Politics May 16 How the U.S. could be pinched by a government default By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation Mar 14 Facebook parent Meta slashes another 10,000 jobs, won’t fill 5,000 open roles The company said Tuesday it will reduce the size of its recruiting team and make further cuts in its tech groups in late April, and then its business groups in late May. By Associated Press
Science Dec 07 What Amazon’s cashier-free store could mean for millions of workers On Monday, Amazon forayed into the brick and mortar grocery industry with the launch of Amazon Go. But the high-tech market could drastically change shopping and eventually eliminate the need for millions of cashiers. By Alison Thoet
Nation Jul 08 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Microsoft cuts 7,800 jobs in struggling phone sector By PBS NewsHour
Economy Sep 12 Watch Amid Major Job Cuts, Is Bank of America ‘Too Big to Manage’? Bank of America, the nation's largest lender, announced plans to shrink the company by 30,000 people over the next two years. Judy Woodruff discusses Banks of America's troubles and the growing concerns over interconnected global financial problems with banking expert…
Oct 08 Watch News Wrap: Jobs Report Fuels New Rally on Wall Street In other news Friday, the latest unemployment reading helped push Wall Street higher, with the Nasdaq and Dow Jones industrial average each up more than 1 percent for the week. Continue watching
Feb 24 Consumer Confidence Plunges to Record Low By Admin, PBS NewsHour A private research group announced Tuesday that consumer confidence sank to a record low in February. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke told Congress the U.S. economy is suffering a "severe contraction."… Continue reading
Feb 02 Consumer Spending Drops in December While Savings Rates Increase By PBS NewsHour Consumers cut spending for a sixth straight month in December and, heeding the impact of the recession-laden economy, boosted their savings rates to the highest level since May, according to the latest round of government reports. Continue reading
Oct 22 Foreclosure Rates for 3rd Quarter Up 70% From Last Year By Admin, PBS NewsHour New data released Thursday show the number of homeowners caught in the foreclosure crisis grew by more than 70 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year. Continue reading
Apr 24 Ford Posts Surprise $100M Quarterly Profit By PBS NewsHour Ford Motor Co. surprised Wall Street Thursday when it announced a $100 million profit for the first quarter, marking the automaker's first profitable quarter since the spring of last year. Continue reading