Oct 28 Watch U.S. Corporations ‘in Good Financial Shape,’ but Still Reluctant to Hire Will Recent Market Gains Counter Job Losses for Economy?… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch European Leaders Seek Solutions to Debt Crisis at EU Summit European Union leaders gathered Wednesday in Brussels in hopes of reaching a deal to bolster Eurozone relief funds and contain Greece's debt crisis. Laura Kuenssberg of Independent Television News reports from Brussels. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Watch the Trailer for the New Film ‘Margin Call’ For more on this film, go to: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Watch a Scene From the New Film ‘Margin Call’ For more on this film, go to: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Do Large Banks’ Troubles Show They’re Too Big to Manage? Goldman Sachs announced a $428 million quarterly loss Tuesday, just its second loss since going public in 1999. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state, the future and regulation of large American banks with banking industry consultant Bert Ely and Simon Johnson,… Continue watching
Oct 18 NewsHour Extra: Youth Profiles from Zuccotti Park By Extra DA Youth reporters at People's Production House and Newsmotion.org. ventured into New York City's Zuccotti Park and interviewed young people participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests Give Voice to Anger Over Greed, Corporate Culture Budding Wall Street Movement Gives Voice to Anger Over Greed, Corporations 2166052763… Continue watching
Oct 05 A Day with the Occupiers of Wall Street By Elizabeth Shell We spent yesterday at the Occupy Wall St. site in lower Manhattan, a stone's throw from ground zero. For those of us old enough to remember such gatherings in the so-called Sixties ('64-'74), the similarities were striking: spontaneity, solidarity, earnestness,… Continue reading
Oct 03 Occupy Wall Street Protests Spread By Teresa Gorman Over 700 people were arrested for traffic violations on the Brooklyn Bridge during an "Occupy Wall Street" march Saturday, Oct. 1. The protests began Sept. 17 in New York City and have spread to several other cities, including Los Angeles… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Bank of America Adds Monthly Debit Card Fee, Risking Public Ire Bank of America announced Thursday it will tack on a new $5 monthly fee for customers who use a debit card to make purchases. Jeffrey Brown leads a debate about the new fees and what they mean for banks and… Continue watching