A side of McDonald's you've never seen before.
If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. Those words take on dramatic resonance since the public unraveling of investment manager Bernard L. Madoff’s alleged "Ponzi scheme" -- ravaging a wide range of victims including charities and bold-faced names leaving some with nothing.
While it may not be traded on Wall Street any time soon, marijuana has become a booming cash crop. CNBC's Trish Regan goes behind the scenes to explore the inner workings of this secretive industry, focusing on Northern California's "Emerald Triangle," now the marijuana capital of the U.S. In this scenic pocket of America, the pot business, much of it legal under state law, now makes up as much as two-thirds of the local economy.
Talk show superstar Oprah Winfrey is one of the most well known cultural and financial icons of our time. If you're lucky enough to create a product she loves - a mention on her show just might make you a millionaire! CNBC's Carl Quintanilla explores The Oprah Effect and how she turns no names into brand names.
It was once too taboo to talk about, but not anymore. In the new CNBC original production "Porn: Business of Pleasure" nothing is off limits when it comes to the controversial multi-billion dollar industry that aims to please but has been known to offend. The porn industry has changed technology and can be found in millions of homes, hotel rooms and hard drives across the country. BUT, the business is facing economic challenges. It's under assault and not just from the many critics who see it as socially corroding, degrading to women and a risk to the young. CNBC takes an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look inside the multibillion dollar pornography business, from the threats to its profitability to exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with the industry's biggest stars to the one issue that could bring the adult industry to it's knees. CNBC's Melissa Lee reports on "PORN: BUSINESS OF PLEASURE."
Maria Bartiromo takes viewers Inside The Mind of Google for a rare look at the world's most powerful technology company and its crown jewel, the Google Internet search engine. This is the fascinating story of how two grad students, in barely a decade, took a one-time research project and turned it into a global technology powerhouse...changing the way we interact with information, the Internet, and each other. See how Google came to dominate the search industry and turn it into a profit machine... and see where it's taking its next step... and how the company plans to address arguably the biggest controversy in today's digital age: privacy.
Apps are everywhere. In less than two years, the app craze has taken over. These small applications ñ or apps ñ that fit on our mobile phone do everything from helping us accomplish mundane tasks to keeping us entertained while we wait for the bus. Apps are popular and profitable. Studies estimate, the Apple iPhone apps store alone generates about $200 million a month in sales. Innovative and often addictive apps are changing the way we work and live. Welcome to Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution. In this hour weíll look at how apps have changed our lives, meet some of the creators behind them, and figure out just how big a business they really are. CNBCís Planet of the Apps: A Hand-held Revolution takes a look at how the industry is changing the way we live.
CNBC Originals goes inside the most profitable criminal enterprise in the world. An economy built on robbing U.S. businesses, costing American jobs, and bankrolling terrorism: Fake handbags, watches, and perfumes are a way of the past. The largest underground industry in the world, Counterfeit Goods bring in hundreds of billions, while sapping the economy, putting lives in jeopardy, and funding organized crime in the process.
