Nov 29 Watch Housing Market Update An expert discusses a Commerce Department report about the housing market, which was released Tuesday. Continue watching
Nov 28 Embattled Drugmaker Merck Announces 7,000 Job Cuts By PBS News Hour In an effort to recover from major financial losses sustained by controversy over its bestselling painkiller Vioxx, drugmaker Merck & Co. announced it would cut 7,000 jobs over the next three years and close five of its manufacturing plants. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Money Matters As the holiday shopping season opens, financial experts look at the factors that could impact the economy in the near term, including U.S. job growth and rising natural gas prices. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch New Orleans Recovery Efforts Following a background report, three experts discuss Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and the struggles of Louisiana officials to come up with funds to finance reconstruction. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch GM Announces Job Cuts General Motors announced it will cut 30,000 jobs and close all or part of its 12 plants by 2008 to make the car manufacturer more competitive on the global market. After a background report, editor-in-chief in Car and Driver magazine… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Analyzing the Budget Cuts Friday morning, the House narrowly passed a deficit-reduction bill. Congressional expert Norman Ornstein discusses the battle on Capitol Hill over spending and taxes. Then, New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant discuss taxes and spending… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Stern Words for China In Japan Wednesday, during his visit to Asia, President Bush challenged China to expand political and religious freedoms. Following a background report, two experts discuss the president's speech. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch No Resolution in Hemispheric Free Trade Talks The Summit of the Americas in Argentina brought 34 countries together to discuss issues facing the hemisphere but were dominated by talks about a free trade zone. Following a background report on President Bush's role in the conference, two trade… Continue watching
Nov 07 U.S. Push for Latin American Free Trade Agreement Falls Short By PBS News Hour President Bush ended a five-day trip to Latin America in Panama Monday, two days after a U.S. initiative to establish a hemisphere-wide free trade zone faltered during a 34-nation summit in Argentina. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Steel Workers Face Competition Workers at Weirton Steel in West Virginia fear more layoffs at a plant that was once the largest industrial employer in the state and the economic engine of the town. In a 30th anniversary special, the NewsHour returns to Weirton. Continue watching