May 20 US Air, America West Announce Plans to Merge By PBS News Hour America West Holdings Corp. agreed to merge with US Airways Inc. in a deal announced Thursday to help the airlines compete with low-cost carriers. Continue reading
May 17 Watch Analyst Gauges Housing Market Boom Following a report on the rising real estate market in Southern California, an analyst discusses the other hot, and not so hot, real estate markets around the country. Continue watching
May 09 Watch New Bankruptcy Bill Increases Regulation on Credit Counseling Agencies Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on the potential impact of the new bankruptcy bill on the business of credit counseling. Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch U.S. Economy Endures Slowest GDP Growth in Two Years The Commerce Department released a report Thursday, which stated that the gross domestic product increased 3.1 percent from January to March, down from 3.8 percent the previous quarter. Economists discuss the trends taking place in their regions across the United… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch The Mixed Blessings of State-Sponsored Gambling Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles takes a look at some troubled gamblers. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Former Gangster Tells His Story of Reform By PBS News Hour In the second of a two-part series on how families are faring in the era of welfare reform, business correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston looks at the role of fathers and one man's success story. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch U.S. Money Markets Slump Amid High Oil Prices and Under U.S. markets last week saw their worst week since August, besieged by an under-performing technology sector and a growing trade deficit. Two financial analysts discuss the struggling stock market. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch The IRS Promises to Close the Growing Tax Gap by Targeting Tax Cheats As last-minute filers send in their tax forms before midnight Friday, Mark Everson, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, speaks about the growing "tax gap" and how the IRS is trying to close it. Continue watching
Apr 14 Malawi Launches Major Land Redistribution Program By PBS News Hour The government of Malawi in southern Africa Wednesday announced the launch of a $28 million land redistribution program aimed at giving land to 20,000 poor families. Continue reading