Jul 23 Exploring Spain's Underground Economy (Watch a larger version of the video.) ]> Editor’s Note: Tonight on the NewsHour, Paul Solman wraps up his reporting from Europe with another look at Spain’s economic woes, which include a 20 percent unemployment rate. In the Web… Continue reading
Jul 23 Can Individuals Lend to U.S. Companies? Question: I watched your presentation on the small business credit crunch on June 21. I have funds getting less than 1 percent interest and would love to lend to a robust, expanding business that needs cash. If I can… Continue reading
Jul 23 Scientist Studies Oil Dispersant's Effects, Methane in the Gulf On Thursday's NewsHour, Spencer Michels reported on the ongoing controversy over the use of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has sprayed nearly 2 million gallons of dispersant -- mostly a brand called Corexit -- into… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch In Spain, Crushing Unemployment Piles Onto Economic Worries Paul Solman wraps up his weeklong reporting on Europe's economic woes with a final report concentrating on the massive unemployment problem in Spain. Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch Pay Czar Accuses 17 Big Banks of Giving Executives Hefty Bonuses The Treasury Department's pay czar Ken Feinberg on Friday accused 17 Wall Street banks of overpaying executives during the financial crisis after receiving bailout money, but said the banks hadn't violated any laws. Jeffrey Brown discusses the matter with the… Continue watching
Jul 22 Oil and Arguments in the Gulf New Orleans fishing guide Ryan Lambert (Photo: Joanne Elgart Jennings) There is a charm about New Orleans; a feeling and a culture that is unique. But in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and now the big oil spill, there… Continue reading
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