Dec 07 Fed Disputes Bloomberg Claims on Lending to Big Banks File photo of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke by Peter Larson/Medill News Service. In an unusual public response to recent news reports, the Federal Reserve posted a memo on its website Tuesday, refuting claims by some news… Continue reading
Dec 07 President Obama’s 2012 Pitch: ‘Everyone Gets a Fair Shot’ By Terence Burlij President Obama speaks about economic struggles of the middle class Tuesday in Osawatomie, Kan. Photo by Julie Denesha/Getty Images. On Tuesday, President Obama called the debate about restoring fairness the "defining issue of our time." And, if the president has… Continue reading
Dec 06 DCentric Examines Washington D.C.’s Unemployment Disparity By Saskia de Melker Job seekers flock to speak to a university representative during a job fair in Washington, D.C.; Photo by Karen Bleier /Getty Images Washington D.C. is a city that is prospering. Unlike many cities across the country, housing prices are on… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch With Detroit on Brink of Financial Disaster, State Steps In As Detroit Budget Crisis Deepens, Is State Takeover Nearing?… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch NewsHour Connect: DCentric Examines Washington D.C.’s Unemployment Disparity For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Dec 06 Economic Comedian Compares China-U.S. Relations to Teen…Romance By Paul Solman Getting back to his roots, Standup Economist Yoram Bauman begins his latest dispatch from Beijing by testing just how far you can apply the First Amendment in modern-day China. He's humored audiences twice in China thus far:… Continue reading
Dec 06 Political Storms Swirl in Cash-Strapped California Even though there don't seem to be any major statewide election contests on the horizon, political winds are swirling in California, kicking up dust. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is up for re-election next year, but so far nobody well-known is… Continue reading
Dec 06 Economic Comedian Compares China-U.S. Relations to Teen…Romance Getting back to his roots, Standup Economist Yoram Bauman begins his latest dispatch from Beijing by testing just how far you can apply the First Amendment in modern-day China. He's humored audiences twice in China thus far:… Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch What Would Deficit Limits Mean for Eurozone, Future of Euro? For a look at the tough week ahead for the eurozone and its leaders, Jeffrey Brown is joined by Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, senior director for strategy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch U.S. Postal Service Faces Big Changes Amid Struggle to Deliver on Profitability The likelihood that a stamped letter could reach its destination by the next day will be virtually eliminated due to billions in U.S. Postal Service cuts announced Monday. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the cuts and… Continue watching