Politics Mar 29 New York attorney general asks appeals court to enforce Donald Trump subpoena By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
World May 11 Restart or re-stop? Countries reopen amid second-wave fears Countries around the world faced the delicate balance of trying to restart their battered economies without causing a second wave of coronavirus infections. By Associated Press
Making Sen$e Sep 23 4 reasons it’s hard to become a sustainable business The head of the United Nations is setting a daunting goal at the U.N. climate summit in New York this week: completely transform the world’s economies to be more sustainable and find solutions to climate change. By Gretchen Frazee
Economy Nov 28 Debt of some U.S. businesses at historically high levels, Fed reports American corporations have elevated their debt loads to potentially risky levels, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in a report that raised concerns about the financial system 10 years after the 2008 crisis erupted. By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press
Nation Jun 13 Watch 5:49 How will Uber evolve without CEO Kalanick behind the wheel? Ride-service giant Uber is in the midst of major turmoil. After months of complaints about the company's culture, sexual assault and bias, chief executive Travis Kalanick will take an indefinite leave of absence. That comes as a new report conducted… By PBS News Hour
Mar 01 Watch 6:50 Why Snapchat and Uber are under intense scrutiny over values By PBS News Hour Snapchat is about to sell its stock to the public for the first time. Is the app, used by 160 million people each day, really worth $24 billion? Meanwhile, popular transportation app Uber has been flung into the spotlight amid… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 8:28 How employers kill worker motivation and what they can do to change By PBS News Hour Bemoaning America’s productivity slowdown, behavioral economist Dan Ariely set out to find what really motivates us. Behavior is driven by emotion, he concluded, not rewards like money; the ability to help other people, feel that we’re useful, feel that we’re… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 7:31 Why shopping on Sunday is a controversial economic idea in Greece By PBS News Hour Americans take shopping on a Sunday for granted. But Greece, a heavily religious country, has been reluctant to embrace the concept. Now, seven years into a financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund is insisting that the government allow Sunday shopping,… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 7:49 For African-American female entrepreneurs, funding challenges call for creative bootstrapping By PBS News Hour The fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. is African-American women. But minority-owned businesses often face greater challenges getting funding. The NewsHour’s April Brown profiles two women who have bucked the stereotypes and gotten resourceful to launch their ventures. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 3:19 What effect would an interest rate hike have on U.S. wallets? By PBS News Hour If and when the Federal Reserve Bank raises interest rates, which is widely expected, it would be the first such hike since the 2008 financial crisis. Raised rates will impact the cost of home mortgages and there will be consequences… Continue watching