Jul 29 Watch Non-Working Numbers The U.S. unemployment rate declined from 6.4 percent to 6.2 percent in July, but the economy lost 44,000 jobs and nearly half a million discouraged Americans stopped looking for work. In a report broadcast before the new numbers were released,… Continue watching
Jul 28 Banks Agree to Pay $300 Million for Alleged Enron-Related Misconduct U.S. authorities on Monday said J.P. Morgan Chase Co. and Citigroup Inc. agreed to pay a total of $300 million to settle allegations they helped Enron Corp., the failed energy services corporation, hide financial problems from its investors. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Record Budget Deficit The Bush administration announced the 2003 federal budget deficit would be the highest in U.S. history: $450 billion. Experts discuss the causes of the growing deficit, including the war in Iraq, the tax cut and the weak economy. Continue watching
Jul 11 Enron Files Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan Enron Corp. on Friday filed a reorganization plan that would allow the company to emerge from bankruptcy, but pay the majority of creditors only a small fraction of what they're owed. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch Stock Options Nobel prize-winning economist and Harvard Business School professor Robert Merton discusses the impact of technology giant Microsoft's decision to cancel its employee stock option program in the wake of a declining stock market. Continue watching
Jul 03 Unemployment Hits Nine-Year High The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 6.4 percent in June, up from May's 6.1 percent, the government reported Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch Jobless Jump The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 6.4 percent in June, up from 6.1 percent in May; the largest month-to-month rise since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Experts analyze what the jump may mean for the economy. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Federal Reserve Rate Cut Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision to cut interests rates by a quarter point is the 13th rate cut since early 2001. Experts discuss the Fed's latest move with Gwen Ifill. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Imclone Founder Sam Waksal: Paying the Price Imclone founder Sam Waksal was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for his part in an insider trading scandal. Gwen Ifill examines the case and its possible wider meaning with John Coffee of the Columbia University Law… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Taking on the Company Paul Solman reports on how some shareholders are pushing for corporate change in response to recent business scandals. Continue watching