Feb 13 Watch Obama, Republicans Square Off Over $3.8 Trillion Budget Plan Unveiling a $3.8 trillion budget blueprint on Monday, President Obama cast the plan as an essential tool to spur economic growth and noted that tough choices would put the country "on a more sustainable fiscal path." Republicans called the plan… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Unemployment Drops to 8.3%, but It’s ‘Premature to Do Handstands’ Unemployment Drops to 8.3%, but It's 'Premature to Do Handstands'… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch News Wrap: Sub-Zero Cold Wave Crosses Central, Eastern Europe In other news Tuesday, the death toll neared 60 in a sub-zero cold wave across Central and Eastern Europe as temperatures dropped to -17 degrees Fahrenheit in some places. Also, the Food and Drug Administration approved a drug called Kalydeco… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Protests Against Austerity Measures Greet EU Members in Brussels In their 17th meeting in two years, leaders of 27 member states of the European Union reconvened in hopes of taming an economic crisis that threatens to entangle the continent in another recession. Margaret Warner reports from Belgium's capital on… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Debating Obama’s Vision for the U.S. Economy In his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, President Obama spoke about his economic goals for the country. Gwen Ifill discusses the broader points, including fairness, taxes and American manufacturing, with Heather Boushey of the Center for American Progress… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch New Consumer Watchdog Richard Cordray Makes First Appearance on Capitol Hill New Consumer Watchdog Richard Cordray Makes First Appearance on Capitol Hill… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Watchdog-in-Chief Richard Cordray Outlines Plan to Clean Up Consumer Lending Watchdog-in-Chief Richard Cordray Outlines Plan to Clean Up Consumer Lending… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Bonuses Shrink as Wall Street Reacts to Crawling Economy As members of the Occupy movement sought answers on Capital Hill Tuesday, reports also circulated that bonuses on Wall Street will be lower this year. Judy Woodruff discusses what the declining dollars mean with financial writer William Cohan and compensation… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Records: Federal Reserve Officials Foresaw, Joked About Housing Bubble in 2006 Newly released transcripts from the Federal Reserve's 2006 meetings reveal the extent of what Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues actually knew as the country was about to hit the cusp of the financial crisis. Ray Suarez discusses the board's… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch The Strange, Animal-Killing Side Effects of Tax Policy Changes Arthur Laffer describes how he dealt with death threats for his tax-changing role. Continue watching