Sep 15 Mergers May Signal New Life in Business Sector Mergers and acquisitions are often seen as an indicator of the economy's health; the more companies join forces, the healthier the market. After big deals came to a virtual halt over the past year, a new wave of M&A may… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch One Year After Financial Crisis, Reform Questions Loom On the one year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Jeffrey Brown talks to economists and experts about what has been learned and the future of financial reform. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch A Look Back at the Collapse of Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers survived the Civil War, the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the attacks of 9/11, yet under the leadership of Richard Fuld the investment bank went from storied Wall Street firm to catalyst of last year's economic crisis. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch Obama Urges Wall Street to Embrace Stricter Oversight On the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, President Obama visited Wall Street to urge financial firms to remember the lessons of the economic crisis and to press for regulatory reforms. Continue watching
Sep 14 A Year After Lehman: Lessons Learned Editor’s note: All this week on the Business Desk, we’ll be featuring contributions from economists, financial journalists, and other experts on the origins and impact of the financial crisis. Today, nearly a year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers… Continue reading
Sep 14 Obama Urges Sweeping Overhaul of Financial Regulation By Carolyn O'Hara A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers set off one of the toughest weeks in Wall Street's history, President Barack Obama delivered a speech Monday outlining "the most ambitious overhaul of the financial system since the Great Depression."… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch Jobless Rate Hits 26-Year High, but Hints of Recovery Remain Unemployment jumped to 9.7 percent in August, but new data shows job cuts have slowed. Ray Suarez speaks with a financial expert about the labor market and economic recovery. Continue watching
Aug 25 Simon Johnson on Bank Bonuses and 'Too Big to Fail' By Business Desk Editor’s note: The clip today in our continuing series of video conversations with economist Simon Johnson, author of the popular Baseline Scenario blog, which Paul Krugman calls a “must read,” concerns whether bank bonuses are deserved and whether… Continue reading
Aug 21 Bernanke: U.S. Economy Poised for Recovery By Carolyn O'Hara Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered an optimistic assessment of the U.S. economy's chances for recovery Friday in a much-anticipated speech to fellow central bankers and top economists. Continue reading
Aug 17 Wessel Answers Questions on the Changing Fed By Carolyn O'Hara A year after Wall Street went into a tailspin, the Fed continues to take unprecedented steps to revive the economy. David Wessel has penned a book about Ben Bernanke and the changing role of the Fed. He answered questions in… Continue reading