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
Aug 21 Dow drops more than 500 points, rocks Wall Street By Ariel Min It was a wild day on Wall Street today, as global stock prices plunged. In America, the close marked the end of the worst week in the market in four years. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Nine charged for Wall Street hacking scheme By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, federal prosecutors say hackers in Ukraine stole corporate news releases before news went public, then traders in the U.S. allegedly used that information to engage in insider trading. Also, EPA administrator Gina McCarthy apologized for… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 2:41 ‘Moneyball’ author Michael Lewis on what execs and elites often overlook By PBS NewsHour 'Moneyball' author Michael Lewis on what execs and elites often overlook… Continue watching
Jul 08 New York Stock Exchange resumes trading after abrupt outage By News Desk The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading abruptly Wednesday. At 11:32 a.m. EDT, all trading came to a stop. A spokeswoman said in a statement that it was due to technical difficulties. Continue reading
Jun 10 Why Wall Street loves Medicare Advantage (and why this should bother you) By Philip Moeller A top issuer of Medicare Advantage plans has put itself in play for an acquisition, triggering largely bullish Wall Street reports about the investment appeal of this sector. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 3:29 Swings in currency market, stock prices cap Wall Street’s chaotic week By PBS News Hour It was a topsy turvy week in the markets, with huge swings in the currency markets and, by week's end, another sharp rise in stock prices. The Dow and S&P closed Friday just below their all-time highs. Michael Regan of… Continue watching
Jan 13 House GOP majority aims to soften financial overhaul law By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The newly bulked-up Republican majority in the House is aiming to soften the bite of legislation that grew out of the 2008 financial crisis and put banks and Wall Street under the most sweeping rules since the Great… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 3:53 Legal challenges cause woes for Wall Street darling Uber By PBS News Hour Valued at $41.2 billion, on-demand taxi service Uber is both the darling of Wall Street and the bane of local regulators across the country and around the world. Liz Gannes of Re/code joins Hari Sreenivasan from San Francisco with more… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 4:23 Is there a down side to the recent plunge in oil prices? By PBS News Hour Over the last few weeks, the price of oil has dropped dramatically. While this may be good news for consumers, for Wall Street the numbers tell a different story. The Wall Street Journal's Nick Timiraos joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington,… Continue watching