Apr 27 Watch Goldman Sachs Denies Misleading Investors in Senate Committee Hearing Goldman Sachs executives testified before a Senate committee about whether it used a large hedge fund to bet against the complex financial instruments it was marketing to investors. Jeffrey Brown gets two views on the hearings from financial writers Roger… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Global Markets Rankle Over Greece's Deepening Debt Crisis Downgrades of Greece's debt rating to junk status sent markets tumbling in Europe and the U.S. Gwen Ifill talks to financial expert Eswar Prasad about the far-reaching effects of the European nation's economic crisis. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Senators Vilify Goldman Sachs, But Executives Deny Wrongdoing Executives of Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs defended their conduct before and during the financial crisis, as senators on both sides of the aisle accused the investment firm of wreaking havoc on the economy. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Apr 26 Financial Reform Fails Key Test Vote in Senate Updated 6:22pm ET Senate Republicans on Monday blocked Democrats' attempt to begin debate on financial reform legislation, a widely expected early setback for the most sweeping overhaul of financial oversight since the Great Depression. The Senate, in a 57-41… Continue reading
Apr 26 Lincoln Memorial Pool, Other National Mall Sites Set for Stimulus Overhaul The National Mall draws more visitors each year than Yosemite, Glacier, Grand Canyon and Yellowstone national parks combined. Millions of people visit Washington, D.C., from all over the world to see the… Continue reading
Apr 26 Monday: Financial Reform Faces Key Vote; Gulf Oil Leak Could Last Months Still lacking a bipartisan agreement on financial reform, the Senate is bracing for a crucial test vote Monday over whether to begin debate on Democratic legislation to toughen the rules on Wall Street. Despite lingering GOP resistance, Democrats reached… Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Goldman Sachs E-Mails May Fuel Senate Hearing Newly released e-mails from Goldman Sachs executives reveal new information about what the company may have known as the housing market fell. Ray Suarez talks to a New York Times reporter about the e-mails and Tuesday's Senate hearings. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Could Financial Reform Make Bailouts, 'Too Big to Fail' Less Likely? Financial reform legislation ran into a roadblock in the Senate Monday afternoon as Republicans blocked the start of debate on a plan backed by many Democrats. Gwen Ifill gets four points of view on the overhaul's road ahead in Congress… Continue watching
Apr 23 Mark Shields: Healthy Political Parties Should Welcome Converts, Moderates Syndicated columnist Mark Shields stopped by the Rundown Friday to talk with us about his latest column and the prospects for major financial reform and immigration reform legislation in Congress. New York Times columnist David Brooks joined us solo… Continue reading