Sep 03 Watch Smoke and Fire: Anti-Smoking Ads Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles looks at the tobacco industry's lawsuit against the state of California over controversial anti-smoking ads. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Overtime Rules The Labor Department is proposing the most dramatic changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act in 65 years. The changes would raise the minimum amount people can earn and still be paid overtime but would also allow companies to stop… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Overtime Rules: Background The Labor Department is proposing a change to the rules governing eligibility for overtime pay. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Growing Pains: Natural Gas Prices Tom Bearden looks at the forces influencing the rise in natural gas prices and the effects of those increases. Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch A Day's Work Ted Robbins of KUAT Tucson reports on the expanding day labor industry and efforts to improve conditions for the temporary workforce. Continue watching
Aug 07 Pfizer Cracks Down on Drug Reimportation Less than two weeks after the House passed a bill that would let U.S. consumers buy medicine at lower prices from Canada, Pfizer moved to prevent reimportation of its drugs. Continue reading
Jul 29 Consumer Confidence Plunges Due to Job Market Jitters U.S. consumers lost confidence in their financial prospects in July due to concerns about rising unemployment and a mild economic recovery, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. Continue reading
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