Aug 28 Watch News Wrap: Islamic State executes captured Syrian fighters By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Islamic State militants reportedly executed more that 150 Syrian soldiers taken during recent fighting. Meanwhile, President Obama tamped down expectations for military action in Syria, saying the U.S. priority is to fight Islamic State in… Continue watching
Aug 28 The real financial monster: low interest rates By Terry Burnham At an economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, last week, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the central bank is awaiting more recovery in the labor market before deciding when to raise interest rates. That was bad news for economist… Continue reading
Aug 22 In Bank of America settlement, who’s feeling the pain? By Simone Pathe The day after Bank of America's record $16.65 billion settlement with the Department of Justice, Making Sen$e looks back at how the bank increased their holdings of risky mortgages and looks forward at whom -- from consumers to shareholders --… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch Why media companies are ditching their newspaper operations By PBS News Hour A number of big name media companies have shed their print divisions in recent days. Publishers including Gannett and the Tribune Company are moving away from the multi-platform model to isolate print ventures from digital and broadcast media. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Women’s fund seeks share of prosperity for female-focused firms By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 22 Watch Former Treasury secretary reflects on ‘deeply unfair’ nature of financial crisis recovery By PBS News Hour Timothy Geithner, key architect of the government’s response the financial crisis, joins Gwen Ifill to discuss his new book, "Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises." As the former treasury secretary, Geithner offers perspective on the government’s response to the crisis,… Continue watching
Apr 30 U.S. economic growth stalls in first quarter of 2014 By Simone Pathe The U.S. economy grew by a disappointing 0.1 percent in the first three months of 2014, the slowest pace of expansion since late 2012. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Has the market rally in biotech and Internet stocks hit a wall? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch ‘Flash Boys’ investigates how high-frequency traders anticipate Wall Street’s next move faster By PBS News Hour Much of the stock market trading that occurs today is done with computer servers, completing hundreds of millions of orders in a system known as high-frequency trading. Author Michael Lewis has made this practice the subject of his latest book,… Continue watching
Apr 02 What’s the big deal about Michael Lewis and high-frequency trading? By Simone Pathe Michael Lewis' "Flash Boys" is reigniting the debate over high-speed trading and what its risks are. Continue reading