Economy

Spencer Michels reports on the arrests of former executives at the Adelphia cable television company.

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Despite assurances from President Bush that the economy remains strong, the stock market fluctuated widely Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing over 200 points and closing under 8,000 points for the first time since 1998.

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WorldCom, the second-largest U.S. long-distance carrier, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday night, as the telecom giant collapsed under pressure of a major accounting scandal and its $30 billion of debt.

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Gwen Ifill discusses the volatile performance of the stock market with Terry Savage, a personal finance columnist for the Chicago Sun Times and author of The Savage Truth On Money; and David Kotok, president of Cumberland Advisors, a money management…

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WorldCom on Sunday filed the largest bankruptcy claim in U.S. history, twice the size of last year's Enron case. Three experts discuss the filing and what it means for the troubled telecommunications company.

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An update from Kwame Holman on telecom giant WorldCom's bankruptcy filing.

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Stocks fell sharply again on Wall Street Friday, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average down nearly 400 points to close just above 8,000.

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On a day of further bad financial news and plunging stocks prices, Margaret Warner looks at the marriage of AOL and Time Warner, and explores why the company's stock has fallen more than 70 percent since its merger two and…

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In the wake of the recent corporate scandals, Paul Solman talks with author Kevin Phillips about a timely new book on the role of wealth in democracy.

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Ted Robbins of KUAT-TV Tucson reports on the problem of the state budget deficit in Arizona.

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