Aug 16 Watch Techonology May Play Role in U.S. Job Development Many investors and economists remain unsure about the role of new technology in the development of new jobs and the outsourcing of old ones. Some experts talk about what changes they expect in the U.S. labor market. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Oil Prices Ease Slightly After Hitting Record Highs Oil prices eased slightly lower Wednesday after hitting a new high Tuesday of $45.04 per barrel. Jeffrey Brown discusses the recent rise in oil prices and the factors that impact those prices with Robert Leiber, a professor of government and… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Job Numbers Spark Questions of Economic Growth The latest employment numbers indicated that job growth continues to trail behind the growth of the overall economy. These statistics have caused some to question the strength of the economic recovery. Two economists assess the situation. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch IMF Managing Director Discusses Organization’s Role The International Monetary Fund has intervened in dozens of economic crises in the past decade and its help has drawn both praise and criticism. Paul Solman speaks with Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo, managing director of the IMF, about the… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Microsoft to Return $75 Billion to Shareholders Microsoft announced it would return up to $75 billion to its shareholders in what may be the largest cash disbursement in corporate history. The software giant said the payout would come in a combination of dividends and stock buybacks. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Martha Stewart Sentenced A federal judge sentenced home design guru Martha Stewart on Friday to five months in prison and two years probation after a jury convicted the former CEO of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and lying to federal investigators about a stock… Continue watching
Jul 08 Former Enron Chairman Faces Criminal Indictment Former Enron Chairman and Chief Executive Kenneth Lay surrendered to the FBI in Houston Thursday morning and pleaded not guilty to 11 federal criminal counts stemming from the 2001 collapse of the once formidable energy trading company. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Paul Solman reports on the Wal-Mart sex discrimination lawsuit, the largest employment discrimination case to head to court. Continue watching
Jul 02 Pace of Job Growth Slows in June, Government Reports Although June's job figures showed another month of job growth, employers hired fewer new workers than in previous months and the unemployment rate remained steady at 5.6 percent, the government reported Friday. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch The Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1 percent Wednesday. The widely expected move is the first rate increase in four years. Continue watching