Nov 04 Watch 'Need To Know': States Tackle Jobs Crisis in Creative Ways Several states are testing creative ways to tackle the jobless problem. This excerpt is part of a series called "Help Wanted" produced by PBS' "Need To Know."… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Stubbornly High Jobless Rate Offers Little Hope to Unemployed The U.S. jobs report for October brought news of slow improvement for the American economy, but also continued worries that the stubbornly high unemployment rate isn't changing fast enough. Jeffrey Brown discusses the report with Catherine Rampell of The New… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch News Wrap: Upbeat Economic Reports Boost Markets In other news Thursday, the markets around the world got a boost from several upbeat economic reports. The Labor Department said first-time jobless claims fell below 400,000, the lowest level in five weeks. Also, Senate Republicans have blocked another piece… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 'Like G-20 Didn't Happen': Greek Crisis Overshadows Summit Under pressure from other countries, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou scrapped plans to have his citizens vote in a referendum on a new European bailout, but he faces a brewing political crisis. Margret Warner discusses the eurozone's problems with Steven… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch U.S. Corporations 'in Good Financial Shape,' but Still Reluctant to Hire Will Recent Market Gains Counter Job Losses for Economy?… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Will Europe's Debt Deal Calm Fears of Prolonged Recessions? European leaders reached a deal over their debt crisis at an emergency summit Thursday in Brussels. Jeffrey Brown discusses how the new agreement is expected to help solve the eurozone's problems with Joao Vale de Almeida of the Delegation of… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch While Netflix Stumbles, Competitors See New Opportunity Major changes to the Netflix rental system sent its stock plummeting Tuesday after losing 800,000 customers between June and September. Margret Warner discusses Netflix's recent business troubles with StreamingMedia.com's Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen and The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang. Continue watching
Oct 26 Which Cities Have the Biggest Gaps Between Rich and Poor? The U.S. Census Bureau released a report Wednesday outlining where different U.S. cities fall on the scale of income inequality. This report uses the Gini Index, which we used previously to show how other countries compare to… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch Rick Perry Unveils 20 Percent Flat Income Tax Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveils his economic plan. Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Political Checklist: Perry's Flat Tax Plan and Obama's Solo Plan Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss Rick Perry's flat tax proposal. Continue watching