Oct 30 Global Warming Could Significantly Impact World Economy, Study Says By Admin, PBS News Hour Unchecked global warming could impact the world economy on a scale comparable to world wars and the Great Depression, a report issued Monday by the British government says. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Skilling Sentence Marks Latest Crackdown on Corporate Crimes Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was sentenced Monday to more than 24 years in prison for his part in accounting practices that led to the company's collapse. His is the latest in a series of cases of corporate corruption that… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Hedge Fund Losses Prompt Calls for Regulation After a drop in natural gas prices caused an Amaranth Advisors hedge fund to lose a record $6.4 billion in September, hedge funds are facing a barrage of criticism from policy-makers who are calling for greater regulation. Continue watching
Oct 23 Former Enron CEO Sentenced to 24 Years By PBS News Hour Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was sentenced Monday to 24 years and three months in prison for his part in crimes that led to the one-time energy giant's collapse. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Dow Jones Surpassed 12,000 as Inflation Eases and Consumer Prices Fall The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 12,000, for the first time Wednesday. While the peak was only brief, it indicated that inflation and consumer prices were falling. A finance professor discusses the significance of this milestone. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch President Bush Signs Law Banning Internet Gambling President Bush's signing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act bans the use of credit cards, checks, and electronic transfers to place bets on gambling websites on the internet. Analysts discuss the implication of the recent law. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Bangladeshi Economist Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Micro-credit Lending Schemes Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and the Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their pioneering work developing micro-credit lending schemes for the poor. An expert discusses microfinance schemes. Continue watching
Oct 13 President Signs Bill Aimed at Limiting Online Gambling By PBS News Hour The newly approved Safe Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006, which President Bush signed Friday, included a provision aimed at closing the doors of many of the over 2,500 online gambling casino web sites operating in the United States. Continue reading
Oct 12 Bangladesh Financial Pioneer Awarded Nobel Peace Prize By PBS News Hour Bangladeshi banker Muhammad Yunus and the bank he founded won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their use of micro-credit loans to alleviate poverty in his home country. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Essayist Discusses Housing 'Bubble' Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming gives her perspective on the current real estate market. Continue watching