Jan 09 Watch 4:20 Monthly checks, child tax credits: What will help end poverty? By Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano Several cities across America including Hudson, New York, Stockton, California, and Gary, Indiana have piloted monthly guaranteed income programs to help those in need. NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green speaks to Natalie Foster, Co-Chair of the Economic Security Project about cash… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 6:54 In Mississippi, a long-running guaranteed income program is helping Black mothers By Zachary Green In the U.S. 30% of families headed by Black mothers live below the poverty line. But one initiative in Mississippi is trying to address that problem with a guaranteed income program Magnolia Mother’s Trust is giving $1,000 a month to… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 4:26 How robots can help give struggling dairy farmers a boost — if they can afford them By Maryann Lazarski and Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with farmers Monday to discuss strategies to increase competition and combat rising prices for meat. With bigger farms taking over a larger share of the market overall, many smaller dairy farms are also… Continue watching
Jan 01 Live updates: 2,300 U.S. flights cancelled amid outbreak By Associated Press Here's what you need to know today about the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 31 Stocks notch big yearly gain despite ending 2021 on a weak note By Alex Veiga, Associated Press A wave of consumer demand fueled by the reopening of economies pumped up corporate profits more than expected in 2021, which helped keep investors in a buying mood. Continue reading
Dec 30 Job market remains strong as unemployment claims drop to 198,000 By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000, more evidence that the job market remains strong in the aftermath of last year's coronavirus recession. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 8:18 Why lumber costs fluctuated drastically during the pandemic, and how it affects inflation By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis Home prices and rents have gone up this year. That’s in part because of the increase in the cost of lumber. Could the wild swings in the price of wood over the past two years be a sign of inflation… Continue watching
Dec 27 Stocks slightly higher as traders return from holiday By Associated Press Stocks are opening higher in muted trading on Wall Street Monday as traders return from the Christmas holiday. Continue reading
Dec 23 Company seeks to restore oil lease on land sacred to tribes By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Badger-Two-Medicine area near Glacier National Park is the site of the creation story of the Blackfoot tribes of southern Canada and Montana's Blackfeet Nation. Continue reading
Dec 23 Buttigieg doles out $241 million to U.S. ports to boost supply chain By Hope Yen, Associated Press It includes $52.3 million to help boost rail capacity at the port in Long Beach, California, and $20 million for Portsmouth, Virginia, to build out a supply chain for the offshore wind industry. Continue reading