Jun 10 Watch Amid Oil Leak, Business Leaders Urge Energy Sector Investment, Research President Obama met Thursday with families of workers killed in the Gulf rig explosion, but he also met with business leaders to discuss energy issues facing the U.S. Judy Woodruff speaks with two of those executives, venture capitalist John Doerr… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch News Wrap: Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion Kills at Least 3 in Texas In other news Monday, at least 10 people are missing after an explosion at an underground natural gas pipeline in north-central Texas, and residents of three Midwestern states are cleaning up after severe thunderstorms and tornadoes struck the region over… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch News Wrap: Suspect Pleads Guilty in NYC Terror Plot In other news Monday, a former Denver airport shuttle driver plead guilty to plotting bomb attacks in New York City, and outbreaks of violence in Baghdad killed 22 people as Iraqis prepare to go to the polls in two weeks. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch Are Big Banks Good for the Economy? The Obama administration is trying to rein in big banks, but Robert Kelly, chief executive officer of Bank of New York, says that's a big mistake. Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Congress Presses Bankers for Answers About Meltdown Bankers from the nation's top financial institutions faced tough questions Wednesday from Congress, which has been investigating what led to the financial collapse and what role banks played. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Bailout Banks Continue March Toward Recovery Judy Woodruff gets another reaction to the White House banker summit from Steve Bartlett of the Financial Services Roundtable, which lobbies for most of the banks represented in Monday's meeting with President Obama. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Obama: Banks Must Lend More to Help Economy President Obama asked the leaders of top U.S. banks on Monday to assume a larger role in helping the economy to recover. Kwame Holman reports and then Judy Woodruff speaks with presidential senior adviser Valerie Jarrett for more details. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Other News: Iraqi Election Postponed One Month In other news, the United Nations reported that Iraq will delay its national elections by one more month, and China, India, Brazil and South Africa refused to cut carbon emissions by 2050. Continue watching
Oct 22 Pay Slashed for Bailed-out Firms' Executives The government has ordered seven firms that received billions in bailout money to dramatically cut compensation to their highest-paid employees. Continue reading
Oct 16 Loan Losses Drive Down Bank of America Earnings Bank of America reported Friday that it lost more than $2.2 billion in the third quarter, largely due to loan defaults and credit card delinquencies. Continue reading