Apr 21 If AIG Uses Its Bailout to Pay Off Other Debts, Is That a Ponzi Scheme? Question: If we are shoveling money into AIG and they are pushing it out the back door to pay off bad debts and then banks announce profits, does this mean we are in a… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Americans’ Attitude Toward Recession Shows Mix of Optimism, Despair A new poll reveals that many Americans are more optimistic and confident about the general economy's recovery than they are about their own personal financial situations. The Hotline's Amy Walter assesses the new data. Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch Shields and Brooks Mull Economic Woes, Obama’s Plans Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's news, including reaction to President Barack Obama's economic recovery efforts and what role the government should take in easing the financial crisis. Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch Investors’ Hopes for Turnaround Dim as Markets Plummet As fears over the economic crisis continue to erode investors' confidence, markets at home and abroad are feeling the effects. Financial analysts discuss how the markets relate to the realities of the economic turmoil. Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch Stocks Markets Plummet Further in U.S. and Abroad Global markets sank and the Dow Jones industrial average sank to a six-year low on fears over bleak job reports and the fragile state of the economy. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Dec 17 In Case You Missed It: Low Consumer Confidence Limits Holiday Spending By Business Desk // ]> // ]]> On Tuesday, Dec. 16, Paul Solman looked at the psychological causes and effects of low consumer confidence through the holiday season. Continue reading
Oct 28 Dow Jumps Nearly 900 Points Despite Report of Low Consumer Confidence By PBS News Hour Investors looking for a bargain in devalued stocks helped the Dow Jones industrials soar nearly 900 points, the second-biggest one-day point gain ever, on Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 11 Is it time to admit that the world is already in a recession? Question/Comment: Over the past few weeks, we have gone to extreme measures to save economies around the world. Treasuries and central banks to date have used multiple tools to ease this crisis such as, lowering Interest rates, pumping billions of… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Weak Collective Action Threatens Global Credit Crisis The U.S. financial meltdown has become a globalized crisis, spreading to Europe and emerging markets. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund explains the importance of restoring confidence among banks and consumers, coordinating efforts among countries and the IMF's… Continue watching
Apr 25 Doesn’t Bear Sterns hiding of their problems while continuing to sell mortgage-backed securities as if all was well constitute fraud? Question/Comment: Bear Sterns did not go under overnight. Unless they are incompetent, the executives must have known what was happening for at least a year, maybe longer. So how come they took hundreds of millions in salary and bonuses (maybe… Continue reading