Jul 13 Oil Spill, Day 84: The Cap Comes Down By Chris Amico BP locked down its new sealing cap -- "the 3 ram stack" -- around 7 p.m. CST last night and a new container ship connected to the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well an hour later, raising hopes that more oil --… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch Around the Country, Economic Starts and Stops Gwen Ifill talks to PBS correspondents from New York, Virginia and California about the state of local economies. Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch News Wrap: BP Begins Testing New Oil Cap In other news Tuesday, BP began testing a new containment cap and the Obama administration unveiled a new strategy to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS in the U.S. Continue watching
Jul 12 What Happens in Vegas ... Happens Everywhere By Dante Chinni In a country full of surly voters, Nevada holds claim to some of the surliest. Sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates have created a volatile atmosphere and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appears to be in for a major fight… Continue reading
Jul 12 Where Is a Safe, Conservative Place to Invest Retirement Money? Question: The recent meltdown hit us hard just after I retired. About 40 percent of our money is in mutual fund stocks and we’re losing. My adviser says “don’t look at it.” I was shocked. Where is a conservative place… Continue reading
Jul 12 Oil Spill Update: Anticipation Grows That New Efforts Will Stem Flow By Chris Amico Oil flowed nearly-unabated from the Deepwater Horizon's well Sunday as BP worked to replace its containment dome that had helped funnel oil to a container ship on the surface for more than a month. That new dome could let BP… Continue reading
Jul 09 What Is the Best Way to Get Control of the Credit Rating Agencies? Question: What is the best way to get control of the credit rating agencies who changed this recession into a deep, deep recession (almost a depression) by their unbelievably reckless, immoral and greedy actions? Paul Solman: Ah, if only I… Continue reading
Jul 09 Governors Meet in Boston as State Budget Crises Loom The National Governors Association kicked off its annual meeting Friday in Boston. For three days, the group will tackle health reform, government efficiency, education, the environment and, of course, the economy. As these state leaders gather to discuss… Continue reading
Jul 09 Oil Spill Update, Day 80: BP Readies New Top Hat By Chris Amico BP is hoping a window of calm weather will give it time to swap out containment domes over the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico. According to The Washington Post: The company plans to change… Continue reading
Jul 09 Essay: In Cleveland, 'The Decision' Adds LeBron to a List of Sports Heartaches ESPN's hourlong special on LeBron James' free agency choice was called "The Decision." To Cleveland fans, it will go down as "The Betrayal." At 9:28 p.m. EST Thursday, the NBA superstar announced, "In this fall, I'm going to… Continue reading