Aug 19 Which Eggs Are Suspected of Salmonella? Updated 3:18 p.m. EDT, Aug. 20 | Another Iowa farm is recalling eggs due to the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. Hillandale Farms said that it was recalling its eggs after lab tests confirmed illnesses associated with them. Continue reading
Aug 19 Thursday: Combat Troops Leaving Iraq; Jobless Claims Reach 500,000 Seven years and five months after the start of the war in Iraq, the last American combat troops have been making their way out of the country. Troops from the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, moved across the… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Author Says Modern Life is Good Despite Recession Author Matt Ridley says life is getting better and better despite the recession. Paul Solman reports on Ridley's optimism as part of his ongoing reporting on Making Sense of financial news. Continue watching
Aug 18 Will Layoffs Cause a Double-dip Recession? Question: Paul, companies have been reporting large profits on sluggish revenue growth. The profits are from cost cutting efforts by managers who have accomplished this by reducing labor costs. Could the managers of companies be the cause of a double… Continue reading
Aug 18 A Second Look at Strategic Mortgage Defaulters By Paul Solman In anticipation of Tuesday's rerun of our report on strategic mortgage defaults, producer Lee Koromvokis checked back in with the characters we interviewed back in April for the story. _pap_embed_custom('news01n3e69qe80',482,304,""); Fort Myers restaurant manager Josh Bartlett is still… Continue reading
Aug 18 Wednesday: Aid to Pakistan Falls Short; BP to Begin Transferring Claims Pakistanis walk in the flooded area of Shah Jamal on Wednesday. Photo by Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images. The picture of devestation from the floods in Pakistan continues to worsen Wednesday. The European Union said it will spend an extra… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch Are Fundamental Changes for Mortgage Giants Fannie, Freddie Ahead? The Obama administration is calling for some fundamental changes at mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Jim Lehrer discusses the possible changes with William Poole, former Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis president, and John Taylor of the National… Continue watching
Aug 17 More on 99ers: Reactions and Stories Paul Solman: With our story on the 99ers still up there among the "most watched" NewsHour stories more than a week after it ran, it seemed fitting to share another set of reactions to the story and the issue. After… Continue reading
Aug 17 China's War on Illegal Buildings By Travis Daub In an effort to rid the country of unsafe, illegal and aging structures, the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development plans to demolish more than half of the country's residential buildings in the next 20 years. Illegal structures… Continue reading
Aug 17 Oil Well Is Almost Dead, but Legal Wrangling Just Beginning for BP In the coming years, BP will face a complex stew of litigation, fines and penalties stemming from the Gulf oil spill. Continue reading