Jun 09 Watch Unusual Dispute Within OPEC Pushes Oil Prices Even Higher What does the dissent within the ranks of the oil-producing nations in OPEC mean for oil prices in the U.S.? Margaret Warner discusses the turmoil at OPEC summit this week with Ed Crooks of The Financial Times. Continue watching
Jun 03 Obama Seeks Saudi King’s Counsel on Eve of Address to Muslim World By PBS NewsHour President Barack Obama began his latest effort to open a dialogue with the Muslim world with a visit to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch Other News: Wall Street Dips, Pakistan Reinstates Judge In other news, Wall Street fell short of extending an upswing for a fifth day and Pakistan moved to reinstate a top judge to curb a growing political protest. Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Other News: OPEC Supply Cut Expected In other news, OPEC is expected to decide to cut oil production at its upcoming European meeting Sunday and closing arguments began in the trial on the Minnesota Senate vote recount. Continue watching
Dec 17 OPEC Agrees to Record Output Cut to Combat Falling Oil Prices By Admin, PBS NewsHour Oil prices fell to their lowest level in four years Wednesday, despite news that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to a larger-than-expected oil production cut of 2.2 million barrels per day. Continue reading
Oct 24 Oil Prices Continue Slide as OPEC Agrees to Cut Production By PBS NewsHour Oil prices continued to slide Friday despite an agreement by OPEC members to cut production by 1.5 million barrels per day, in a new sign of the far-reaching fallout of the global financial crisis. Continue reading
Oct 09 Seven-day Slide: GM Drops 30 Percent as U.S. Stocks Continue to Tumble By PBS NewsHour U.S stocks tumbled for a seventh straight session Thursday as investors bet recent worldwide efforts to thaw frozen credit markets would not be enough to avert a global recession. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Small Cars Make a Comeback Amid High Gas Prices Soaring gas prices have led many U.S. drivers to forgo large vehicles like SUVS for smaller cars. Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming examines the shift in consumer preference. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Wall Street Jitters, Fuel Costs Spread Economic Woes The Dow Jones dropped Thursday to its lowest point since September 2006, due to economic woes and soaring oil prices across the country. A chief investment officer examines the impact of the bleak news on the national economy. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch Fuel Costs, Job Losses Batter U.S. Economy Rising fuel prices and news of massive job losses buffeted an already shaken U.S. economy in the past week. The record energy prices are affecting the cost of everything from baked goods to diapers. Journalists John Authers and Roben Farzad… Continue watching