Aug 25 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: China's great economic fall burns investors By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, market panic continued for a third day in China, despite an effort by the Central Bank to boost the economy by cutting interest rates. Also, the head of the IAEA promised that its checks of… Continue watching
Aug 24 Tumultuous day of trading sends stocks on roller coaster ride By Kristen Doerer After a midday recovery, U.S. stock markets dove once again. At close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had lost nearly 600 points, and the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ lost roughly 4 percent. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 9:18 Why China sent the global markets spiraling By PBS News Hour A stunning sell-off in China rippled across Europe and triggered a frenzy on Wall Street. At the closing bell, American traders cheered, glad that the day was over. Judy Woodruff discusses the recent global market volatility with David Lampton of… Continue watching
Aug 24 UPDATE: Stock markets down after volatile day of trading By Kristen Doerer Stock markets plummeted this morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 1,000 points, or 5 percent, at opening, before rebounding and making back most of its gains by noon. As of 12:15 p.m. EDT Monday, the Dow… Continue reading
Aug 18 Pentagon to increase drone flights by 50 percent By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Faced with escalating aggression from Russia and China, the Pentagon is planning to increase its use of drones by about 50 percent over the next several years. Continue reading
Aug 17 Your guide to China's devaluation of its currency By Kristen Doerer Global stock markets have been on a roller coaster ride since Tuesday, when China's central bank abruptly devalued the yuan. Do you know what's going on?… Continue reading
Aug 16 Death toll rises from massive warehouse explosion in Tianjin, China By Daniel Costa-Roberts The official death toll from the inferno and massive explosions that devastated a container port in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin has climbed to 104 on Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 7:48 News Wrap: Death toll rises from China industrial blasts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from explosions at port facilities in Tianjin, China, rose to 50 and is still expected to increase. Also, China dismissed talk that it might allow a 10 percent currency decline after the… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 54:36 PBS NewsHour full episode August 12, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton hands over her personal email server. Also, China devalues its currency for a second straight day, the president of a group opposing Iran agreement quits in support of the deal, underserved Boston children get… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Hundreds injured in deadly China explosions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a blast at a Chinese warehouse for hazardous materials lot off a much larger explosion, sending a gigantic fireball into the air. At least 13 were killed and up to 400 injured. Also, former President… Continue watching