just a share. The World's Aaron Schachter explains from the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Trucks going to and from the United States travel some of Mexico's most dangerous roads. Freight companies must hire expensive security details to prevent hijackings and murders. The World's Lorne Matalon reports on Mexico's crime problem and the new cost of doing business there.

High-kicking Chinese Marxists are set to bring communism's most famous tract to life -- as a musical. An all-singing, all-dancing stage version of Das Kapital is being produced in Shanghai.

In China, a Madoff-style scandal has emerged. A Chinese man who masterminded a pyramid scheme that lost investors a total of 246 million dollars has been sentenced to fifteen years in jail and ordered to pay a heavy fine. Anchor Marco Werman finds out the details from the BBC's Chris Hogg in Shanghai.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner rolled out a plan to buy up toxic assets from troubled banks. Markets seemed to welcome the news. But will it work? The World's Matthew Bell reports.

The US unveils the latest plan to help troubled banks; Also, a Madoff-style Ponzi-scheme is hurting investors in China; Plus, the cost of doing business amidst a crime wave in Mexico.

The world's cheapest car goes on sale today in India. When it was first displayed at the Delhi Car Show last January, the Nano captured the imagination not just of Indians, but also consumers around the world thanks to its price tag of 100 thousand rupees (around $2,000). But environmentalists are worried that the car will add to the already dire pollution levels in the country. Karishma Vaswani has this report from Mumbai.

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