Nov 04 Watch Stubbornly High Jobless Rate Offers Little Hope to Unemployed The U.S. jobs report for October brought news of slow improvement for the American economy, but also continued worries that the stubbornly high unemployment rate isn't changing fast enough. Jeffrey Brown discusses the report with Catherine Rampell of The New… Continue watching
Nov 04 Unemployment Drops to 9 Percent, but Jobless Frustrations Continue Khalifah Varnado reads a help wanted post card during the Arizona Workforce Connection Career Expo at the Arizona State Fair Grounds in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images. As expected, unemployment in the U.S. was little changed in… Continue reading
Nov 04 Unemployment Drops to 9 Percent, but Jobless Frustrations Continue Khalifah Varnado reads a help wanted post card during the Arizona Workforce Connection Career Expo at the Arizona State Fair Grounds in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images. As expected, unemployment in the U.S. was little changed in… Continue reading
Nov 04 Unemployment Barely Budges in October, Rate Ticks Down to 9% By David Chalian People wait in line for a job fair in New York City last month. Photo by Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images. President Obama's presence at the G20 in France and his work there with European partners to help bring the… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch News Wrap: Upbeat Economic Reports Boost Markets In other news Thursday, the markets around the world got a boost from several upbeat economic reports. The Labor Department said first-time jobless claims fell below 400,000, the lowest level in five weeks. Also, Senate Republicans have blocked another piece… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch ‘Like G-20 Didn’t Happen’: Greek Crisis Overshadows Summit Under pressure from other countries, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou scrapped plans to have his citizens vote in a referendum on a new European bailout, but he faces a brewing political crisis. Margret Warner discusses the eurozone's problems with Steven… Continue watching
Nov 03 5 Things to Know About the G20 Summit By Larisa Epatko World leaders from the Group of 20 are meeting Thursday and Friday with their eye on how to improve the global economy -- a tall order given the growing European debt problems overwhelming their original agenda. Continue reading
Nov 03 Greek Government in Turmoil as Debt Drama Dominates G20 By News Desk 1 p.m. ET | Papandreou abandoned the referendum plan but has also rejected calls for his resignation in lieu of asking opposition members to participate in bailout talks. He said forcing elections would lead to dire consequences for Greece, forcing… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch Occupy Oakland Movement Tries to Flex Muscle With General Strike Thousand of protesters joined the Occupy Oakland movement Wednesday in a general strike aimed at shutting down banks, corporations, the city's busy port and schools. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch European Leaders Struggle to Hold Together Greek Bailout Deal Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou flew to France late Wednesday to explain his sudden call for a referendum on a new European bailout for his country. Gray Gibbon and Faisal Islam of Independent Television News report. Continue watching