Mar 16 Watch As Newspapers Start to Fold, Industry Seeks Survival Plan With record numbers of layoffs at newspapers around the country and some other publications, such as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, moving entire operations online, industry professionals are struggling to find a new business model to carry them through the changing media… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Job Losses, Economic Realities Hit Home in Indiana City Amid a deepening economic crisis, the unemployment rate in Elkhart, Ind., has skyrocketed to 18 percent as the town's manufacturing base has collapsed. Paul Solman reports on the town's tough economic times. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Shrinking GDP, Obama Task Force Cap Week’s Economic News There was more evidence Friday the recession is getting worse, a fact that President Obama and his economic team continued to confront. Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks mull Mr. Obama's approach. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Starbucks Plans to Close 600 Stores as Sales Slide Starbucks announced Wednesday the closure of 600 stores and plans for staff cutbacks after a drop in sales. Lee Hochberg reports on the economic shifts behind the company's losses and how the coffee giant plans to recover. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch GM Offers Employee Buyouts After $38.7 Billion in Losses After announcing record annual losses Tuesday, General Motors said that it would offer buyouts for all 74,000 of its union employees -- allowing GM to hire lower-wage workers -- to help reduce costs. New York Times business reporter Micheline Maynard… Continue watching