Oct 04 Watch In a Weak Economy, Why Is CEO Pay on the Rise? Median executive compensation has more than quadrupled over the last four decades, even through the latest financial crisis. Margaret Warner explores how CEOs can still command such salaries and benefits in light of the recession with Michael Faulkender of the… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch What Will Happen to Innovation at Apple With Jobs Out as CEO? Apple announced Wednesday that CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs had stepped down from his helm, but will serve as chairman of the board. Ray Suarez discusses Jobs' lasting impact on innovation and what comes next for Apple and the tech… Continue watching
Jun 24 Making Sense: Sneak Peek At a Rust Belt Success Story By Paul Solman A welder at Lincoln Electric. Photo by Jared Manders. We shot footage for an upcoming piece recently at arc welding manufacturer Lincoln Electric. The company, which we last visited back in 1992, is an improbable Rust Belt success… Continue reading
Jun 24 Sneak Peek At a Rust Belt Success Story By Elizabeth Shell A welder at Lincoln Electric. Photo by Jared Manders. We shot footage for an upcoming piece recently at arc welding manufacturer Lincoln Electric. The company, which we last visited back in 1992, is an improbable Rust Belt success story. John… Continue reading
May 27 Making Sense: ‘Hey Paul: Do Something Useful For Once’ By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Name: Jerrold Jones Question: Hey Paul, Do something useful for once. Prove… Continue reading
May 27 ‘Hey Paul: Do Something Useful For Once’ Name: Jerrold Jones Question: Hey Paul, Do something useful for once. Prove you're a "real" journalist and interview CEOs who already manufacture here in the U.S. and do so in the face of conventional wisdom. You could start by picking… Continue reading
May 24 Watch Chrysler Pays Back Billions in Bailout Loans: Is the Comeback Complete? Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne announced Tuesday that the company had repaid $7.9 billion in debt and interest to the U.S. and Canadian governments, less than two years after receiving a bailout. Jeffrey Brown discusses the comeback with Paul Eisenstein, publisher… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Hart Calls for Obama Doctrine, Coleman Predicts ‘Trouble’ if Gadhafi Stays Jim Lehrer talks with two former senators about President Obama's decision to use military force to counter Moammar Gadhafi's troops in Libya. Democratic Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado is a scholar-in-residence at the University of Colorado, and Republican Sen. Norm… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Obama Appeals to CEOs to Jumpstart Hiring President Obama invited top business executives to a White House meeting to elicit ideas for job growth and increase hiring. Gwen Ifill gets insight into the meeting with two of the executives in attendance. Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch With General Motors Back in Black, Interim CEO Steps Aside As General Motors announced a $1.3 billion quarterly profit Thursday, CEO Edward Whitacre announced he will step down on Sept. 1. Jim Lehrer talks to David Shepardson from The Detroit News and George Magliano of IHS Automotive about the company's… Continue watching