Sep 15 Watch Greenspan Speaks Out Against Bush Era Tax Cuts A voice from the past weighed in on the ongoing debate of the Bush Era Tax Cuts. Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, said the country cannot afford to keep the tax cuts at a time of… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Public Media Reporters Offer Read on Housing Market Across U.S. Foreclosures have gone up 9 percent since June, according to RealtyTrac Inc. But Marketplace's Jeff Horwich says despite the bleak numbers there are signs that foreclosure rates could ease up soon. Public media reporters assess the state of the housing… Continue watching
Jun 04 Graduates Face Tough, but Improving, Job Market By Carolyn O'Hara As 2010 college graduates begin to enter a tight, but improving, job market, the PBS NewsHour talked to university career services directors from around the country to see whether this year's graduates face brighter prospects than in years past. Continue reading
May 07 Analysts See Signs of Recovery in Jobs Report By Carolyn O'Hara The U.S. economy added 290,000 jobs in April, a welcome sign that an economic recovery may be taking root. But the unemployment rate also rose to 9.9 percent. Four economists and market watchers make sense of the latest jobs report. Continue reading
May 06 Picasso Price Helps Paint a Prettier Picture for the Art Market By Molly Finnegan This week, the art market continued to show strong signs of recovery as leading auction houses Sotheby's and Christie's held their Impressionist and Modern art sales, setting records and at least tripling the total brought in by the same auctions… Continue reading
Jan 05 Going, Going, Gone: 2009 Was a ‘Recession Battered’ Year As early as mid-2007, there was speculation that the bubble had begun to deflate, and by late 2008 it had burst outright, laying the groundwork for a rough 2009. Sales at Sotheby's and Christie's each declined around 50% from the… Continue reading
Dec 17 Making Sen$e of 2010: Indicators to Watch By Carolyn O'Hara As the end of a tumultuous economic year approaches, the PBS NewsHour asked several economists and financial experts to look ahead to 2010 and answer one question: What is the economic indicator to watch and why?… Continue reading
Dec 15 Making Sen$e of 2010: Economic Surprises in Store By Carolyn O'Hara As the end of a tumultuous economic year approaches, the PBS NewsHour asked several economists and financial experts to look ahead to 2010 and answer one question: What economic development would surprise you most?… Continue reading