World May 30 Watch Satiating Chinese Appetite for Pork: China Looks to U.S. as New Source for Meat Over the past 30 years, China has quadrupled its meat consumption. The nation's increasing appetite for pork has led a Chinese company to bid to buy American pork producer Smithfield Farms. Judy Woodruff talks to economists Steve Meyer and Thilo…
Economy Jun 20 Watch Bernanke: Fed Was ‘Too Optimistic’ About Recovery Bernanke: Fed Was "Too Optimistic" About Recovery…
Economy Apr 27 Watch Student Loans: the Politics, Pitfalls and Payoffs Ignoring a veto threat by President Obama, House Republicans voted Friday to extend a 2007 provision that halves the rate on Stafford student loans, but the parties are split on how to pay for it. Jeffrey Brown, George Washington University's…
Nov 14 Watch Why a Lesson in Money Plus Math Equals Financial Stability Former FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair has a message: don't buy an inflatable moose head.
Jul 29 How the U.S. Racked Up $14 Trillion in Debt By Paul Solman A fascinating set of graphic debt data, courtesy of the New York Times. Meanwhile, amidst all the scare talk of a bond rate crisis, has anyone noticed that the bond market is rallying mightily… Continue reading
Jul 12 Smacking Into the Debt Ceiling: the Day-by-Day Consequences Daily U.S. Government Income and Expenditures: Use the slide bar to see how Treasury's cash deficit is projected to grow if the debt ceiling is reached, starting with Aug. 3. Mouse over the red points to see the running… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch ‘Sesame Street’ Tells You How to Get to Sunnier Days Financially As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, business correspondent Paul Solman reports on how "Sesame Street" friends Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster are teaching children smart ways to save and spend money -- and how… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch In India, Loan Sharks, Commercialization Cast Pall Over Microfinancing Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the tarnished reputation of small loans in India. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch News Wrap: Bernanke Promises to Bolster Recovery If Needed In other news Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced concern about slow economic growth, saying the Fed would take action if needed to help the U.S. economic recovery along. Continue watching