Apr 19 Watch Declining Polls, Negative Treasury Rating Cast Shadow Over Obama Budget Message President Obama traveled to northern Virginia on Tuesday for the first of a weeklong series of town-hall meetings aimed at building support for his budget plan. The stop comes as two new polls revealed declining support for his presidency and… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch In Downgrading U.S. Rating, Standard & Poor’s Fires ‘Warning Shot’ Jitters in Markets After Ratings Agency Downgrades U.S. Debt… Continue watching
Apr 18 Making Sen$e: How Much Did President Obama Make in 2010? By Paul Solman Editor's Note: The First Family's 2010 tax return was released today. We've pulled out some of the more interesting numbers in a graphic. Here's the snapshot: the Obamas reported an adjusted gross income of $1,728,096, about $3.78… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch News Wrap: Obama Says Afghanistan Troop Drawdown Not a ‘Token Gesture’ News Wrap: Obama Outlines Afghan War Drawdown Plan… Continue watching
Apr 15 Making Sen$e: How Does Investing Create Jobs? By Paul Solman Financial professionals work the phones on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days… Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch News Wrap: Federal Reserve Reports Economic Growth Across U.S. In other news Wednesday, a Federal Reserve report said the U.S. economy improved in every part of the country. In Pakistan, intelligence officials reported U.S. drone aircraft killed six suspected Taliban fighters near the Afghan border. The attacks come two… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Obama Unveils Plan to Save $4 Trillion via Spending Cuts, Tax Reform Obama Aims for $4 Trillion in Deficit Cuts Over 12 Years… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch How Would Raising Debt Ceiling Impact U.S. Bond Market? How Will Raising the Debt Ceiling Impact U.S. Markets?… Continue watching
Apr 13 Making Sen$e: The ‘Real’ Effects of Unemployment By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesday's query: Name: George Sacco Question: In these economic reports there never seems to… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch China Weighs Environmental Concerns Against Economic Growth Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports from Guangdong province in southern China on the clash between the populous nation's economic ambitions and worsening pollution problem. Continue watching