Feb 11 Watch News Wrap: Fighting in Southern Sudan Kills More Than 100 In other news Friday, more than 100 people died in Southern Sudan after a breakaway group ended a cease-fire and carried out attacks in two towns. Southern Sudan will become an independent nation in July. In Pakistan, an American diplomat… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Are Fundamental Changes for Mortgage Giants Fannie, Freddie Ahead? The Obama administration is calling for some fundamental changes at mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Jim Lehrer discusses the possible changes with William Poole, former Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis president, and John Taylor of the National… 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
Dec 22 Chicago Community Mourns Loss of Local Bank By Carolyn O'Hara On the West side of Chicago, the loss of a bank that invested widely in local neighborhoods is being mourned by residents, who question why a bank's commitment to community is not considered part of its bottom line. Continue reading
Oct 28 How Will the Fannie and Freddie Takeovers Affect U.S. Debt? Question: Can you explain how the U.S. government’s take over of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac affect interest on the debt now and in coming years? Paul Solman: No. Actually, I CAN explain, but… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch Making Sense of the Foreclosure Crisis In the latest in a series of reports making sense of the economy, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman examines the ongoing foreclosure crisis. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch One Year After Financial Crisis, Reform Questions Loom On the one year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Jeffrey Brown talks to economists and experts about what has been learned and the future of financial reform. Continue watching
Jul 14 Simon Johnson on China and the U.S. Economy By Business Desk Paul Solman: The second in this week’s series of video exchanges with Simon Johnson of the Peterson Institute of Economics, MIT, and (formerly) the IMF, concerns China. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch Other News: IMF Warns on Health of Global Economy In other news, the International Monetary Fund warned that the world economy will lose ground this year for the first time in nearly six decades, and the acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac was found dead in… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Other News: Iowa Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriages Iowa's Supreme Court ruled that the state's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, and mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will pay more than $210 million in bonuses through next year as an incentive to get more than 7,600… Continue watching