Nov 06 Watch Unemployment Hits 26-Year High Despite Economic Growth The U.S. Labor Department announced that unemployment jumped to over 10 percent on Friday, the highest it's been since 1983. Jeffrey Brown talks to an economist for more. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Shields, Brooks Examine GOP’s ‘Morale Boost’ Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the week's news, including impending health care legislation and a worsening job market. Continue watching
Nov 04 Christie’s Art Sale Underwhelms Buyers In the first autumn auction held Tuesday evening at Christie's in New York, total sales fell short of pre-sale estimates -- only $65.6 million instead of $68.6 to $97.1 million -- making for a slow start to the U.S. art… Continue reading
Nov 02 Ford Posts Surprise Profit, Expects Profit in 2011 By Lea Winerman Ford Motor Co., the only U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy this year, posted a surprise $997 million profit in the third quarter and said it expects 2011 to be "solidly profitable." The report sent Ford's shares up 8.3 percent in… Continue reading
Oct 30 Stimulus Created, Saved 650,000 Jobs, White House Says By Lea Winerman More than 650,000 jobs have been created or saved by the government's fiscal stimulus program, the White House said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch With Jobs Still Elusive, White House Defends Stimulus President Obama's $787 billion stimulus package has saved or created about 650,000 jobs, the White House said Friday. But with unemployment at a 26-year high, the administration is facing increased criticism about ongoing weakness in the labor market. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Economy Shows New Signs of Growth, but Jobs Still Lag The U.S. economy ended a year of contraction in the third quarter, expanding by 3.5 percent. While much of the growth is being attributed to President Obama's $787 billion stimulus plan, critics continue to ask, when will jobs return?… Continue watching
Oct 27 Paul Solman Answers Students’ Economic Questions By PBS News Hour Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes his Business Desk blog inside classrooms across the United States to respond to high school students' most pressing questions about Wall Street, the recession and unemployment. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Stimulus Money Plows Through Tractor Country Ray Suarez speaks with Dante Chinni of the Patchwork Nation project about tracking federal stimulus money as it is dispersed through America. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Feinberg Hopes More Companies Adopt Executive Pay Rules The Federal Reserve curbed pay packages for executives of companies that received bailout money in an effort to discourage risky business practices. Jeffrey Brown speaks with executive pay czar Kenneth Feinberg. Continue watching