<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Exchange | Online NewsHour | PBS</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/</link><description>The latest economic news and analysis from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and the Online NewsHour. The feed is updated daily and includes explainers, interviews, and updates that help make sense of the global economy.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:27:30 EST</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:27:30 EST</lastBuildDate><image><title>Online NewsHour</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/</link><url>http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rssexchange.jpg</url></image><item><title>Dollar's Weakness Inspires Modern-day Gold Rush	</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/makingsense_11-25.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Solman looks at how the dollar's weakness has spurred a new gold rush.]]></description></item><item><title>Exactly Who Is the FDIC?</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/exactly-who-is-the-fdic.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Solman: The board members are listed on the FDIC's website, as is so much more about this government agency that you might want to put off reading it until you're on a long plane flight. The "corporation" answers to Congress, which created it in 1933 to prevent future bank panics.]]></description></item><item><title>Who Regulates the Student Loan Industry?</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/who-regulates-the-student-loan.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:44:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Solman: As best I can tell, it's the Department of Education. ]]></description></item><item><title>Did Tax Cuts Create U.S. Jobs?</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/did-tax-cuts-create-us-jobs.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:42:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Solman: Impossible to say. ]]></description></item><item><title>Shaky Signs of U.S. Economic Recovery Emerge</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/economy_11-23.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:37:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A flurry of economic reports lately paint a mixed picture of a U.S. economy showing new growth, despite mounting job losses. Ray Suarez speaks to experts for a snapshot of just how well the recovery is faring.]]></description></item><item><title>Why Didn't the Gov't Bail out People Instead of Banks?</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/why-didnt-the-govt-bail-out-pe.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Solman: Remember how desperate the situation seemed a year or so ago. The entire system was perceived to be on the brink.]]></description></item><item><title>N.Y. Fed 'Severely Limited' Savings on AIG</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/july-dec09/aig_11-17.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:07:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[New TARP watchdog report says the N.Y. Fed gave up its negotiating power to AIG's trading partners.]]></description></item><item><title>GM to Repay Gov't Loans Early</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/generalmotors_11-16.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Citing progress since emerging from bankruptcy, GM plans to repay bailout money five years early.]]></description></item><item><title>Seven Questions for Sheila Bair</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/seven-questions-for-sheila-bai.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:03:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ask and ye shall receive. We received some excellent and provocative questions for FDIC Chair Sheila Bair in response to our request. ]]></description></item><item><title>FDIC's Bair: Bank Bailouts Were 'Not a Good Idea'</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/share.html?s=news01s34ECqC94</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:21:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair discusses lessons learned from the financial crisis, and looks back on the federal bailout of institutions deemed too big to fail, saying, "In retrospect, I think it was not a good idea."]]></description></item><item><title>Fed's Powers Tested Under Senate Plan</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/banks_11-11.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:19:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A sweeping proposal for financial regulation calls into question the Fed's power to oversee banks.]]></description></item><item><title>States Continue to Struggle with Budget Woes</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/share.html?s=news01s34BAqC88</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Although the national economy is seeing glimmers of recovery, many states continue to struggle. ]]></description></item><item><title>Ask the FDIC's Sheila Bair Your Questions</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/ask-the-fdics-sheila-bair-your.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:25:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Solman: We're interviewing Sheila Bair, head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, this Friday. And she's agreed to answer your questions as well as mine. ]]></description></item><item><title>Premiums 'Will Go Down' Under Health Bill, Orszag Says</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/orszag_11-10.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Director of the White House's OMB outlines how health care legislation could affect the deficit.]]></description></item><item><title>How Will the Downturn Affect the Gambling Economy?</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/how-will-the-downturn-affect-t.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Solman: Let's hope so. ]]></description></item><item><title>Freelancers Struggle as Jobs Decline</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/freelance_11-06.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:49:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[By some accounts, a third of the U.S. workforce does some form of freelancing work. But even as the flexibility of freelancing is becoming more attractive, little security exists for such workers. ]]></description></item><item><title>Unemployment Hits 26-Year High </title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/jobs_11-06.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Unemployment jumped to 10.2% in October, the highest rate since 1983. ]]></description></item><item><title>Extended Jobless Benefits, Homebuyer Credit</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/unemployment_11-05.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to extend aid to jobless workers and offer tax breaks to homebuyers. President Obama was expected to sign the measure on Friday. Ray Suarez reports.]]></description></item><item><title>Insider Trading Charges Rock Wall Street</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/share.html?s=news01s3458qc6e</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fourteen people face insider trading charges for allegedly netting $14 million in profits.]]></description></item><item><title>Rogoff and Reinhart Answer Viewer Questions</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/rogoff-and-reinhart-answer-que.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Economists Ken Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart dug through data on every financial crisis back to the 1300s, hoping to uncover common factors. Two recurring themes they found: Arrogance and ignorance. They took questions from NewsHour viewers about their new book.]]></description></item><item><title>Student Qs: The Unemployment Outlook</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/student-questions-the-unemploy.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Solman: Lots of people who you (and I) might consider "unemployed" aren't in the most commonly reported number, which only includes people who haven't worked at all, or looked for work, in the past week.]]></description></item><item><title>Student Qs: Health Care and Education</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/student-questions-health-care.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul Solman: The excellent health economist Victor Fuchs gives four reasons why the United States lacks universal health care.]]></description></item><item><title>Auto Industry on the Road to Recovery?</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/cars_11-03.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:08:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The auto industry signaled recovery after GM reported a sales gain and Ford announced an unexpected profit. Jeffrey Brown reports. ]]></description></item><item><title>Stimulus Money Trickling Into Classroom</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec09/stimulus_11-03.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:07:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[John Tulenko of Learning Matters Television explores how stimulus money is making its way into classrooms in upstate New York. ]]></description></item><item><title>Madoff Accountant Pleads Guilty</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/madoff_11-03.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bernard Madoff's longtime accountant pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal charges. ]]></description></item><item><title>Paul Goes Back to School</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/11/paul-solman-goes-back-to-schoo.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This week and next, the Business Desk will feature questions from students in three high schools around the country. To kick off the special series, two questions from high school seniors at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona.]]></description></item><item><title>Crisis Predictable and Ordinary, Say Economists</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/share.html?s=news01s340DqC54</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:47:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Economists Ken Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart have investigated the past eight centuries of financial crises looking for common themes. Their verdict: Not only was the current economic crisis predictable -- it's ordinary.]]></description></item><item><title>Winners and Losers in CIT Bankruptcy</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/july-dec09/cit_11-02.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:39:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[CIT, a major lender to small U.S. businesses, has filed for one of the largest bankruptcy protections in history.]]></description></item><item><title>With Jobs Elusive, White House Defends Stimulus</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/stimulus_10-30.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:31:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Obama's $787 billion stimulus package has saved or created about 650,000 jobs, the White House said Friday. But with unemployment at a 26-year high, the administration is facing increased criticism.]]></description></item><item><title>U.S. Economy Expands, But Jobs Still Lag</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/economy_10-29.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:03:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a sign the recession may be easing, the U.S. economy expanded 3.5 percent from July to September.]]></description></item><item><title>Crackdown Targets Banks Deemed 'Too Big to Fail'</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/economy_10-28.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:03:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The head of a key House committee unveiled legislation Wednesday that would grant the federal government sweeping new powers to police giant financial firms. ]]></description></item></channel></rss>