Feb 27 Watch Stock Markets Drop Sharply Worldwide The Dow Jones Industrial dropped 416 points today, the worst plunge since September 2001, after the Chinese market fell 9 percent. Jim Lehrer talks with an economics professor about the worldwide decline in stock prices. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Dow Jones Surpassed 12,000 as Inflation Eases and Consumer Prices Fall The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 12,000, for the first time Wednesday. While the peak was only brief, it indicated that inflation and consumer prices were falling. A finance professor discusses the significance of this milestone. Continue watching
Jul 19 Dow Closes At Lowest Level in Nearly 4 Years Stocks fell sharply again on Wall Street Friday, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average down nearly 400 points to close just above 8,000. Continue reading
Jul 12 More Cuts At Dow Jones Executives at Dow Jones & Co., the publisher of The Wall St. Journal, announced Thursday that slumping advertising revenues have prompted another round of layoffs. Continue reading
Apr 19 New York Times, Dow Jones Slash Internet Staffs The New York Times yesterday announced a second round of layoffs this year at its Internet division. Nearly 14 percent of employees will be let go. Continue reading