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Wallstrip: Bailout
Our ship's sprung a leak. Now it's up to the House of Reps to decide if she should sink or swim.
Tags: Leak, Ship, bailout, congress, senate, paulson, house, capitol, hill, julie alexandria, wallstrip, stocks, stock stock exchange, investing
Videos 2008-10-02
Getting Fat On Pork
A new report from Citizens Against Government Waste shows that Washington's pork-barrel spending has topped $19.6 billion. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Tags: Report, Washington, MoneyWatch, Evening, Earmark, Congress, Pelosi, Obama, Bailout, Democrat, Republican, GOP
Videos 2009-04-14
Chrysler Files For Bankruptcy
Amidst ongoing speculation, the once-massive U.S. auto industry giant Chrysler has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Anthony Mason reports on the fiscal turmoil in Detroit.
Tags: 11, Auto, Bailout, Bankrupt, Bankruptcy, Breaking News, Business Operations, Car, Chrysler, Chrysler LLC, Congress, Economy, Evening, Litigation, Mason, MoneyWatch, Obama, Personal Finance, Recession, Washington
Videos 2009-04-30
Ford Speeds Up Green Research
While General Motors and Chrysler are scaling back in the face of record losses, Dean Reynolds reports that major U.S. automaker Ford will be investing in studying green technology.
Tags: Ford Motor Co., MoneyWatch, Manufacturing, Evening, GM, General, Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Detroit, Michigan, 2009, Stimulus, Bankrupt, Economy, Recession, U, S, Congress, Bailout, CEO, Automobile, Car
Videos 2009-05-08
Credit Card Changes: Bad News for Responsible Customers?
Congress could finish work on the Credit Card Bill of Rights today -- bringing some big changes to the industry. But not all of them will benefit the consumer.
Tags: Credit Card, MoneyWatch, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Credit Card Industry, Legislation, Consumer, Rate Hike, Congress
Videos 2009-05-20
How to Prevent the Next Financial Crash
MoneyWatch's Eric Schurenberg talks about the principles that should be considered when Congress starts writing legislation for a new regulatory regime. He says, accountability, and the acceptance of uncertainty should be at the top of the list.
Tags: Financial, MoneyWatch, Financial Accounting, Finance, Regulatory System, Congress, legislation, Eric Schurenberg
Videos 2009-05-28
Second Stimulus In Question
The economic stimulus bill was constructed with jobs in mind. But since the president signed it, the nation has lost another 2 million jobs. Katie Couric discusses the plan with MoneyWatch.com's Jill Schlesinger.
Tags: Job, Stimulus, MoneyWatch, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Evening, Bailout, Recession, Economy, Obama, Congress, Taxpayer
Videos 2009-07-08
Watch It Now: Obama On Health Care
Barack Obama held a prime-time news conference Wednesday to address health care reform. Watch the full hourlong event here.
Tags: Health Care, MoneyWatch, Vertical Industries, Healthcare Reform, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Politics, Obama, U.S., President, Health, Care, Insurance, Medical, Congress, Change, Media
Videos 2009-07-23
Big Cutbacks at the Post Office?
The U.S. postal service, which made a $900 million profit as recently as 2006, is on track to lose a whopping $7 billion this year. It's now considering drastic cuts.
Tags: Post Office, Cutback, U.S. Postal Service, MoneyWatch, Evening, Mail, UPS, Letter, Stamp, Post, Office, Postal, Postage, Government, Congress, Recession, Economy, Web, Email
Videos 2009-08-06
Your Taxes Set to Rise?
America's debt is expected to nearly double over the next 10 years, to $9 trillion. Here's how the big numbers are likely to affect you.
Tags: America, Debt, MoneyWatch, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, cbsepisode, Business, Deficit, Budget, U.S, Federal, Government, Obama, White House, President, Congress, Wall Street, Money, Recession, Economy
Videos 2009-08-26
Health Care Bill Savings: $81B
Congressional number crunchers say one current health care bill would save the government $81 billion over 10 years. Nancy Cordes looks at the numbers.
Tags: Health Care, MoneyWatch, Vertical Industries, Government, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, cbsepisode, cbsH1N1, Swine Flu, Reform, Obama, Conservative, Republican, GOP, President, Barack, Congress, Capitol Hill, Washington, Treatment, Medical, Coverage
Videos 2009-10-09
GM Hopes For A 'Volt'
The failing car company General Motors wishes to reinvent its reputation with U.S. consumers, and Congress, through the unveiling of its new electric car, the Volt. Dean Reynolds reports.
Tags: Car, General Motors Corp., MoneyWatch, CBS News, CBS Evening News, Harry Smith, Dean Reynolds, Congress, GM, Volt
Videos 2009-04-14
Changing the Rules of the Finance Game
Treasury head Tim Geithner wants to change the way Wall St. does business by creating a 'super regulator' to oversee failing insurance companies, banks and financial firms. Nancy Cordes reports.
Tags: Timothy Geithner, MoneyWatch, Insurance, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Regulations, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Government, Game, Regulator, Wall Street, Congress, Legislation, Business, Private, Corporation, Company, Stock, Derivative
Videos 2009-03-26
Wallstrip: Bailout 2: Electric Boogaloo
Second time's a charm for the bailout plan.
Tags: Charm, bailout, congress, senate, global, crisis, iceland, bank, america, bernanke, dow, jones, julie alexandria, wallstrip, stocks, investing
Videos 2008-10-07
Wallstrip: Global Financial Crisis
Does flooding the world with cash mean a credit thaw?
Tags: Financial, Thaw, Financial Accounting, Finance, bailout, congress, senate, paulson, bernanke, euro, dow jones, julie alexandria, wallstrip, stocks, investing
Videos 2008-10-14
James Pinkerton
James Pinkerton is a political analyst who served on the White House staff of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush before becoming a senior advisor to the Mike Huckabee campaign. He shares his thoughts on the financial crisis.
Tags: howard lindzon, julie alexandria, wallstrip, stocks, stock stock exchange, investing, invest, nasdaq, nyse, james pinkerton, financial crisis, meltdown, credit freeze, big three, bailout, recession, american economy, ronald reagan, reaganomics, george bush, mike huckabee, auto makers, congress, sen
Videos 2008-12-05
Can Obama's Plan Work?
Skeptics and some economists say that Pres. Obama?s financial programs and plans for the future may not work if there is no economic growth. Kimberly Dozier reports from Washington.
Tags: Plan, MoneyWatch, Financial Accounting, Finance, Evening, Politics, Washington, White House, President, Economy, Stimulus, Bailout, Tax, Liberal, Democrat, Congress, Loan, Bank, Credit, Foreclosure, 2009
Videos 2009-04-15
Who's To Blame For Economy?
As financial experts predict that the recession could be much worse than originally expected, Erica Hill and Fortune Magazine?s Katie Benner discuss the people responsible for the economic downturn.
Tags: Financial, MoneyWatch, Financial Accounting, Finance, Early, Saturday, Greenspan, Republican, Democrat, Congress, Bailout, Recession, Depression, Business, Wall Street, Bank, Loan
Videos 2009-04-15
Nobody Messes With Joe
In his address to Congress, President Barack Obama named VP Joe Biden to lead an economic oversight effort.
Tags: Barack Obama, MoneyWatch, CBS News, President Obama, Vice President Biden, Oversight, Budget, Money, Economy, Spending, Congress
Videos 2009-04-15
U.S. Automakers Almost out of Time
Chrysler and General Motors submitted financial restructuring plans to Washington in a desperate bid to support a taxpayer bailout of the auto industry. Anthony Mason reports.
Tags: MoneyWatch, Strategic Planning, Manufacturing, Strategy, Management, Evening, Business, Recession, Economy, GM, Detroit, Auto, Car, Congress
Videos 2009-02-17
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