Nov 07 Watch ‘The Buyout of America’ Author on Occupy Wall Street Protests We ask business journalist and author Josh Kosman about the Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue watching
Nov 07 Greek Leaders in Talks to Form New Government, Italy’s Debt Crisis Grows By News Desk George Papandreou, Greece's prime minister, left, meets with Karolos Papoulias, Greece's president, center, and Antonis Samaras, leader of Greece's main opposition New Democracy party, in Athens, Greece, on Nov. 6, 2011. Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Greek leaders… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch ‘Need To Know’: States Tackle Jobs Crisis in Creative Ways Several states are testing creative ways to tackle the jobless problem. This excerpt is part of a series called "Help Wanted" produced by PBS' "Need To Know."… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Groupon’s IPO Skyrockets: ‘As Near a Perfect Launch as a Company Could Hope for’ Groupon Stock Soars, but Does It Have Lasting Value?… Continue watching
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