Politics May 14 Watch JPMorgan Losses: Sens. Levin, Corker Debate Implementing Financial Regulation JPMorgan Losses: Sens. Levin, Corker Debate Implementing Financial Regulation…
Economy May 14 Watch JPMorgan Says Farewell to a Top Executive Amid Fallout From Huge Losses JPMorgan Says Farewell to a Top Executive Amid Fallout From Huge Losses…
Economy Dec 09 Weather’s Dozen: 2011 Breaks U.S. Billion-Dollar Disaster Record Between fires, twisters, hurricanes, droughts and floods, 2011 has been Mother Nature's most continuously whopping year for the United States. Data released by NOAA now counts a record of 12 disasters passing the $1 billion mark in 2011 -- smashing… By Elizabeth Shell
Politics Jan 04 Watch New Congress Kicks Off With Vows to Cut Spending: What’s on the Table? John Boehner vowed on election night to cut spending, and he takes the speaker of the House gavel with the backing of a GOP majority. Gwen Ifill gets details on what congressional spending cuts could be on the horizon from…
Nov 03 Watch Fed Announces $600 Billion Economic Stimulus In an effort to boost the slow economic recovery, the Federal Reserve announced a bold move to buy $600 billion more in government bonds by the middle of next year. Jeffrey Brown talks to David Wessel of The Wall Street… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch News Wrap: $40 Billion Pledged for Global Poverty Fight In other news Wednesday, more than 140 presidents, prime ministers and kings have been meeting at the United Nations to launch a $40 billion global strategy to help end poverty. Also, up to 5 million containers of infant formula will… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch Inedible Eggs: How Future Foodborne Illness Could Be Avoided After a salmonella outbreak led to more than half a billion eggs being recalled, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said new measures must be taken to ensure food safety laws are enforced to prevent future problems. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch News Wrap: $9 Billion for Iraq Rebuilding Missing In other news Tuesday, an inspector general's report shows that the U.S. Defense Department can't find $9 billion of Iraqi oil money earmarked for rebuilding. Also, the campaign financial bill stalled in the Senate. Continue watching
Mar 02 Government Expands AIG Rescue, Stocks Slump By PBS News Hour The federal government said Monday that it would give floundering insurer American International Group access to an additional $30 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as part of a newly revamped rescue plan. Continue reading