Dec 16 Watch Former Fannie, Freddie Officials Face ‘Significant’ Fraud, Lying Charges The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged six former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac officials with misleading investors about risky loans. Judy Woodruff discusses how the alleged wrongdoings may have contributed to the mortgage meltdown with Edward Pinto of the… Continue watching
Dec 15 What Investment Products Help Protect Against Market Bumps? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: Don Kruger Question: I lost half of my 401k savings in the last… Continue reading
Dec 15 What Investment Products Help Protect Against Market Bumps? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: Don Kruger Question: I lost half of my 401k savings in the last big… Continue reading
Dec 15 Congress in Familiar Territory With Shutdown on the Horizon By Terence Burlij Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid arrives for a press conference about extending the payroll tax cut. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The federal government is again facing the threat of a shutdown because of a partisan divide in Congress. The… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Secretary Clinton: Democracies Must Have ‘Habits of the Heart’ On Wednesday, Secretary of State Clinton spoke with Jim Lehrer about how foreign policy decisions can tie into economic and job growth. Their discussion was part of the "Innovation and the Global Marketplace" symposium in Washington, hosted in partnership with… Continue watching
Dec 14 Clinton on Russia’s Protests, China’s Shortcuts and Gingrich’s Comments By Larisa Epatko In a wide-ranging interview with Jim Lehrer at the Newseum Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended critical comments she made about Russia's recent elections and called China's shortcuts in the marketplace "deeply distressing." View highlights from their interview. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Highlights of Jim Lehrer’s Interview with Secretary Clinton Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the Russian elections, China and Arab Spring. Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Corzine Testifies Before Former Senate Colleagues on Missing MF Global Funds Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine was back at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, for the second time in two weeks, facing a committee of former Senate colleagues. Judy Woodruff discusses the congressional investigation into the collapsed firm with The New… Continue watching
Dec 13 Secretary Clinton Discusses Job Creation, International Policy *Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Myanmar on Nov. 30; SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images* Updated Dec. 14 | With the U.S. presidential contest kicking into high gear and job creation on the minds of many voters, Jim Lehrer… Continue reading
Dec 13 ‘Record Inequality Between Rich and Poor,’ According to OECD By Paul Solman Today we feature a short, simple, surprising inequality video that sums up a lot of recent research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the 34-member OECD. Take a look. Here's a sampling of our own reporting on inequality… Continue reading