Feb 05 Dow plunges more than 1,000 points Monday after major drop last week By Daniel Bush The Dow dropped by as many as 1,500 points, before rebounding to close the day down nearly 1,200 points. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 5:01 What does the market crash say about China’s economy? By PBS News Hour The Chinese stock market dropped 7 percent in the first 29 minutes of trading, before shutting down to stem further losses. China’s second major crash in the past four days drove investor skittishness around the globe, including a Dow loss… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 4:05 Will China’s market crisis spur a confidence crisis for President Xi? By PBS News Hour The sudden slide in the Chinese stock markets has spurred worries that the panic could spread beyond China's borders. What’s the root cause of the deflating bubble? Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the economic… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 2:38 China’s stock markets plunge despite efforts to curb selling By PBS News Hour Since mid-June, China’s two main stock markets have seen drastic drops, falling by more than 30 percent. In the past year, reforms toward greater liberalization had helped the markets skyrocket, but this recent free fall has spurred some panic among… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Emerging markets face new fallout as U.S. Federal Reserve scales back By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch With Debt Fix in Danger, Is it Europe’s ‘Lehman Moment’? World markets were shaken Tuesday by new fears that the European debt deal might come unglued. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move with a reporter in Athens and a market analyst. Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Greece’s Call for Referendum on Bailout Sends Markets Tumbling Markets dropped Tuesday when Greece's leaders called for a referendum to the massive bailout package that emerged from an emergency summit last week. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Latest Jobs News Promising, But Markets Ask: What Will Revive Economy? New job numbers out Friday offered a glimmer of hope after a bad week for the economy ended with another volatile day on Wall Street. Jeffrey Brown discusses what the latest developments could mean for the U.S. economy with Lisa… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Tepid Economy at Heart of Global Market Volatility At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Obama said the debt deal had averted "a massive blow" to the economy, but it wound up being another rocky day for global markets. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest on the markets and… Continue watching
Aug 03 After the Debt Deal, Where’s the Market Rally? Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on August 3, 2011 in New York City. The Dow closed 29 points up after a late afternoon rally, recovering from an eight day slump. Continue reading