Aug 06 Russia Wheat Export Ban Pushes Prices Near 2-Year High By Talea Miller Wheat prices retreated slightly but held near a two-year high Friday in reaction to a Russian announcement banning grain exports through the end of the year due to severe drought and wildfires. "We need to prevent a rise in domestic… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch News Wrap: 11 Dead in Shootings in Connecticut, Indianapolis In other news Tuesday, a gunman killed eight people and then himself at a beer distribution center in Manchester, Conn., and another gunman killed two at a party in Indianapolis. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Risk Analyst: Oil Liability Tough to Tally, But BP Will Likely Survive Soon-to-be CEO of BP, Bob Dudley, is set to take over for Tony Hayward on Oct. 1. Gwen Ifill speaks with Holly Pattenden of Business Monitor International in London about the leadership switch, the company's liability in the oil disaster… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch News Wrap: BP CEO Hayward Expected to Take Russia Job As oil cleanup crews head back to work after a disruption from Tropical Depression Bonnie, embattled BP CEO Tony Hayward is expected to head out to take a job with BP's joint venture in Russia. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Shields and Brooks Assess Spy Swap, Midterm Political Maneuvering Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the top political stories, including the handling of the U.S.-Russia spy swap and the role of issues like the economy and immigration in the midterm elections. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch U.S., Russia Complete Spy Swap on Vienna Tarmac The United States and Russia completed the largest exchange of spies since the Cold War on Friday at the Vienna international airport. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch U.S., Russia Spy Swap Harkens to Cold War Era The U.S. and Russia put the legal machinery in motion Thursday to exchange accused and convicted spies. Judy Woodruff talks to Newsweek reporter Mark Hosenball and former CIA Counsel General Jeffrey Smith for insight on the story. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Russian Officials Condemn U.S. Accusations of Spying as 'Ungrounded' Russian officials have condemned the arrests of alleged intelligence agents, accused of living undercover in the U.S. Jeffrey Brown has an update on the latest in the investigation and reactions from leaders of both nations. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch What Effect Will Spy Charges Have on 'Reset' of U.S.-Russia Relations? Accusations of Russian spying in the U.S. are igniting diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Washington, a week after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met. Jeffrey Brown talks with two experts about what the arrests mean for relations… Continue watching