Feb 14 Chrysler to Cut 13,000 Jobs in Restructuring Plan By PBS News Hour Plagued by poor sales and an unprofitable year, Chrysler Group, the U.S. division of German company DaimlerChrysler, announced a restructuring plan Wednesday that aims to cut 16 percent of its worldwide workforce by 2009. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Private Equity Firms Popularity Changes Business Landscape Blackstone Group, a private equity firm, acquired Equity Office Properties Trust for $39 billion on Wednesday, the largest-ever private equity deal. Two business experts discuss the deal and the future of private equity in the business world. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Worker Shortages Post-Katrina Send Businesses out of Mississippi Facing a housing shortage along the Gulf Coast, many companies are finding it difficult to find employees and as a result, are being forced to relocate. The NewsHour reports on how Mississippi businesses are grappling with the economic aftermath of… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Ethan Allen CEO Describes Challenges of Running a Global Organization Globalization has had varying effects on countries and economies throughout the world. In the first of a series of conversations, NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman talks to Farooq Kathwari, CEO of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Microsoft Releases Latest Windows Platform After more than five years and $6 billion in development, Microsoft's newest operating system, Vista, went on sale Tuesday. Two technology experts discuss Microsoft's software overhaul and the company's future. Continue watching
Dec 28 Milk and Meat from Cloned Animals Safe to Eat, FDA Says By PBS News Hour The Food and Drug Administration issued a preliminary decision Thursday saying that food products from cloned animals are safe to eat. Under the proposed guidelines, the products would also not be required to carry a special label. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Small Business in New Orleans Still Struggling for Survival After Katrina Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco announced a plan to provide interest-free loans and $100 million of federal funds in grant money for small businesses in New Orleans. The NewsHour reports on the struggle for survival as the city rebuilds after Hurricane… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Generation Next Changes the Face of the Workplace Journalist Judy Woodruff reports on how young Americans are changing the workplace with new ideas on how the professional world should operate. Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Holiday Shopping Season Highlights Increasing Economic Disparity NewsHour Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on the growing economic gap that is highlighted by consumer spending during the holidays. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Presidio National Park Must Become Self-sufficient The Presidio of San Francisco, a former military base, is the only national park mandated by Congress to become financially self-sufficient. Continue watching