Nov 14 Watch Atlantic City shuffles for business as casino luck runs out By PBS News Hour Casinos have been Atlantic City’s lifeblood. Now, they’re bottoming out at alarming rates -- four have already closed this year, leaving thousands unemployed. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the gamble that elevated Atlantic City in its prime, and how residents… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Closing the book on the Amazon and Hachette feud By PBS News Hour The seven-month stand-off between Amazon and Hachette over the pricing and profits of ebooks has ended with a new agreement beginning in early 2015. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Jeffrey Trachtenberg of The Wall Street Journal about how the disagreement hurt… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch This Halloween, are the cocoa markets spooked by Ebola? By PBS News Hour The devastating Ebola outbreak in West Africa has also had an economic toll for the region, which is home to most of the world's cocoa production. In the U.S., chocolate prices are rising. But is it because there has been… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch What consumers should know about the Takata airbag recalls By PBS News Hour Automakers have recalled more than 50 million vehicles in 2014. The latest wave impacts certain cars with defective airbags from the Japanese company Takata. The airbags, which can can rupture and blast metal debris, have been linked to at least… Continue watching
Oct 24 USPS to test grocery delivery service By Dave Sloan The United States Postal Service Regulatory Commission approved a project that would allow postal service trucks to deliver groceries on a part time basis. A two year trial run will be tested the San Francisco area and will… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch When to pull the plug on a dying startup company By PBS News Hour The startup scene has exploded on the tech market with good ideas and some not-so-good ideas. Special correspondent Steve Goldbloom examines the process that startups go through to become solid businesses and how unsuccessful business get canned. Continue watching
Oct 21 Amazon signs five-year pricing deal with Simon & Schuster By Ashira Morris The contract, which both sides have labelled a success, allows the book publisher to set the price of electronic and print books sold on Amazon. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch Will Apple Pay phase out the wallet? By PBS News Hour From wristwatch to wallet, the cell phone is absorbing more and more forms of personal technology. How does Apple Pay, a new financial transaction service from Apple, affect consumers and how we pay for things? Hari Sreenivasan explores the launch… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch In 'Innovators,' Isaacson tells story of digital revolutionaries By PBS News Hour After profiling visionary individuals like Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, biographer Walter Isaacson has turned his attention to a whole group of creative minds, weaving the tale of the many inventive thinkers who launched the digital revolution. Judy Woodruff sits… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Will flight tracking evolve in wake of Malaysia Air mystery? By PBS News Hour More than six months ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared on its trip from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Two months of searching for wreckage and clues yielded no definitive answers about what happened. On Monday the search resumed. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching