Aug 08 Watch Deadly ‘Lucky Shot’ on Helicopter Unlikely to Change U.S. Tactics in Afghanistan 'Lucky Shot' on Helicopter Unlikely to Spur Changes in U.S. Afghan Operations… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Krugman: Second Great Depression Unlikely, But a ‘Lesser Depression’ Is Will Latest Market, Credit Woes Add Up to a 'Global Recession'?… Continue watching
Aug 08 International Investors Weigh Options After U.S. Downgrade By Larisa Epatko The latest U.S. economic woes could be wielding a larger impact overseas if it weren't for two things: a lack of foreign investment options for U.S. dollars and the economic problems of other regions of the world, some analysts say. Continue reading
Aug 08 World Week Ahead: Reaction to the Credit Downgrade; Afghanistan Helicopter Probe By Larisa Epatko World markets took a tumble Monday after the United States received a credit rating downgrade Friday night, and the investigation continued into the downing of a U.S. military helicopter in Afghanistan over the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch Indian Surrogacy Helps Lift Some Poor, but Raises Ethical Issues In India, parental surrogacy is often less complicated and costly than having a surrogate in the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro explores the ethics of outsourcing surrogacy in the second of two reports about Indian women who… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Shields and Douthat on Disdain for Washington After Debt Deal, FAA Showdown Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat sort through the week's top political news, including their takes on the American public's disgust with Washington, the July jobs report and the partial FAA shutdown. 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 After Long Debt Battle, Is Current Version of U.S. Government Sustainable? After many months of heated debate, Washington was finally able to compromise on a debt deal to avert a government default this week. Judy Woodruff discusses how the battle over the debt ceiling compares to other politically polarized times with… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Heat Wave, Drought Create ‘Grim’ Crop Yields for Farmers in Plains, South New research by the National Drought Mitigation Center shows 12 percent of U.S. land is in the midst of an exceptional drought, which is the largest contiguous area to suffer such difficult conditions in 12 years. Ray Suarez discusses how… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Raise the Roof: Debt Crisis Averted, But Debate Far From Over The Senate passed a bipartisan agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and cut spending Tuesday. President Obama quickly signed the deal, but it couldn't stop a sell-off on Wall Street. Jeffrey Brown discusses the compromise bill with University of… Continue watching