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Photos: Venezuelans contend with food, medicine shortages, as low oil prices cripple economy

By Kenzi Abou-Sabe

Amid Venezuela's ongoing economic crisis, protests this month in the nation's capital over shortages of medicine and basic supermarket necessities have spotlighted the ripple effect of the falling price of oil, the country's main export.

Will Wall Street’s rough week prove an overdue correction?

By PBS News Hour

There was a global sell-off of stock today, as investors panicked in the wake of another Chinese stock crash. To understand Wall Street’s bad week, Judy Woodruff speaks to Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab.

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Dow drops more than 500 points, rocks Wall Street

By Ariel Min

It was a wild day on Wall Street today, as global stock prices plunged. In America, the close marked the end of the worst week in the market in four years.

Think Vietnam’s middle class won’t affect you? Think again

By Vikram Mansharamani

I just returned from a trip to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), where I had a front-row seat to see the forthcoming global consumption boom driven by a rapidly expanding middle class.

How a clothing company’s anti-consumerist message boosted business

By PBS News Hour

High-end outdoor clothing company Patagonia outfits mountain climbers, snowboarders, surfers and trail runners -- athletes who subject their gear to abuse. Each day, some of that clothing makes its way back to the company's headquarters, where workers extend the life…

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Why Polish migrants decided to strike in the UK

By PBS News Hour

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The conversion of a Patagonia seamstress

By Paul Solman

“Don’t buy this jacket.” Those words are awfully counterintuitive for a business that makes and sells clothing, but outdoor clothing company Patagonia ran that directive as part of a widespread ad campaign.