Nov 28 Business groups pressure Congress to block potential rail strike By Josh Funk, Associated Press Business groups are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in the stalled contract talks. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 6:24 Americans struggle with the high cost of living amid record inflation By Winston Wilde It's clear that the realities many Americans face are vastly different from some of the economic indicators on paper. The burden of record-high inflation has continued to push the limits for people across the country. We hear from people who… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 5:30 Inequality persists as the U.S. economy recovers from the pandemic The latest jobs report for April shows the U.S. capping a year of solid growth. Employers added 428,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remains steady at 3.6 percent, a pandemic-era low. But inequality continues as the economy recovers from the… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 7:38 Inflation hits new historic high, painting a bleak economic picture Inflation numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Labor Department show prices are up in nearly every consumer category, but especially energy costs. President Biden traveled to the midwest to explain how his administration is going to ease the pain at… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 5:26 Federal Reserve raises interest rates in effort to tame inflation By John Yang, Courtney Norris In addition to Wednesday's hike in a key interest rate, the Federal Reserve also signaled it expects to continue to raise rates through the year. Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and author of a new… Continue watching
Feb 25 Key inflation gauge hit 6.1 percent in January, highest since 1982 By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.1 percent in January compared with a year ago, the latest evidence that Americans are enduring sharp price increases that will likely worsen after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 9:13 How rising prices are squeezing Americans who were already on a tight budget By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis Many economists believe the spike in prices is going to be quite high compared to a year ago, while inflation's bite has been particularly pronounced on some groups of Americans. That includes seniors living on fixed incomes and millennials who… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 12:05 Brooks and Capehart on Bob Dole legacy, threats to democracy, inflation New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the state of the economy with rising inflation, the legacy of the late former Sen. Bob Dole and… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: Biden signs short-term spending bill, averting government shutdown In our news wrap Friday, President Biden signed a short-term spending bill that averts a government shutdown, the latest jobs report shows fewer Americans were hired in November, a Virginia recount confirmed a Republican sweep in major races in the… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: 3 dead, 8 injured in Michigan school shooting In our news wrap Tuesday, at least 3 students were killed after a shooting at their high school in southeastern Michigan. A federal appeals court upheld California's ban on high-capacity firearms magazines. New York City has become the first major… Continue watching