Economy May 01 How one Michigan family is trying to stay afloat amid historic inflation By Geoff Bennett, Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran
Economy Apr 17 Watch 5:45 How the White House is trying to fight inflation and what it means politically President Biden will travel to Portland and Seattle this week in his first visit to the Pacific Northwest as president. The White House says his visit will center on his efforts to address inflation as Americans see skyrocketing prices on… By Geoff Bennett, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens
Economy Dec 10 Watch 5:35 How the WH plans to tackle inflation, and how the Build Back Better bill may ease pressure New data released by the U.S. Department of Labor Friday show consumer prices are surging at a rate not seen in almost four decades. Inflation is up 6.8 percent in November as compared to last year, due in large part…
Economy Mar 05 Watch 10:57 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the need to go big with COVID relief As the debate over an economic relief bill continues in the Senate, the surge in hiring in February suggests that the prospects of a better spring ahead for the U.S. economy. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joins Judy Woodruff to discuss…
Economy Jan 29 WATCH: Biden introduces $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan to help economy U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight month in a worrisome sign for an economy struggling under the weight of a still out-of-control pandemic. By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
Dec 09 Watch 7:36 How women are disproportionately carrying the cost of COVID A recent survey found roughly a quarter of women were considering reducing hours, switching to less demanding jobs, or leaving the workforce altogether. At least 2 million women have dropped out of the labor force since last year. Paul Paul… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 5:17 Hiring slows in the U.S. as millions face losing unemployment benefits The latest jobs report released by the Department of Labor Friday estimates the economy has not yet replaced about 10 millions jobs lost last spring, with many Americans now close to losing their unemployment benefits. Wendy Edelberg, director of the… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: New unemployment numbers underscore the pandemic’s economic damage In our news wrap Thursday, another 712,00 people filed for jobless benefits last week, tripling the average total from before the pandemic. And momentum is building for a new economic relief measure in Washington as COVID-19 numbers continue to surge… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 8:33 Why the pandemic is forcing millennials to move back home with their parents The pandemic has accelerated a change in housing in the U.S. that began well before the spread of COVID-19. Millennials, adults between the ages of 24 and 39, continue to move back home with their parents in significant numbers. For… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 3:52 News Wrap: Central American search teams find more hurricane dead In our news wrap Thursday, Hurricane Iota’s death toll has passed 40 across Central America. Search teams continue to find bodies in landslides triggered by flooding. Entire communities in Honduras and Nicaragua were overwhelmed, with thousands left homeless. Also, a… Continue watching