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Jan 06

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Gates Aims for ‘Culture of Savings and Restraint’ at Pentagon

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday outlined a plan to slow the rate of growth of military spending, in hopes of saving $78 billion over five years. Jim Lehrer has more on what would be cut and when.

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Jan 04

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New Congress Kicks Off With Vows to Cut Spending: What’s on the Table?

John Boehner vowed on election night to cut spending, and he takes the speaker of the House gavel with the backing of a GOP majority. Gwen Ifill gets details on what congressional spending cuts could be on the horizon from…

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Dec 13

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What’s Causing U.S. Personal Spending to Drop: Job Losses, Fear or Both?

By Paul Solman

Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and site visitors on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Michael Cassady Question: Paul, If the U.S. consumer market is the…

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Dec 13

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What’s Causing US Personal Spending to Drop- Job Loss, Fear?

By Elizabeth Shell

Name: Michael Cassady Question: Paul, If the U.S. consumer market is the economic driver of the U.S. economy, and that of China too, with middle-class incomes stagnant, and consumer debt more controlled following the housing market bubble, how many jobs…

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Nov 17

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Budget Watchdogs Warn of Worsening Deficit, Explore Strategies to Cut

Following on the heels of the bipartisan deficit commission chairmen's recommendation of drastic cuts, former Republican Sen. Pete Domenici and former White House Budget Director Alice Rivlin presented a new take on how to reduce the deficit and warned of…

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Nov 11

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Deficit Plan Revives Debate on Spending Priorities

Jeffrey Brown gets three perspectives on the bipartisan fiscal commission's recommendations to cut spending and change tax policy to combat the federal deficit.

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Nov 10

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Next Steps Unclear for Commission’s Drastic Debt-Reduction Plan

A bipartisan deficit commission appointed by President Obama issued a draft proposal of drastic spending cuts Wednesday, ranging from changes in Social Security to tax policy. Lori Montgomery of the Washington Post gives details on what the panel leaders are…

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Nov 01

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Candidates Spend a Record-Breaking $3 Billion on Ads

Politicians campaigning to get their message across the airwaves spent almost $3 billion this year. Ray Suarez looks at this election's top campaign ads with Evan Tracey of the Campaign Media Analysis Group.

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Oct 20

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UK Rolls Out Austerity Cuts ‘Not Seen for Generations’

Gary Gibbon of Independent Television News reports on Britain's decision to dramatically cut the budget to tackle the country's mounting deficit.

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Oct 11

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Outside Groups Spend Big on Campaign Ads

Third-party groups on both sides of the political aisle are spending big on advertising this fall - but not at the same rate. Judy Woodruff talks with Evan Tracey, founder of the Campaign Media Analysis Group, for details.

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