May 22 Watch Former Treasury secretary reflects on ‘deeply unfair’ nature of financial crisis recovery By PBS News Hour Timothy Geithner, key architect of the government’s response the financial crisis, joins Gwen Ifill to discuss his new book, "Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises." As the former treasury secretary, Geithner offers perspective on the government’s response to the crisis,… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch Federal Reserve announces pull back on stimulus as Bernanke nears end of tenure Federal Reserve announces pull back on stimulus as Bernanke nears end of tenure… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Food stamp program changes lead to ‘staggering’ increase in need Food stamp program cuts lead to 'staggering' increase in need… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Citigroup Plans to Lay Off 11,000 Employees in Financial Crisis Scale Back Citigroup Plans to Lay Off 11,000 Employees in Financial Crisis Scale Back… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Consumer Confidence Is Higher Than Before Despite Mixed Economic Numbers Consumer Confidence Is Higher Than Before Despite Mixed Economic Numbers… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch News Wrap: Economy Struggles, Bernanke Stops Short of Announcing Stimulus Plan News Wrap: Economy Struggles, Bernanke Stops Short of Announcing Stimulus Plan… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Economic Data Show U.S. Growth Slowing Considerably In other news Friday, new economic data released show U.S. growth is slowing considerably. The Commerce Department reported the economy expanded at a rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter, far below expectations. Also, President Obama announced that fuel… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama’s Egypt Stance, Debt-Limit Fight Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's political developments, including the most recent unemployment report, the U.S. response to unrest in Egypt and the brewing fight in Washington over government debt. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch As Economy Jitters Persist, Geithner ‘Confident We’re Going to Continue to Grow’ Concerns about the economic recovery lingered on Wall Street as the service industry grew at a slower rate than expected last month. Jim Lehrer talks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner about the state of the U.S. economy, a tough housing… Continue watching