http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/business/moralhazard/Economic news and analysis to help foster financial literacy and understanding.PBS NewsHourEconomic news and analysis to help foster financial literacy and understanding.en-usCopyright 2009 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:55:26 ESTTue, 08 Dec 2009 12:55:26 ESThttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpg NoNews, NewsHour, economy, bailout, paul solman, financial literacy, federal reserve, moral hazardPBS NewsHouronlineda@newshour.orgPBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec08/globalpanic_10-16.htmlThu, 16 Oct 2008 18:10:00 ESTAlthough U.S. stocks surged in the final moments, stocks in Europe and Asia dropped Thursday as fears of a worldwide recession grow. Journalists and an economics analyst discuss.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/10/16/20081016_global.mp312:02PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec08/economic_10-15.htmlWed, 15 Oct 2008 18:09:00 ESTFollowing a brief upswing in world markets this week, investors and analysts see growing signs of a global recession in weak earnings and troubling manufacturing figures. Economists discuss the ongoing problems and the forces driving them.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/10/15/20081015_economy.mp312:03PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/nmeconomy_10-14.htmlTue, 14 Oct 2008 18:43:00 ESTNew Mexico's stark economic disparities are evident in the state's north, from the affluent community of Los Alamos to the struggling Hispanic heartland of Espanola. Paul Solman reports on the reasons behind the inequalities and the efforts to narrow the gap.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/10/14/20081014_solman.mp311:08PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec08/rippleeffect_10-10.htmlFri, 10 Oct 2008 18:24:00 ESTWall Street's credit freeze sparked a global economic crisis and forced U.S. cities and states to tighten their budgets. Elizabeth Brackett reports from Illinois about the state's financial woes then Chris Hoene of the National League of Cities explains the national downturn.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/10/10/20081010_ripple.mp312:16PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec08/creditfix_10-07.htmlTue, 07 Oct 2008 18:11:00 ESTGlobal markets continued to fluctuate Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve announced plans to buy up short term debt in a bid to ease strain on the credit sector. Reporters and analysts examine the Fed's moves.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/10/07/20081007_emergencyfix.mp312:47PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec08/newwallstreet_09-22.htmlMon, 22 Sep 2008 18:24:00 ESTGoldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley's conversion into bank holding companies signaled the end of the investment bank model synonymous with Wall Street. Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times details the changes on Wall Street and the impact of government bailouts on the marketplace.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/09/22/20080922_overhaul28.mp306:20PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/campaign_09-19.htmlFri, 19 Sep 2008 18:30:00 ESTPresidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain offered differing views Friday on proposals for a sweeping government bailout of the weakened financial sector. Judy Woodruff reports on their latest reactions to the Wall Street crisis.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/09/19/20080919_campaign28.mp304:45