Feb 02 Watch 2:49 What does Friday’s sweeping sell-off mean for Wall Street? By PBS News Hour Stocks plunged on Friday over fears that the Federal Reserve will accelerate interest rate hikes. The sell-off was driven by news that the economy added a net of 200,000 jobs in January, with wages rising at the fastest pace in… Continue watching
Dec 07 Trump’s transition team claims he sold all his stocks but provides no proof By Julie Pace, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump sold all of his stocks in June as he plunged into the costly general election campaign, his transition team abruptly announced Tuesday. His advisers provided no proof of the transactions and would not explain the apparent sell-off. Continue reading
Oct 16 Supreme Court justice took part in case despite wife’s stock ownership By Sam Hananel, Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer had a conflict of interest under federal law when he heard arguments in a case this week despite his wife's ownership of stock in a company involved in the dispute. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 7:39 Is China in the midst of major economic transformation? By PBS News Hour How should we interpret China’s market turmoil? Judy Woodruff talks to Nicholas Lardy of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Evan Osnos of The New Yorker. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 1:46 China’s boom years lead to financial crisis By PBS News Hour The Shanghai stock market has lost a quarter of its value in five days and the Chinese government has tried throwing everything it can at the problem. Paul Mason of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 9:18 Why China sent the global markets spiraling By PBS News Hour A stunning sell-off in China rippled across Europe and triggered a frenzy on Wall Street. At the closing bell, American traders cheered, glad that the day was over. Judy Woodruff discusses the recent global market volatility with David Lampton of… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 4:06 Will Wall Street’s rough week prove an overdue correction? By PBS News Hour There was a global sell-off of stock today, as investors panicked in the wake of another Chinese stock crash. To understand Wall Street’s bad week, Judy Woodruff speaks to Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Will the Volcker Rule change the culture of Wall Street? Five U.S. regulatory agencies gave final approval to a rule that will bar U.S. banks from trading with their own money for a profit. Jeffrey Brown examines the Volcker Rule and its implications with views from Dennis Kelleher of Better… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch News Wrap: Defense Rests in Trial for ‘Whitey’ Bulger, Who Calls Trial a ‘Sham’ In other news Friday, the defense wrapped up in the trial of James 'Whitey' Bulger, who is accused of murdering 19 people, among other charges. The former alleged Boston mob boss did not testify, telling the judge the trial was… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Criminal Charges Allege SAC Capital Gained ‘Edge’ Through Insider Trading Criminal Charges Allege SAC Capital Gained 'Edge' Through Insider Trading… Continue watching