Politics Aug 07 How Tom Steyer would fight climate change, gun violence and corporate corruption By Judy Woodruff, Kate Grumke
Nation Apr 10 Watch News Wrap: Hedge fund SAC Capital to pay $1.8 billion in plea deal for insider trading By PBS NewsHour
Economy Nov 04 Watch SAC Capital fined $1.8 billion for insider trading SAC Capital agreed Monday to plead guilty to criminal fraud. The insider trading charges will cost billionaire investor Steven Cohen's high-profile hedge fund $1.8 billion in fines. Sheelah Kolhatkar of Bloomberg Businessweek joins Jeffrey Brown to offer insight on the…
Economy Jul 25 Watch Criminal Charges Allege SAC Capital Gained ‘Edge’ Through Insider Trading Criminal Charges Allege SAC Capital Gained 'Edge' Through Insider Trading…
Economy Nov 05 Watch Hedge Fund World Rocked by Insider-trading Charges Judy Woodruff speaks with a Financial Times reporter about 14 people facing insider-trading charges for allegedly netting $20 million in illegal profits.
Oct 19 Arrests, Scrutiny Put Hedge Fund Sector on Edge The arrests of a prominent Wall Street hedge fund founder and five others on Friday have unsettled the hedge fund world and could spur calls for new rules governing the largely unregulated financial sector. Continue reading
Jul 30 How Can the Repaid TARP Money Be Used? Question: Is the $68 billion that big banks are paying back in TARP money going back to the taxpayer or can it be reused by the Treasury in some of its other schemes (e.g. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch Madoff Expected to Plead Guilty as Details of Alleged Fraud Case Emerge Lawyers for Bernard Madoff, who allegedly defrauded investors of nearly $50 billion, said that the former Wall Street financier would likely plead guilty to 11 criminal counts on Thursday. New York Times reporter Diana Henriques updates the story. Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch Prominent Trader Charged With Multi-billion-dollar Fraud A prominent Wall Street trader was arrested on charges of massive fraud that may cost investors $50 billion. Wall Street Journal reporter Tom Lauricella discusses what may be the largest fraud scheme in the history of Wall Street. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch French Finance Minister Reflects on Economic Crisis Despite the deepening global financial crisis, France experienced a slight uptick in economic growth during the third quarter. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde describes her country's situation in an interview with Margaret Warner. Continue watching