Jul 06 Watch As Economy Jitters Persist, Geithner ‘Confident We’re Going to Continue to Grow’ Concerns about the economic recovery lingered on Wall Street as the service industry grew at a slower rate than expected last month. Jim Lehrer talks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner about the state of the U.S. economy, a tough housing… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch News Wrap: Oil Containment Cap Removal a Setback for Gulf Effort In other news Wednesday, BP ran into new troubles in the Gulf when an accident at the damaged wellhead forced crews to remove the cap collecting the oil. Also, the Federal Reserve said it will hold interest rates at record… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Tensions Flare Between U.S., China After Push for Revalued Currency The Obama administration has placed pressure on China to revalue its currency, creating economic tensions between the two countries. Ray Suarez sits down with C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about this latest turn of… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch News Wrap: More Bloodshed Seen in Afghanistan In other news Wednesday, dozens more people died in new attacks across southern Afghanistan, including four NATO troops shot down in a helicopter in Helmand province. In neighboring Pakistan, seven people were killed as militants attacked a NATO convoy outside… Continue watching
May 21 Reconciling House and Senate Financial Reform Congressional leaders have vowed to hammer out the differences between the Senate and House financial reform bills before July 4. Continue reading
May 21 Watch Financial Reform Overhaul on Fast Track to Passage A sweeping reform of the nation's financial regulatory system passed a key vote before the Senate late Thursday, fast-tracking a final vote on the overhauls. Judy Woodruff reports on the process to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch News Wrap: European Markets Reel as Spain’s Debt Rating Slides In other news Wednesday, the European debt crisis escalated as Standard and Poor's credit rating agency downgraded Spain's debt, and the Federal Reserve said it will leave interest rates unchanged for the time being. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Lawmakers Dissect Lehman Brothers Collapse, Weigh New Financial Rules Former Lehman Brothers executives and financial regulators faced tough questions in a House hearing over the firm's bankruptcy at the start of the financial meltdown. Kwame Holman reports on the congressional hearings over the collapsed investment firm. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch News Wrap: Fed Warns Congress to Rein in National Debt In other news Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress and the President to begin reining in the deficit and a series of powerful earthquakes killed at least 400 people in western China. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Investigating Fannie Mae and the Housing Bubble Former executives of mortgage giant Fannie Mae testified about their role in the collapse of the housing market and the ensuing economic crisis before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Jeffrey Brown talks to two housing experts for more. Continue watching