Business Nation - February 2007

E-fencing
Pawnshops have long been the place for burglars to sell their stolen goods. Not any more. Now, a major source of stolen property in the country is eBay -- the world's largest on-line auction site.

CNBC Senior Correspondent Scott Cohn investigates and has advice about what everyone needs to know before placing a bid on eBay.

E-Fencing Excerpt
A new kind of crime has emerged on eBay and other online auction sites.  CNBC's Scott Cohn explains it's called e-fencing.

Fighting Inc.
Not long ago, it was described as barbaric, human cockfighting, and was vilified by both the press and politicians. Today, mixed martial arts -- a combination of combat sports like judo, wrestling and boxing -- is one of the fastest growing entertainment attractions in the United States. With big-bucks television deals and product endorsements, mixed martial arts now generates as much money as blue-chip professional sports.


CNBC's Scott Wapner profiles Dana White, the no-holds-barred business brains behind the sport's biggest brand UFC.   White -- who is described as a cross between George Foreman and Jack Welch -- had the vision to turn blood and guts into pure gold.

Fighting Inc. Excerpt
The UFC has come a long way since its inception -- in both size and stature. CNBC's Scott Wapner talks with legend Randy Couture about his first trip to the octagon.

The MU-2
When the MU-2 was first unveiled, it was hailed as an engineering marvel. The sleek, turbo-prop airplane was fast, highly maneuverable and could take off and land on the shortest of runways. But in the years since it was introduced, there have been 111 fatal crashes, resulting in 330 people killed.

CNBC’s David Faber, chief correspondent of Business Nation, investigates.  Special thanks go to the Miami Herald and reporter Ronnie Greene, whose groundbreaking series of reports on the air cargo industry was an invaluable resource during our reporting of this story.