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 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 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 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
Feb 09 Watch Greek Deficit Sends Financial Tremors Through EU The financial markets remain unstable as disagreement persists within the European Union about how to deal with swelling debt levels in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Jeffrey Brown talks to an economist for insight. Continue watching
Dec 14 Making Sen$e of 2010: The Next Crisis By Carolyn O'Hara With the end of a tumultuous economic year approaching, the PBS NewsHour asked several economists to look ahead to 2010 and answer one question: What other crises may be looming?… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch How Will Dubai’s Shaky Economy Affect the World? Margaret Warner talks to economic expert Simon Johnson about how Dubai's weak economy will affect the rest of the world. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Dubai’s Debt Crisis Shakes World Economy The Middle East is roiling with news that Dubai will postpone repaying $60 billion in loans to international banks. Faisal Islam of Independent Television News has the story. Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch Growing Economies More ‘Empowered’ at G-20 Jeffrey Brown speaks with economic experts Simon Johnson and Eswar Prasad about the next moves for the G-20 and its members a year after the global economic crisis began. Continue watching