Mar 01 AIG to Sell Asian Unit for $35.5 Billion to UK's Prudential Embattled insurance giant AIG will sell its Asian life-insurance unit, AIA, to British insurance firm Prudential in a deal estimated at $35.5 billion. The deal will make Prudential the biggest insurance provider in several Asian countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia,… Continue reading
Mar 01 Monday's Headlines: High Court to Hear Former Enron Chief's Appeal By Tom LeGro The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling's appeal of his 2006 conviction for his role in the downfall of the Houston-based energy company. Skilling's attorneys argue that Enron's collapse into bankruptcy… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Colorado Budget Shortfalls Slash Services for Homeless Tom Bearden reports on the escalating problems with providing services for Colorado's homeless population as the state faces a $2 billion budget shortfall. Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Prudential Nabs AIG's Asia Unit for $35 Billion After a liquidity crisis in 2008, insurance giant AIG is preparing for a $35 billion deal to sell its Asia unit to Britain's Prudential. Jeffrey Brown talks to Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times about AIG's attempts to… Continue watching
Feb 26 Paul Solman Moderates Debate on Higher Education and the Economy On Friday evening, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman will moderate a Miller Center Debate on higher education and the economy. The panelists will debate whether the the U.S. workforce needs a dramatic increase in the number of college graduates… Continue reading
Feb 26 Paul Solman Moderates Debate on Higher Education and the Economy Editor’s note: On Friday evening, Paul will moderate a Miller Center Debate on higher education and the economy. The panelists will debate whether the the U.S. workforce needs a dramatic increase in the number of college graduates in order… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Considering Unemployment's Lingering Social, Emotional Consequences Jeffrey Brown talks to journalist Don Peck about the personal unemployment experience and about the long-term social consequences of joblessness as unemployment remains near 10 percent and economic indicators point to a slow recovery. Continue watching
Feb 25 U.S.-Canadian Economic Ties Weigh In to Climate Change Debate By Judy Woodruff As part of a continuing series of conversations about climate change legislation, Judy Woodruff recently talked with Brad Wall, premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Wall argues that because the U.S. and American economies are "so inextricably linked,… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch Bernanke Responds to Greek Debt Crisis Greece's financial woes are causing problems on its own shores, as public workers protested government cuts Wendesday. But the debt crisis is making waves abroad as well. Jeffrey Brown talks to Roben Farzhad with Bloomberg Business Week for more. Continue watching
Feb 24 Toyota Chief Stays on Message in Face of Tough Questions Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota, appeared before a House committee Wednesday and faced withering questioning over the automaker's response to customer complaints over sudden acceleration in its vehicles. Toyoda apologized for the safety missteps and expressed the company's commitment… Continue reading