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
Jul 21 Watch Examining the Underground Greek Economy Amid Escalating Debt Many Greek citizens have reacted in anger over governmental attempts to impose austerity measures as the country battles its economic troubles. As part of his series on making sense of economic issues, Paul Solman looks at Greece's debt and the… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch News Wrap: Bernanke Promises to Bolster Recovery If Needed In other news Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced concern about slow economic growth, saying the Fed would take action if needed to help the U.S. economic recovery along. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Republicans Stand Clear of Financial Reform Law President Obama signed what he called the strongest consumer financial protection law on Wednesday. But the Republican Party was absent from the signing ceremony, and some GOP members are saying the law will be bad for small businesses. Continue watching
Jul 20 Greek Prime Minister Talks Financial Crisis, Austerity Measures By Paul Solman _pap_embed_custom('news01s41a1qf06',482,304,""); Editor's Note: On Tuesday's NewsHour, Paul Solman reports on how the people of Greece are responding to the austerity measures the country has imposed to deal with its debt crisis. "Obviously we have a daunting [...] prospect to change… Continue reading
Jul 20 Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on the Financial Crisis (Watch a larger version of the video.) ]> Editor’s Note: Tonight on the NewsHour, Paul Solman reports on how the people of Greece are responding to the austerity measures the country has imposed to deal with its debt crisis. Continue reading
Jul 20 With Gulf Well Capped, Oil Flow Rate May Remain a Mystery By Chris Amico We may never know how much oil really leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. Over the weekend came news that BP may be able… Continue reading
Jul 20 Tuesday: Concern Remains on Oil Cap; Senate to Vote on Jobless Benefits The federal government and BP continue to keep a close eye on the cap over the broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. The cap, though still mostly holding in oil, has some scientists worried. The New Orleans… Continue reading