Oct 27 Merger Would Create Nation’s Second Largest Bank Bank of America announced plans Monday to buy FleetBoston Financial in an all-stock deal valued at some $47 billion that would create the second largest banking company in the United States. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch Iraq’s Oil American officials are asking their allies for billions of dollars to help rebuild Iraq at an international donors' conference in Madrid. Experts discuss the Iraqi potential to regenerate its own wealth through oil production. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Volunteer Funding Crisis AmeriCorps finds thousands of young Americans to serve in inner cities each year, but it has been unsuccessful at convincing Congress to provide additional funding for the program. Kwame Holman reports on the financial shortfalls of the largest government-funded domestic… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Benefit Issues The cost of health care continues to ail the American economy, and its effects have been particularly acute in Southern California, where transit and grocery store workers have gone on strike over the issue. Jeffrey Kaye reports. Continue watching
Oct 07 Southeast Asian Nations Agree to Free Trade Zone Ten Southeast Asian countries signed a deal Tuesday to establish a free trade zone -- similar to post-World War II Europe -- in order to compete with China and other burgeoning regional economic powers. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Economic Turnaround? The jobless rate remained steady in September and U.S. payrolls grew for the first time in eight months. Regional economists discuss what the latest job numbers may mean for the U.S. economy. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Economic Woes in California Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles reports on the economic strain behind the California recall election. Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch Pension Gamble Paul Solman of WGBH Boston reports on the current financial crisis in the pension system, and how future retirees are affected. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Textile Jobs in Decline Betty Ann Bowser reports on the plight of textile workers in North Carolina, who were laid off following the closure of a local mill. Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Car Talks Ford, GM and Chrysler reached tentative contract deals with the United Auto Workers this week. Industry experts discuss how the labor negotiations will impact the future of America's auto industry. Continue watching