Jan 08 Watch Jobless Rate Holds Steady, Dashing Hopes for Speedy Recovery The U.S. economy shed 85,000 jobs in December, keeping the unemployment rate at 10 percent and dampening the outlook for a quick economic recovery. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Hallelujah!: How Handel Orchestrated a Classic Financial Portfolio When 18th century composer George Frideric Handel wrote his timeless "Messiah" oratorio, he not only penned a classic holiday composition, he also established a foundation for a new business approach to opera. Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Dec 11 Patchwork Nation: Catching the Wind on Oregon's Central Coast Lincoln City, Ore., known as the "Kite Capital of the World," hosts three kite festivals every year. Continue reading
Dec 08 Patchwork Nation: Small Business Maintains Local Roots in Ann Arbor By Anna Shoup Zingerman's Community of Businesses have become a local institution in Ann Arbor, Mich. And even with the success, the owners want to keep it local. Continue reading
Dec 07 Cautious Collectors Still Deliver Strong Sales at Art Basel Miami In a year where art prices have been all over the map, the five-day trade fair Art Basel Miami was another closely-watched event, being analyzed now for the greater financial implications for artists and collectors. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch Job Loss Slows in Nov., Signaling Some Recovery Employers cut the fewest number of jobs in November since the recession started in 2007. Judy Woodruff talks to experts about the unexpected good news and what this could mean for the country's economic future. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Labor's 'Bulldog' Trumka Challenged by Dwindling Ranks, Public Perception As AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka works to protect organized labor from the excesses of big business, he faces dwindling ranks, splits among union groups, and diminished public support. Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Oct 23 What Can We Do About "Too Big to Fail"? Question: What needs to happen so that we will have no companies “too big to fail”? Paul Solman: Come up with incentives that induce big companies to slim down, or disincentives that punish them if they don’t. What’s startling… Continue reading