Sep 13 Watch Chilean Miners Struggle With Hazards, Loose Regulation Tom Bearden reports on the hazardous conditions in Chile's mining industry and how the ongoing saga of 33 trapped miners is drawing more calls for tighter regulations underground. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch New Global Banking Rules in the Works, 2 Years After Lehman’s Downfall Two years after Lehman Brothers collapsed, central bankers from 27 countries agreed to new rules that include substantially raising the amount of capital that banks must hold in reserve in hopes of preventing another global financial crisis. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Economic, Hoops Hopes for Many in Cleveland Pinned on Star LeBron Staying Put As part of his ongoing coverage making sense of economic news, Paul Solman explores the massive economic impact an upcoming decision by NBA superstar LeBron James will have on Cleveland. Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Manufacturer Goes Small in Era of ‘Too Big to Fail’ As part of his ongoing series of reports making sense of the economy, Paul Solman revisits a Missouri manufacturer that has proven small enough to succeed in the era of "too big to fail."… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch California Braces as NUMMI Auto Plant Nears Closing This spring, Toyota expects to slam the brakes on one of its California-based assembly plants. About 5,000 workers are preparing for unemployment at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant, as well as hundreds more in the auto pipeline across… Continue watching
Dec 07 Patchwork Nation: The ‘Cities’ of Philadelphia By Anna Shoup As part of the kick-off to a series this week on the PBS NewsHour examining the communities of Patchwork Nation, project director Dante Chinni takes viewers on a drive down Germantown Ave., revealing the many "cities" that make up Philadelphia. Continue reading
Jul 16 Simon Johnson on the Future of the U.S. Auto Industry Paul Solman: The fourth in this week’s series of conversations with economist Simon Johnson concerns the future of the suffering American auto industry. Johnson weighs in on whether the new GM will make it and responds to the… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch Post-Bankruptcy, GM CEO Pledges New Course After the announcement that General Motors Corp. had completed its 40-day stay under bankruptcy protection, CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to Judy Woodruff about the company's goals for remaking the struggling auto maker. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Senate Votes to Give Regulators New Powers Over Tobacco A bill that would give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products and marketing moved closer to becoming law when the Senate approved the measure Thursday. Judy Woodruff gets two views on the legislation. Continue watching