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
May 06 Watch Musical Tribute to Corporate Enron Scandal Collapses on Broadway A Broadway musical about the fall of the disgraced Enron Corporation is closing after just 15 performances, following a hugely successful London run. Jeffrey Brown reports on the tepid reaction to the play from U.S. critics and audiences. Continue watching
Apr 27 Your Guide to the Debt Commission By Vanessa Dennis The bipartisan debt commission meets for the first time Tuesday. Here, a guide to the U.S. debt problem, the commission's members, and what solutions might be proposed. Continue reading
Apr 22 Text: Obama's Speech on Wall Street Reform By Maureen Hoch President Obama delivered a speech on Wall Street reform at Cooper Union in New York City Thursday. Following is the text of his remarks, as prepared for delivery and distributed by the White House. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Fraud Charges Feed Financial Reform Debate With the SEC filing a civil charge against Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs, accusing it of defrauding investors, Jeffrey Brown speaks with University of Maryland law professor Michael Greenberger and attorney John Singer about the fallout for the firm and… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch What Drives Motivation in the Modern Workplace? As part of his ongoing coverage making sense of financial news, business and economics corespondent Paul Solman reports on what drives people's behavior in the modern workplace. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Bank Chiefs Take Heat on Capitol Hill Over Foreclosure Crisis With more than three million homeowners facing foreclosure this year, banking executives testified before a House committee about why relief isn't reaching individuals in need. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Apr 10 Poland Reels After Leader Dies in Plane Crash By Maureen Hoch The president of Poland -- along with a cadre of top military and civilian leaders -- died Saturday morning when his plane crashed on approach to an airport in western Russia. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Ex-Citigroup Chiefs Express Regret for Role in Financial Crisis Former Citigroup executives apologized before members of Congress for their company's involvement in the global financial crisis. Jeffrey Brown talks to the chairmen of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission about their ongoing inquiry. Continue watching