Aug 11 Watch Wall Street Suffers Bad Day Over Fears of Stalling Recovery Major indexes on Wall Street gave back more than two percent of their value Wednesday over concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy. Gwen Ifill discusses the plunge and the Federal Reserve's acknowledgment that the recovery has slowed with… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Olives and Omens: Did Greek Cuisine Portend Economic Problems? In Greece, where a popular toast is drinking "to health and cash flow," one food writer sees parallels in between the country's crushing economic problems and its departure from its simple, humble culinary roots. Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Aug 10 Fed Signals New Concerns on Economic Growth With Debt Move We started this day by saying markets, investors, economists and politicians were watching the Fed's actions Tuesday to see just how worried Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues are about the state of a sluggish economy. The answer… Continue reading
Aug 10 '99ers' Story Elicits Viewer Reactions, Tales Paul Solman: There’s been quite a bit of reaction to our story last Friday on the extension (or non-extension) of unemployment insurance benefits past 99 weeks. You can read some of it here in the comments section on the… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch News Wrap: Economic Growth 'More Modest' Than Previous Projection In other news Tuesday, the Federal Reserve projected U.S. economic growth will be "more modest" than its June estimate. Continue watching
Aug 10 The Fed and a Sputtering Economy: What to Do Next? Updated 2:30 p.m. EST The Fed said Tuesday that it will buy some government debt in order to help push down long term rates on mortgages and spur recovery. The Fed says economic growth will be "more modest" than it… Continue reading
Aug 10 Tuesday: Federal Reserve Meets, Weighs Options; Afghan Civilian Deaths Rising As the Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday to decide on interest rate and monetary policy, U.S. investors will be waiting for possible action by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who most believe is thinking of ways to jumpstart the economy. Continue reading
Aug 09 What Part Did Olympics Expenses Play in Greece's Financial Crisis? Question: I may have missed it, but what part did the expense of the Olympics play in Greece’s financial crisis? I realize that there were many benefits including infrastructure, but it all had to be paid somehow. Paul Solman: It’s… Continue reading
Aug 09 Internet Policy Experts React to Google/Verizon Regulation Proposal Google and Verizon released a joint set of principles for Internet regulation Monday that would enshrine some aspects of net neutrality principles in law, but would largely exempt the wireless Internet from regulation. We asked advocates and opponents of… Continue reading
Aug 09 Property Taxes Emerge as Latest Front in Housing Crisis By Lee Banville MISSOULA, Mont. | Foreclosures make headlines. They are a big focus of the media's attention as the troubled economy continues to dominate the news. But even where banks aren't taking over properties, the collapse of the real estate market is… Continue reading