Dec 06 Watch NewsHour Connect: DCentric Examines Washington D.C.’s Unemployment Disparity For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch U.S. Corporations ‘in Good Financial Shape,’ but Still Reluctant to Hire Will Recent Market Gains Counter Job Losses for Economy?… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Will Europe’s Debt Deal Calm Fears of Prolonged Recessions? European leaders reached a deal over their debt crisis at an emergency summit Thursday in Brussels. Jeffrey Brown discusses how the new agreement is expected to help solve the eurozone's problems with Joao Vale de Almeida of the Delegation of… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Political Checklist: Perry’s Flat Tax Plan and Obama’s Solo Plan Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss Rick Perry's flat tax proposal. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Investors Worldwide Watch Shares Take a Beating European markets finished at a 26-month low on Thursday, as markets plunged around the world amid mounting fears of a global economic recession. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Sep 14 Is There Anything Funny About America’s Jobs Problem? By Elizabeth Shell Today we thought we would give you a lighter take on the U.S. unemployment situation. We've rounded up some of our favorite recent political cartoons, which we hope will make you laugh about a subject that these days has made… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Writer Asks: Can the Middle Class Be Saved? The cover article in the latest issue of The Atlantic magazine asks: "Can the middle class be saved?" Jeffrey Brown speaks with author Don Peck about his take on the erosion of America's middle class. Continue watching
Aug 16 Europe’s Stuttering Economy With the eurozone in such obvious economic turmoil, we turn to former chief IMF economist and longtime friend and favorite of Making Sen$e, Simon Johnson (Peterson Institute, MIT). We asked him a series of pressing questions: Paul Solman:… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Calmer Markets Cap a Week of Investors ‘Being Smoked out of Safety Zone’ The closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday capped one of the market's wildest spells since the meltdown of 2008. In the end, the major U.S. stock indices only dropped a small percentage for the week. Judy… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Uncertainty, Computerized Trading Fuel Wall Street’s Wild Ride American markets once again dramatically reversed course Thursday with the Dow Jones industrial average gaining more than 400 points. Judy Woodruff discusses what's behind the latest wild day for Wall Street with Catherine Mann of Brandeis University and Andrew Ross… Continue watching