Aug 13 Watch Background: The State of the Economy Spencer Michels reports on President Bush's economic forum in Texas. Continue watching
Aug 12 US Airways Declares Bankruptcy US Airways, hit hard by high operating costs and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, filed for Chapter 11 protection Sunday, becoming the first major airline to declare bankruptcy since last fall. Continue reading
Aug 08 Former ImClone CEO Indicted on Insider Trading Charges The federal government announced the indictment of Samuel Waksal, former CEO of ImClone Systems, Wednesday on charges stemming from an alleged insider trading case. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Bailing Out Brazil The International Monetary Fund provides Brazil with a $30 billion loan, its largest ever, in attempt to boost the country's failing economy. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Imclone Implodes Jim Lehrer speaks with Catherine Arnst, a senior writer for Business Week magazine, about the latest episode in the crackdown on corporate abuse. Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch The Politics of Trade Paul Solman reports on the ongoing international fight over the steel trade. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Widening Worries in South America Examining the bad investment climate and other economic problems of many South American countries. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Background: Widening Worries in South America Kwame Holman looks at the economic crisis in Uruguay and its neighboring countries Argentina and Brazil. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Reading the Signs: Unemployment Numbers Experts discuss the state of the economy following the release of disheartening July unemployment numbers and a week of discouraging government reports. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Denim Blues Spencer Michels reports from San Francisco on the effort to breathe new life into an old American business. Continue watching