Feb 11 Comcast Makes Unsolicited Bid for Disney In a move that could transform the media industry, Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable operator, launched an unsolicited bid Wednesday to merge with troubled entertainment behemoth Walt Disney. Continue reading
Feb 09 U.S. and Australia Agree to Free Trade Pact By PBS News Hour The United States and Australia reached a free trade agreement Sunday that supporters said would increase U.S. manufacturing exports to Australia by $2 billion a year. Continue reading
Feb 02 Pres. Bush Proposes $2.4 Trillion Budget for 2005 By PBS News Hour President Bush sent Congress a $2.4 trillion election-year budget Monday that focuses on the war on terror, homeland defense and the economy and also lays out a plan that seeks to cut the projected record deficit of $521 billion. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch In The Red The Congressional Budget Office released a report today that said the federal budget deficit is expected to climb to $477 billion this year and rise as high as $2.4 trillion over the next ten years. Margaret Warner crunches these numbers… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Fastows Reach Plea Deal in Enron Case Former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy Wednesday in connection with the collapse of that energy company in 2001. Jim Lehrer discusses the case with New York Times correspondent Kurt Eichenwald and former… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Parmalat Probe An Italian journalist discusses the investigation into the collapse of Italian food conglomerate Parmalat, which is facing an investigation into whether its founder Calisto Tanzi invented paper assets, funneled money to family companies and used extensive fraud to disguise growing… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Holiday Shopping The winter shopping season was merry for upscale stores but disappointing for discount retailers like Wal-Mart. Jeffrey Brown explores the trends behind the statistics with online retail analyst Patti Freeman and Evans Kurt Barnard of Barnard's Retail Trend Report. Continue watching
Dec 31 Fraud Investigation Into Parmalat Widens; Eight More Arrested Italian police detained eight former officials and outside auditors of the food company Parmalat Wednesday as part of a widening investigation into fraud at the now bankrupt corporate giant. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Free Market Backlash in Bolivia The South American nation of Bolivia is known for its stunning elevations and sunken standard of living. Ray Suarez reports on the economic situation in that developing nation, where two thirds of the population live on fewer than two U.S. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Paradox of Choice Paul Solman looks at a phenomenon called "The Paradox of Choice," a problem even more common during the holiday shopping season. Continue watching