Apr 15 Watch After Days of Conflict in Thailand, Political Road Ahead Remains Unclear Analysts discuss Thailand's political road ahead after the government revoked the passport of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Paul Solman Breaks Down The ‘Paradox of Thrift’ During the economic downturn, the American savings rate is rising fast, with some unexpected consequences. Paul Solman examines how the economy might suffer when thrifty consumers decide to save their money instead of spending it. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Other News: Markets Rise on New Signs of Growth In the day's other news, the stock market rose on new signs of life in the recession-weary economy and Somali pirates unsuccessfully tried to attack another U.S. ship. Continue watching
Apr 15 Tax Havens Hamper Development in Poor Countries By Admin, PBS News Hour Tax havens are typically thought of as enclaves where the world's rich can shelter their fortunes from the prying eyes of governments. But citizens of developing countries may be tax havens' hidden victims. Continue reading
Apr 15 Consumer Prices Fall in March on Energy Costs By Admin, PBS News Hour Consumer prices fell in March, the government reported Wednesday, indicating that weakened demand for goods and services during the economic downturn has kept a damper on energy and food costs. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Other News: Markets Fall, Somali Pirates Renew Attacks In the day's other news, markets fell on news of poor retail sales in March, and Somali pirates attacked four more ships in the Gulf of Aden since the rescue of a U.S. sea captain Sunday. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Obama Voices Both Caution, Optimism on Economy Retail sales in March showed the economy has not yet recovered on the same day President Obama delivered a speech cautioning Americans to be patient as the government tries to turn things around. Kwame Holman provides a report. Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Questions Remain on Fate of Disputed Exec Bonus Pay As frustration continues over extravagant pay to executives of companies receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer aid, Paul Solman travels to AIG headquarters and Washington to explore options for getting some of the money back. Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Obama Optimistic, Yet Cautious on Economic Recovery Outlook The president said Friday he saw "glimmers of hope" in increased lending to small businesses, but the economy was still under "under severe stress." Analysts discuss the signs of economic recovery and the road ahead. Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Other News: Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq In other news, five U.S. soldiers died in a suicide bombing in Mosul, Iraq, and clashes between U.S. forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan left 27 insurgents dead. Continue watching