Nov 25 Conversation: T.J. Stiles, National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction The winner of this year's National Book Award for nonfiction tells the story of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, who rose from humble means to amass a vast fortune, build the country's largest fleet of steamships and control a railroad empire. Continue reading
Nov 25 Jobs Claims Down, Hopeful Economic News on America’s Heaviest Travel Day By Travis Daub The number of people seeking unemployment insurance for the first time fell to its lowest point since September 2008, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 25 Student Questions: A Global Currency and Getting Out of a Recession Editor’s note: This week, the Business Desk continues to feature questions from students in three high schools around the country. Question: Would the world economy be better if all countries used the same currency? — Kevin, senior, Carle Place… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Dollar’s Weakness Inspires Modern-day Gold Rush As part of his series Making Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how the dollar's weakness has spurred a new gold rush. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Military Debt Protection Could Hold Lessons for Congress, Consumers By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 24 Report: 23% of Mortgaged Homes ‘Underwater’ The number of U.S. homes worth less than the mortgages owed on them reached 10.7 million, or 23 percent of all mortgaged homes, in the third quarter, according to a new report. Continue reading
Nov 24 Student Questions: Obama’s Economic Policies Editor’s note: This week, the Business Desk continues to feature questions from students in three high schools around the country. Question: What changes has President Obama made to American economic policy? — Anthony, senior, Carle Place High School, Carle… Continue reading
Nov 23 Exactly Who Is the FDIC? Question: Exactly who is the FDIC? Who sits on the board? Who do they answer to? What crystal ball do they use to make their decisions? What authority, if any, do they have over… Continue reading
Nov 23 Monday on the NewsHour: New Biography Brings Dorothea Lange’s Life Into Focus By Tom LeGro Some photographs, like "Migrant Mother," have become iconic images, part of our shared history. It and many other photos were taken by a woman who is herself the subject of a new biography: "Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits."… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch India’s Economy Remains Robust Despite Global Downturn Amid a global economic crisis, India's economy has managed to remain robust, fueling the growth of a large middle class. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, however, about 800 million residents in India still try to survive on less than… Continue watching