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
Apr 12 Watch U.S. Trade Deficit Grew to Record $61 Billion in February The U.S. trade deficit grew to a record high of $61 billion in February, due in part to high oil prices and Chinese imports. Two business experts join Ray Suarez to discuss the growing gap. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Despite Complexity, Millions of Americans will File Taxes by April 15 As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, business correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston reports on the difficulty of filing taxes. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch San Francisco Program Combats Homelessness with Innovation A new program provides San Francisco's homeless with services and housing instead of money. Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Community Redevelopment Reforms Spark Funding Concerns The Bush administration has proposed consolidating a federal program designed to rebuild struggling urban neighborhoods with other community development initiatives, prompting concerns that the 30-year-old program may lose part of its funding. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Challenges in China Two members of Congress who recently traveled to China discuss the country's growing economic power, the U.S. trade deficit, and human rights issues. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Treasury Secretary Snow Optimistic on Economy The Consumer Price Index, a key measure of inflation in the United States, rose again Wednesday. Treasury Secretary John Snow discusses inflation, rising energy costs, Social Security and the state of the U.S. economy. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch The Bodies of 18 Coal Miners Found From an Underground Blast in Southwest China In southwestern China, the bodies of 18 coal miners were found from a blast that took place Thursday afternoon in the town of Xinzhen. An Independent Television News report on the dangerous conditions in China's coal mining industry. Continue watching
Mar 17 Crude Oil Prices Hit New High; OPEC Considers Output Boost By PBS News Hour U.S. light crude oil prices reached a new high by surpassing $57 per barrel Thursday after OPEC's decision to increase production failed to assure traders concerned about tight supplies. Continue reading