Feb 14 Verizon to Buy MCI for $6.75 Billion By PBS News Hour Verizon Communications Inc. beat out a bid by rival Qwest Communications International to buy MCI Corp. for $6.75 billion in the third big telecommunications merger in two months. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch Fallen Star: Carly Fiorina Hewlett-Packard Co. appointed an interim chief executive Thursday to replace Carly Fiorina, who was ousted Wednesday amid differences with the computer company's board. A report on Fiorina's rise and fall. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Is Your Charity Efficiently Spending Your Donation? The Asian tsunami disaster encouraged people around the world to give to relief efforts and non-profit organizations. But is the charity you're giving to using your money the way you specifically requested? A report on the economics of distributing charitable… Continue watching
Feb 02 President Presses for Social Security Overhaul By PBS News Hour President Bush urged Congress to revamp Social Security during his State of the Union address Wednesday night, saying the program would go bankrupt if changes were not made. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch SBC and AT&T to Become Nation’s Largest Telecom Firm Telecom giants SBC Communications, Inc. and AT&T announced on Sunday plans for a $16 billion merger. Two telecom analysts explain the merger and the possibility for a "wave" of similar mergers in the near future. Continue watching
Jan 28 Procter & Gamble, Gillette Look to Merge in $57 Billion Deal By PBS News Hour In a $57 billion deal, Procter & Gamble Co. announced Friday it plans to buy Gillette Co., creating the world's largest consumer-products business. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch High Oil Prices Have Unexpected Benefits In part two of his two-part series, business correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston reports on who benefits from high oil prices. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch High Prices of Oil Have Surprising Winners and Losers Business correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston looks at the consequences of high oil prices. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Giant of the Sky Airbus on Tuesday unveiled its Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane in the world. An Independent Television News report on the new airplane is followed by a discussion on Airbus' and Boeing's fight for supremacy in the skies with an… Continue watching
Jan 07 Ex-Senators Tapped to Lead Tax Code Reform Effort By PBS News Hour President Bush on Friday named two former senators, Republican Connie Mack of Florida and Democrat John Breaux of Louisiana, to lead a panel to come up with ways to simplify the tax code. Continue reading