Apr 18 Watch Down it Goes: Interest Rate Cut The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate citing concerns over corporate profits and consumer confidence. Jim Lehrer speaks with two economists on the Fed's action. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Behind the Numbers Unemployment climbed to its highest percentage in 20 months Friday as industries shed thousands of workers. Terence Smith and guests discuss the impact. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Baking History: The Bialy Paul Solman of WGBH Boston considers the bialy, a cousin of the bagel, as a piece of cultural history. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Booster Shot Will President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut plan boost the slowing economy? Gwen Ifill discusses the issue with four economists. Continue watching
Mar 20 Blackouts End, But Power Crunch Continues Rolling blackouts in California have ended for now, but power regulators say outages could resume if power demand spikes again. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Rate Cut in Perspective The NewsHour's historians take a look at the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Fed Lowers Rates The Federal Reserve lowered short-term interest rates by one-half point today. Margaret Warner talks with financial consultant Henry Kaufman, economist Maureen Allyn of Zurich Scudder Investments, and investment strategist Mary Farrell of PaineWebber. Continue watching
Mar 19 More Rolling Blackouts Hit California Citing a severe shortage of electricity across the state, California officials ordered a second wave of rolling blackouts to relieve strain on an overworked power grid. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch Energy Squeeze in California The California energy crisis affects big users of power, including most of the state's agricultural industry. Continue watching