Apr 22 Watch Other News: IMF Warns on Health of Global Economy In other news, the International Monetary Fund warned that the world economy will lose ground this year for the first time in nearly six decades, and the acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac was found dead in… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Geithner Hearing Delayed Amid Tax Controversy The Senate finance committee postponed Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner's confirmation hearing until next week after reports emerged of problems with Geithner's federal tax return payments. A Wall Street Journal reporter details the latest. 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
Jul 28 Watch FDIC Chief: Most Banks Will Survive Credit Crunch Poor lending and underwriting caused two more banks in the U.S. to close over the weekend, yet regulators and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, are helping banks remain stable as the economy struggles. Sheila Bair,the chair of FDIC,… Continue watching
Oct 29 Argentina’s First Lady Elected President By PBS News Hour Cristina Fernandez, the wife of President Nestor Kirchner, will become Argentina's first elected woman president after overwhelmingly winning Sunday's election. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch World Bank President Vows to Stay in Post, Despite Criticism World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said Sunday he would remain at his post, despite criticism over his involvement in securing a large pay increase for a female friend. An economic reporter details Wolfowitz's troubles. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch IMF Managing Director Discusses Organization’s Role The International Monetary Fund has intervened in dozens of economic crises in the past decade and its help has drawn both praise and criticism. Paul Solman speaks with Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo, managing director of the IMF, about the… Continue watching