Jan 26 Home Prices Up Slightly in November Case and Shiller, the economists of the fabled Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Housing Index, appear together for the first time on the NewsHour tonight, taking us all on a tour of Atlanta, Ga., and its housing woes. Continue reading
Jan 26 At Factory in Haiti, Garment Work Becomes Lifeline By Ray Suarez Here's a crash course in Haitian economics: Stores in the country's biggest city are closed, and don't appear ready to open very soon. Their employees and the employees of thousands of enterprises around the city haven't been to work… Continue reading
Jan 26 Home Prices Up Slightly in November Paul Solman: Case and Shiller, the economists of the fabled Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Housing Index, appear together for the first time on the NewsHour Tuesday night, taking us all on a tour of Atlanta, Georgia, and its housing woes. Continue reading
Jan 26 Tuesday's Headline: Obama to Propose Freeze on Federal Spending Bowing to voter angst about the nation's $1.4 trillion budget deficit, President Barack Obama will propose in his State of the Union address Wednesday a near across-the-board freeze on federal spending. The freeze would take effect in October and… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch Home Price Experts Give Take on Markets in Atlanta, Beyond As part of his ongoing series, Making Sense of the economy, Paul Solman takes a real estate tour in Atlanta, Ga., with two experts on home sale prices. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Could a 3-Year Spending Freeze Help the U.S. Deficit? President Obama prepared to announce a proposal to freeze all non-defense spending over the next three years. Judy Woodruff speaks with the top Democrat and Republican from the Senate Budget Committee for more. Continue watching
Jan 25 Who Are the Workers Who Have Stopped Looking for Jobs? Question: One of society’s most enigmatic and growing populations is the one referred to as “those who’ve given up looking for work.” Who are these folks? How are they counted? What do they do after hanging it up? Such a… Continue reading
Jan 25 Bernanke's Confirmation Gaining Support Ben Bernanke's chances of winning a second term as Federal Reserve chairman are looking up Monday after a White House push over the weekend to reverse rising populist sentiment against his confirmation. "He's going to have bipartisan support in… Continue reading
Jan 25 Monday's Headlines: Obama to Propose Help for Middle Class Families President Barack Obama will use the State of the Union address this Wednesday to propose a series of initiatives aimed at helping middle class families, the New York Times reports. Among the proposals the president is expected to lay… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Obama Looks to 'Reestablish' Economic Security President Obama is expected to pay particular attention to the needs of middle-class voters in Wednesday's State of the Union. Continue watching