May 06 Watch After Scare in U.S. Markets, Possible Combination of Causes Investigated As police in Greece used teargas to control new protests late Thursday, U.S. markets went into a wild ride for a few hours. Judy Woodruff examines the possible links and other potential causes for the market unrest with a reporter… Continue watching
May 06 Watch U.S. Markets Plunge Amid Greece Fears, Possible Tech Glitch Stocks plunged then rallied slightly as concerns grew that Greece's ongoing debt crisis would impact the global financial recovery. Also, a possible technical glitch was being investigated by market officials. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
May 05 Dodd and Shelby Strike Deal on Too Big to Fail After weeks of negotiations, Sens. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) reached a bipartisan agreement Tuesday that would put an end to taxpayer bailouts of large, systemically important financial firms. A proposed $50 billion fund that would have… Continue reading
May 05 What Is Open Book Management? Question: Love your piece on Jack Stack and SRC Holdings (watch here and here). I’m interested in the open book management policy. Is there more info somewhere on how to do that… Continue reading
May 05 Watch In Greece, People 'Quite Incredulous' After Protests Turn Deadly Protests in Athens turned violent over Greece's plans to adopt austerity measures to help keep the country from defaulting on its debt. Margaret Warner talks to reporter John Psaropoulos in Greece about the reactions on the ground to the riots… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 'Birthplace of Democracy in Chaos' as Greek Riots Leave 3 Dead Riots erupted in Athens in response to Greece's plans to adopt harsh cuts and taxes to fix its debt crisis. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News gives an update on the unrest and a bank fire that killed three people. Continue watching
May 04 CNET Editor on 3G iPad, Competition in Tablet Market, Robotic Diet Assistant By Hari Sreenivasan We spoke with CNET Executive Editor Molly Wood on "NewsHour Plus" back when the iPad was unveiled following months of speculation. We brought her back to chat about the rollout of the 3G iPad and whether that… Continue reading
May 04 The Gulf Coast Oil Spill: How Does It Compare to Exxon Valdez? A sign at an animal medical center in Bienville, Miss., reads "Pray for our Gulf" as people continue to monitor the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) So how bad will the… Continue reading
May 04 Watch Bailout for Greece Raises Stability Concerns Across Europe, U.S. Angry protesters again took to the streets in Athens over the cuts and tax hikes the Greek government is planning amidst a financial bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Margaret Warner talks to an economist about… Continue watching
May 04 Watch EU, IMF Prepare Rescue Package for Greece The European Union and the International Monetary Fund have made progress in securing a rescue package to keep Greece from defaulting on its debt, as citizens protested the stark austerity measures the government is considering. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching