Apr 03 Watch Why Auto Sales Surge Even as Gas Prices Rise Auto industry sales jumped 6 percent in March with almost 1.4 million new cars and trucks sold -- the highest number since 2008, according to new reports released Tuesday amid Detroit's $200 million deficit. Gwen Ifill and David Shepardson of… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Retailers Kick Off Holiday Shopping Season Early Friday is the traditional kickoff of the holiday retail season, but some stores are opening a day early. Correspondent Tom Bearden looks at how that's playing out in Denver, Colo., where some say the rush to start shopping is infringing… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Millions of Distressed Properties Stuck in ‘Shaky’ U.S. Housing Market The troubled U.S. housing market got some good news Tuesday with word that prices in four major cities are on the rise, but a full recovery still appears to be a long way off. Jeffrey Brown discusses why home sales… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Retailers Upbeat on Holiday Sales Surge Jeffrey Brown talks to Dana Telsey, a retail-industry watcher, about the trends this year in holiday sales. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch As Holiday Shopping Kicks Off, Middle Class Appears ‘Marginally Better’ Major retailers like Best Buy and Toys "R" Us are seeing longer lines this year and hoping it translates into higher sales for the holiday shopping season. But Yahoo! Finance economics editor Daniel Gross says it takes more than good… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch To Rent or to Buy? Housing Market Leaves No Easy Answers Housing prices showed signs of stabilizing in July, but worries remain in many parts of country about the pros and cons of homeownership. Jeffrey Brown gets two views on homeownership versus renting from Jack Hough of SmartMoney magazine and Karl… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch Dismal Home Sales Report Renews Economic Recovery Concerns The National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday that July's home sales fell a worse-than-expected 27.2 percent -- the largest recorded monthly drop dating back to 1968. Jim Lehrer speaks with Susan Wachter of the University of Pennsylvania about the dismal… Continue watching
Aug 03 Despite Critics, Senate Considers $2B Boost for ‘Cash for Clunkers’ By Dave Gustafson The government's "cash for clunkers" program helped prop up sagging auto sales in July, but the popular program is almost out of cash and the Senate is considering a $2 billion infusion by the end of the week. Continue reading