Sep 28 Watch Authors Debate Effects of Globalization on Society As more U.S. jobs are shipped overseas, Americans grow worried over job security and worker rights. Authors Thomas Friedman and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., discuss opposing views on the globalization of the economy and its both beneficial and harmful effects. Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Hewlett-Packard Officials Testify on Probe into Media Leaks Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Mark Hurd and former Chairwoman Patricia Dunn testified in the House Thursday on the company's possibly illegal tactics when investigating media leaks. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Stock Market High, Dropping Gas Prices Signal Possible Economic Boom Dropping gas prices and a peaking stock market have created hopes for an economic turnaround, yet housing sales continue to fall. Financial experts decode the mixed economic signals. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Officials Investigate CEOs in Stock Options Scandals The NewsHour's economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the stock scandals embroiling a number of companies and explains how stock option scams work. Continue watching
Sep 26 Former Enron CFO Fastow Sentenced to Six Years in Prison By PBS News Hour Former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow, 44, was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday, more than two years after he pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy for his involvement in the energy company's 2001 collapse. Continue reading
Sep 21 Wal-Mart to Test Discount Generic Drug Program By PBS News Hour Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday it plans to begin selling nearly 300 generic prescription drugs for a sharply discounted rate of $4 for a month's supply. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Ford Cuts 10,000 Workers, Closes Two Factories In a round of new closings and layoffs, The Ford Motor Company announced Friday the elimination of 10,000 white-collar jobs and two more plant closings, up to 16 from previous cuts. Guests discuss the drastic efforts to save the automaker,… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Hewlett-Packard Chairman Steps Down Amid Media Leaks Scandal Hewlett-Packard's chairman, Patricia Dunn, announced Tuesday that she would step down from the computer company's board in January after apologizing for her use of undercover investigators to discover the source of media leaks among other board members. Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Layoffs Cause Self Esteem Problems, Author Finds With the increase in outsourcing jobs to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy, Americans are facing more frequent layoffs at the workplace. This phenomenon is causing low self esteem and other psychological problems among people losing their jobs. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Google CEO Joins Apple Computer’s Board of Directors The NewsHour's Economics Correspondent Paul Solman reports on Apple Computer's appointment of Google's CEO to its board of directors. A technology expert then discusses the new ties between the computer giants. Continue watching