Oct 22 Watch Candidates Focus on Battlegrounds, Spar on Tax Plans Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama campaigned in key swing states Wednesday, including Virginia and Ohio, as the race for the presidency enters its final weeks and the global stock market remains tumultuous. Spencer Michels reports on the latest news… Continue watching
Oct 22 Weak Earnings Reports Trigger Market Losses By Admin, PBS News Hour A number of poor earnings reports from major corporations, including Wachovia Corp. and Merck & Co., caused U.S. stocks to drop more than 500 points Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Increased Decay Strains Budget-strapped New Orleans Port Even before Hurricane Katrina, the structural flaws of the port of New Orleans, combined with increased shipping volume, strained the infrastructure resource. Ray Suarez examines the port's struggle to fund improvements and keep up with its competition. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Obama's Record Fundraising Widens Gap With McCain Barack Obama's presidential campaign hauled in $150 million in September, igniting debate over the viability of public financing. Political analysts examine the sources of the cash, funding strategies for John McCain and the impact on fundraising in future elections. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Obama, McCain Exchange Jabs on Economic Plans As Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama stump through battleground states, their remaining efforts to shore up votes include exchanging jabs on economic policy and readiness for the presidency. Kwame Holman reports on the latest campaign developments. Continue watching
Oct 21 Pakistan Looks to Raise Billions in Foreign Loans By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistan must raise between $10 billion to $15 billion over the next few weeks in order to keep making debt payments and pay for imports, the country's new economic affairs adviser Shaukat Tarin has said. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch Aging Bridges Among Country's Infrastructure Woes As the economic crisis continues, a similar crisis looms in the country's aging infrastructure. In the first of a series of reports, Ray Suarez takes a look at Pennsylvania's bridge problem and how it may impact future economic recovery efforts. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Libertarian Candidate Bob Barr Discusses Economic Crisis Former Republican Congressman Bob Barr, the Libertarian presidential nominee, sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss his party's approach to the economic crisis, foreign policy agenda in Iraq and Afghanistan and his goal of offering a third choice to Americans… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Headed Toward Election Day, Candidates Hammer Messages Home in Battlegrounds After a recap of the latest news from the campaign trail, Gwen Ifill talks to political analysts Amy Walter and Stuart Rothenberg about key congressional races and how the electoral map is shaping up in the final weeks before the… Continue watching
Oct 17 President Bush Stands by Government Action; Housing Starts Fall in September By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush sought to reassure Americans that moves taken by the federal government would be bold enough to ease the financial crisis even as new reports showed further declines in the housing market. Continue reading