Mar 02 Watch 3:48 Trump plan for tariffs draws backlash at home and abroad By PBS News Hour President Trump's promise to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum has escalated fears of trade wars with allies and others. France’s finance minister said that such tariffs would cause a strong response from the EU. China raised concerns about other… Continue watching
Apr 20 WATCH: Trump orders probe into whether steel imports harm U.S. security By Darlene Superville, Associated Press A 1960s trade law gives the president authority to restrict imports if they are determined to be harmful to U.S. security interests. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 10:42 Successes and shortfalls from this year’s G20 summit By PBS News Hour It was President Obama’s final official visit to China: a G20 summit with other world leaders in Hangzhou. When it was over, they had made some commitments on climate change, but on issues like China’s steel production or Syria, there… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Graphene: Nobel Winners’ Thin, Mighty Material Holds Much Promise Two Russian-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on graphene, a form of carbon just one atom thick, but 100 times stronger than steel. The NewsHour's new science correspondent, Miles O'Brien, has the details. Continue watching
Jul 16 China Holds Workers, Stirring Diplomatic Spat By PBS News Hour China's detention of four employees of the Australian mining company Rio Tinto on suspicion of stealing government secrets earlier this month has caused a stir on the global business front. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch Economy Weighs on Minds of Pittsburgh Voters As part of the Big Picture election series focusing on Pittsburgh, Ray Suarez examines how the economy and other issues are weighing on the minds of voters in Steel City as the region works to reinvent itself from an industrial-based… Continue watching
May 10 Watch Collapse of Overpass in California Becomes Lesson in Construction An overpass near the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge collapsed last month after a gasoline truck crashed into a guardrail and burst into flames. For an engineering professor, the incident has turned into a lesson for building safer structures. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch The Many Legacies of Andrew Carnegie Philanthropist and businessman Andrew Carnegie left a lasting impression on the American landscape. Correspondent Paul Solman looks at Carnegie's life, including how he made and gave away his money. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Steel Workers Face Competition Workers at Weirton Steel in West Virginia fear more layoffs at a plant that was once the largest industrial employer in the state and the economic engine of the town. In a 30th anniversary special, the NewsHour returns to Weirton. Continue watching
Dec 04 President Bush Lifts Steel Tariffs to Avert Trade War President Bush announced Thursday he would repeal the tariffs on foreign steel imposed in March 2002 to avoid a threatened trade war with Europe and Asia. Continue reading