http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/topic/business/The latest news, analysis and reporting about Business & Economy from the PBS NewsHour and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usTue, 09 Feb 2010 21:15:29Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:15:29Copyright ©2010 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/jan-june10/airline_02-09.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:49:00 ESTSince 2002, the last six fatal commercial airline accidents in the U.S. have all involved the small regional airlines that major carriers are increasingly leaning on to keep down fares. In an excerpt from the PBS program "Frontline," Miles O'Brien investigates the safety issues associated with such outsourcing. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/europe2_02-09.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:42:00 ESTThe financial markets remain unstable as disagreement persists within the European Union about how to deal with swelling debt levels in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Jeffrey Brown talks to an economist for insight.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/europe1_02-09.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:40:00 ESTWith mounting debt putting Greece dangerously close to a sovereign default, the country is under increasing pressure from European Union nations to reign in spending. John Sparks of ITN reports. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/jan-june10/nummi_02-09.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:31:00 ESTThis spring, Toyota expects to slam the brakes on one of its California-based assembly plants. About 5,000 workers are preparing for unemployment at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant, as well as hundreds more in the auto pipeline across the state. Spencer Michels reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/jan-june10/toyota_02-09.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:20:00 ESTToyota will recall 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicle models, bringing its worldwide recall total to 8.5 million vehicles for brake and accelerator problems. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2010/02/if-eu-countries-default-how-wi.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 09:41:18 ESTPaul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/jan-june10/detroit_02-08.htmlMon, 08 Feb 2010 18:49:00 ESTOnce a hub of innovation, Detroit's now stands as the symbol of an industry's struggle for progress. As much of the world looks to faster, cleaner and more modern transportation, the Blueprint America series on infrastructure examines the future of the Motor City and transportation in America.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/makingsense_02-05.htmlFri, 05 Feb 2010 18:25:00 ESTWith President Obama pushing a bipartisan deal on reforming banking regulations, Paul Solman talks with David Stockman, former Reagan budget chief and Wall Street "gunslinger," about the proposal to tax banks on their size and amount of risk. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june10/healthcare_02-05.htmlFri, 05 Feb 2010 18:18:00 ESTHealth care spending grew to 17 percent of the U.S. economy last year. Betty Ann Bowser examines the impact of the figures amid questions on the future of a legislative reform push.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/newswrap_02-05.htmlFri, 05 Feb 2010 18:13:00 ESTIn other news Friday, Toyota's president Akio Toyoda apologized for the brake problems that triggered a worldwide recall, and at least 40 people are dead in Iraq from two bomb blasts targeting Shi-ite pilgrims. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/jobs_02-05.htmlFri, 05 Feb 2010 18:03:00 ESTThe economy shed 20,000 jobs in January, but there were new hopes of economic growth as the nation's unemployment rate ticked down to 9.7 percent. Jim Lehrer speaks with a pair of experts about the latest numbers, as well as prospects in the labor market.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/jan-june10/jobcreation_02-05.htmlFri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 ESTWith the unemployment level still hovering near double digits, the PBS NewsHour asked a handful of economists and small business owners for their thoughts on the one thing Washington should do to jumpstart job creation.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/economy_02-04.htmlThu, 04 Feb 2010 18:48:00 ESTEconomics isn't exactly a side-splitting discipline, but at a recent economics convention in Atlanta, self-proclaimed "stand-up economist" Yoram Bauman showed it's possible to infuse the sober science with monetary mirth. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/newswrap_02-04.htmlThu, 04 Feb 2010 18:19:00 ESTIn other news Thursday, stocks fell across the board on fears over the January unemployment report out Friday, and Senate Democrats announced plans to pass a jobs bill as early as next week.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2010/02/karl-cases-poetic-reflections.htmlThu, 04 Feb 2010 14:43:23 ESTPaul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/jan-june10/case_02-04.htmlThu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 ESTEconomist Karl Case co-developed the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, today the most widely watched source of housing market prices in the U.S. Here, in a PBS NewsHour online exclusive, is his summation of the housing crisis -- in verse form. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/smallbusiness_02-03.htmlWed, 03 Feb 2010 18:37:00 ESTPresident Obama is looking to cut the nation's unemployment rate by offering more aid for small business, but a plan to borrow from TARP has some lawmakers balking.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/jan-june10/newswrap_02-03.htmlWed, 03 Feb 2010 18:15:00 ESTIn other news Wednesday, a motorcycle bomb tore through a crowd of pilgrims in Iraq, killing at least 23 people. In Afghanistan, U.S., NATO and Afghan forces are gearing up for their largest joint offensive yet.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2010/02/is-bankruptcy-the-best-solutio.htmlWed, 03 Feb 2010 14:27:11 ESTPaul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/banks_02-02.htmlTue, 02 Feb 2010 18:38:00 ESTThe Obama administration is trying to rein in big banks, but Robert Kelly, chief executive officer of Bank of New York, says that's a big mistake. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/newswrap_02-02.htmlTue, 02 Feb 2010 18:11:00 ESTIn other news Tuesday, the Nigerian man accused in the Christmas Day airliner attack is said to be cooperating with the FBI, and White House budget director Peter Orszag defended the administration's $3.8 trillion budget proposal on Capitol Hill.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2010/02/what-are-the-indirect-costs-of.htmlTue, 02 Feb 2010 10:19:12 ESTPaul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/toyota_02-01.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 18:19:00 ESTToyota announced Monday it has found a solution to the gas pedal problem that forced the automaker to recall millions of vehicles and stop selling eight popular models in the U.S.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june10/newswrap_02-01.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 18:17:00 ESTIn other news Monday, a suicide bombing in Baghdad killed at least 54 Iraqis, and the Justice Department moved forward on an investigation involving the Blackwater security firm.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/budget_02-01.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 18:03:00 ESTPresident Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget Monday, a plan that would boost spending for education and increase taxes on the wealthy. But the budget deficit would grow to more than 10 percent of GDP before seeking deficit trims. Gwen Ifill talks to analysts about the tensions between spending and deficit reduction.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2010/02/what-effect-will-a-freeze-on-d.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 12:16:33 ESTPaul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/haitibiz_01-29.htmlFri, 29 Jan 2010 18:45:00 ESTThe realities of the Port-au-Prince economy have become brutally simple. With most businesses now gone, banks still closed, and thousands jobless, the city is virtually cashless. Ray Suarez reports from Haiti.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/newswrap_01-29.htmlFri, 29 Jan 2010 18:19:00 ESTIn other news, the U.S. economy grew by 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter, more than expected, and Toyota outlined steps it is taking to help end an unprecedented recall.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/white_house/jan-june10/sotu2_01-28.htmlThu, 28 Jan 2010 20:56:00 ESTWatch part two of President Barack Obama's 2010 State of the Union address.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/toyota_01-28.htmlThu, 28 Jan 2010 18:35:00 ESTToyota expanded its recall to China and Europe on Thursday, but said it was nearing a fix to the gas pedal problem that pushed the automaker to halt sales and production on several popular models.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june10/newswrap_01-28.htmlThu, 28 Jan 2010 18:22:00 ESTIn other news, the Senate approved Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Senate Democrats also voted to boost the federal debt ceiling by nearly $2 trillion.