Feb 24 Watch 6:58 Former Goldman exec wants to downsize big banks By PBS News Hour As presidential candidates debate Wall Street regulation, an argument against big banks arose from an unlikely source. Former Goldman Sachs executive Neel Kashkari asserts banks that are “too big to fail” remain a serious threat to financial stability and must… Continue watching
Feb 20 Poll shows income gap, Wall Street major issues for Democrats By Ken Thomas, Emily Swanson, Associated Press A poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that most Democrats consider income inequality a very important issue and half of them think tougher regulations of the financial markets imposed after the 2008 financial crisis did… Continue reading
Feb 05 Fact-checking the 5th Democratic debate By Calvin Woodward and Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton cast the financial industry as an adversary in her presidential campaign — despite the money that industry has poured into her White House effort. Bernie Sanders once again mischaracterized the share of the wealth taken by… Continue reading
Jan 21 Democratic strategists, donors worry Clinton’s message is failing By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton has questioned Bernie Sanders' electability. She's criticized his plans for health care, foreign policy and Wall Street. And she's tagged him with flip-flopping on gun control. Continue reading
Jan 19 Sanders seeks to build on his momentum in Iowa By Julie Pace, Associated Press FORT DODGE, Iowa — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is trying to build on a burst of momentum for his presidential bid in Iowa with a four-stop bus tour in the state. Continue reading
Jan 12 Obama reaches for upbeat outlook in final State of the Union By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will deliver a final State of the Union address Tuesday brimming with optimism — far more than most Americans possess. Continue reading
Jan 05 Bernie Sanders vows to break up banks during first year in office By Lisa Lerer and Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will pledge to break up the country's largest financial institutions within the first year of his administration should he win the White House next November. He plans to make that pledge in a… Continue reading
Nov 24 Since ’01, Clintons collected $35M from financial businesses By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton wants voters to know she is no friend of Wall Street. But Wall Street has frequently been a friend to her. Continue reading
Nov 15 Clinton criticized after invoking 9/11 to defend campaign donations By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign on Sunday defended her donations from Wall Street by saying she worked to help the financial sector rebuild after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and sought to address the abuses that led to an economic crisis. Continue reading
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