May 06 Watch U.S. Markets Plunge Amid Greece Fears, Possible Tech Glitch Stocks plunged then rallied slightly as concerns grew that Greece's ongoing debt crisis would impact the global financial recovery. Also, a possible technical glitch was being investigated by market officials. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
May 05 Watch In Greece, People 'Quite Incredulous' After Protests Turn Deadly Protests in Athens turned violent over Greece's plans to adopt austerity measures to help keep the country from defaulting on its debt. Margaret Warner talks to reporter John Psaropoulos in Greece about the reactions on the ground to the riots… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 'Birthplace of Democracy in Chaos' as Greek Riots Leave 3 Dead Riots erupted in Athens in response to Greece's plans to adopt harsh cuts and taxes to fix its debt crisis. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News gives an update on the unrest and a bank fire that killed three people. Continue watching
May 04 Watch Bailout for Greece Raises Stability Concerns Across Europe, U.S. Angry protesters again took to the streets in Athens over the cuts and tax hikes the Greek government is planning amidst a financial bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Margaret Warner talks to an economist about… Continue watching
May 04 Watch EU, IMF Prepare Rescue Package for Greece The European Union and the International Monetary Fund have made progress in securing a rescue package to keep Greece from defaulting on its debt, as citizens protested the stark austerity measures the government is considering. Margaret Warner reports. 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 27 Watch Global Markets Rankle Over Greece's Deepening Debt Crisis Downgrades of Greece's debt rating to junk status sent markets tumbling in Europe and the U.S. Gwen Ifill talks to financial expert Eswar Prasad about the far-reaching effects of the European nation's economic crisis. Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch News Wrap: Debt-Saddled Greece Asks European Union, IMF for Bailout In other news on Friday, Greece officially asked the European Union and the International Monetary Fund for a bailout from its debt crisis, and a new wave of bombings targeting Shiite worshipers in Iraq killed 60 people. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch News Wrap: Euro Tumbles in Response to Debt Crisis In other news Wednesday, diplomats in the European Union worked on policies to quash the spreading debt crisis and Pope Benedict accepted the resignation of an Irish bishop embroiled in the child sex abuse scandal. Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch News Wrap: 'Decisive Phase' Ahead in Afghan War, Gates Says In other news Tuesday, two NATO soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan as Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited troops on the front lines. President Obama also met with visiting Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about his country's… Continue watching