Jul 22 In Spain, Present Looks Brighter than Past Despite Economic Woes By Paul Solman // Editor's Note: Paul Solman is reporting from Greece and Spain this week on Europe's economic woes. This entry is cross-posted on his business desk blog. Jose Antonio Martinez Soler is a distinguished Spanish journalist who was tortured in… Continue reading
Jul 22 A Tough Road Ahead for Detroit, Other Industrial Metropolises By Dante Chinni Detroit skyline. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images DETROIT | It's long been said that when the U.S. economy gets a cold, this city, with its reliance on the auto industry, gets pneumonia. The last few years have raised the… Continue reading
Jul 22 Despite Economic Woes, Spain's Present Looks Brighter Than Past (Watch a larger version of the video.) ]> Paul Solman: Jose Antonio Martinez Soler is a distinguished Spanish journalist who was tortured in the last year of the Franco dictatorship. (Those who read Spanish will find a not insubstantial… Continue reading
Jul 22 Newshour Connect: Housing, Jobs Concerns Persist in Calif., Okla., Idaho By Hari Sreenivasan In our continuing coverage of issues across the United States, this Newshour Connect focuses on the economy. We speak with Thanh Tan of Idaho Public Television, Lori Rasmussen from OETV in Oklahoma City and Erik Anderson from… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Spain's Housing Market Slide Adds to Europe's Economic Troubles By PBS News Hour The housing market is on a downward slide in Spain and this could mean more problems for Europe's vulnerable economy. Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch For U.S. Markets, 'One Step Forward, One Step Back' Wall Street had a strong showing on Thursday, but the positive news was tempered by other economic readings showing declining home sales and rising claims for unemployment benefits. Jim Lehrer speaks with Greg Ip of The Economist for more. Continue watching
Jul 21 Part II: Greek Prime Minister Talks Debt Crisis, World Economy By Paul Solman // Editor's Note: Paul Solman is reporting from Greece this week about the country's financial crisis. Above, watch the second half of his interview with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about how Greece is handling the crisis. He also talks… Continue reading
Jul 21 Part II: Greek Prime Minister on the Financial Crisis, World Economy (Watch a larger version of the video.) ]> Editor’s Note: Paul Solman is reporting from Greece this week about the country’s financial crisis. Above, watch the second half of his interview with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about how… Continue reading
Jul 21 Wednesday: Obama to Sign Financial Reform; New Sanctions on N. Korea President Barack Obama is expected Wednesday to sign a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations. "In an ironic touch," notes the Associated Press, President Obama will sign the bill in downtown Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building, named after… Continue reading
Jul 21 The Morning Line: Wall Street Reform to Become Law By David Chalian Three months after his first major bill signing of the year with health care legislation, President Obama will drum up the fanfare again as he puts pen(s) to paper to sign Wall Street reform into law. (Presumably, Vice President Biden… Continue reading