Jun 15 Watch Economists Examine Potential for Longer Recession As part of his ongoing series of reports making sense of economic news, Paul Solman checks back in with two economists who remain pessimistic about the chances of an economic recovery to discuss recent market volatility and the possibility of… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Soccer’s World Cup Fever Highlights South Africa’s Pride, Problems Ahead of Friday's World Cup kick-off in South Africa, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Johannesburg about what hosting the matches for the first time mean for national unity in the post-apartheid country. Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch U.S. Stocks Tumble as Weak Jobs Report Reflects Census Hires Stocks fell over a weak jobs report for May, which attributed the growth of employment to temporary U.S. Census jobs. For more on the jobs report and the market reaction, Jeffrey Brown talks to two market watchers. Continue watching
Jun 04 Graduates Face Tough, but Improving, Job Market By Carolyn O'Hara As 2010 college graduates begin to enter a tight, but improving, job market, the PBS NewsHour talked to university career services directors from around the country to see whether this year's graduates face brighter prospects than in years past. Continue reading
May 25 Watch U.S., China Talks Wind Down Without Major Breakthrough A U.S. delegation wrapped up negotiations in China, aimed at resolving longstanding economic and foreign policy issues. Ray Suarez reports on the progress of talks between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese officials. Continue watching
May 25 Watch ‘Moving Millions’ Author Probes Capitalism, Immigration Connection Jeffrey Brown talks with author Jeffrey Kaye about his new book on immigration and about how the pursuit of cheap labor to power the world's economy perpetuates global migration. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Regulators, Senate Considers Safety Net, Post-Stock Market Plunge This month's stock market "flash crash" of 1,000 points was the subject of Senate hearings, as the federal regulators proposed new rules to prevent further instability. Jeffrey Brown talks to two financial experts for more on the markets. Continue watching
May 07 Watch Positive April Job Growth Tempered by Market Uncertainty in Europe Employers added 290,000 jobs last month, marking the biggest hiring increase in four years. Jeffrey Brown talks to two financial experts about the pace of the economic recovery and gets an update from Susie Gharib of PBS's Nightly Business Report… Continue watching
May 07 Analysts See Signs of Recovery in Jobs Report By Carolyn O'Hara The U.S. economy added 290,000 jobs in April, a welcome sign that an economic recovery may be taking root. But the unemployment rate also rose to 9.9 percent. Four economists and market watchers make sense of the latest jobs report. Continue reading