Jun 04 2010 Graduates Still Headed for Wall Street Paul Solman: On the show tonight, Harvard economist Ben Friedman argues that schools like his are channeling graduates into finance — at a cost of society as a whole. No, the Ivy League doesn’t make crooks out of its students,… Continue reading
Jun 04 Patchwork Nation: Views From Baton Rouge on the Oil Leak By Dante Chinni Of all the startling numbers out of the Gulf oil spill story, the most interesting one may be this: zero. That is the number of calls out of the Louisiana State legislature for any freeze on drilling in the Gulf. Continue reading
Jun 04 Friday: Jobless Rate Falls, but Private Hiring Slows; BP Reports Progress By Jason Breslow Job seekers arrive for the Anaheim/Orange County Job Fair in California earlier this week. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. Employers added 431,000 workers to their payrolls in May, the Labor Department said Friday, but the job growth was fueled… Continue reading
Jun 04 Graduates Face Tough, but Improving, Job Market By Carolyn O'Hara As 2010 college graduates begin to enter a tight, but improving, job market, the PBS NewsHour talked to university career services directors from around the country to see whether this year's graduates face brighter prospects than in years past. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch Financial Crisis Does Little to Dim Graduates' Wall Street Aspirations As part of his continuing coverage making sense of the economy, Paul Solman talks to Harvard economist Ben Friedman about the college graduates who continue to flock to Wall Street, three years into the financial crisis. Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch U.S. Stocks Tumble as Weak Jobs Report Reflects Census Hires Stocks fell over a weak jobs report for May, which attributed the growth of employment to temporary U.S. Census jobs. For more on the jobs report and the market reaction, Jeffrey Brown talks to two market watchers. Continue watching
Jun 03 How Should I Invest If I Just Want to Preserve What I Have Now? Question: I am 60 yrs old and have decided that I want to preserve exactly what I have in my 401k right now. Nearly all of my assets reside there. It has been a long up-and-down ride since first investing… Continue reading
Jun 02 Expo Draws Countries Eager for Business in China By Ray Suarez Several countries pulled out all the stops to impress visitors recently at the Shanghai 2010 Expo, showing off new technology and national treasures. Our reporting series from China continues on Wednesday's NewsHour, when Ray Suarez examines how the… Continue reading
Jun 02 What Is a Naked Short? UPDATED JUNE 4: Question: Can you please explain what is meant by a “naked short”? I’ve heard naked shorts being referred to as counterfeit. Is that accurate?… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch China Tries to Put Best Foot Forward With Shanghai World Expo As part of his series from China, Ray Suarez reports on the ongoing 2010 Shanghai Expo, where the large and decadent Chinese pavilion captures the country in transition. Continue watching