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captning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: the fed'reputation has been tarnished so sa a key report on reforming financia regulation. it co-author, william donaldson, ss a systemic risk gulator is needed now and it ouldn't be the federal reserve. >> they were buying corpse when they thought they were buying a bab >> jeff: he's talking abt scams touting moy making opportunities in the worless shares oold g.m. mingp, an investor alert. >> susie: tonight's stet critique guest says wal-ma's not e only retailer cashing in on the recession. he'satrick o'hare, chief market analy at briefing.com. >> jeff: then, ilooks like moreeople are paying their credit cards on me. americ express and capital one both report delinquencieare wn. the newselped stocks surge as the dow addeover 250 points. >> susie: i'm susie ghib. >> jeff: and i'meff yastine. paul kangas is off tight.

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: the fed's reputation has been tarnished so says a key report on reforming financial regulation. it's co-author, william donaldson, says a systemic risk regulator is needed now and it shouldn't be the federal reserve. >> they were buying a corpse when they thought they were buying a baby. >> jeff: he's talking about scams touting money making opportunities in the worthless shares of old g.m. coming up, an investor alert. >> susie: tonight's street critique guest says wal-mart's not the only retailer cashing in on the recession. he's patrick o'hare, chief market analyst at briefing.com. >> jeff: then, it looks like more people are paying their credit cards on time. american express and capital one both report delinquencies are down. the news helped stocks surge as the dow added over 250 points. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. >> jeff: and i'm jeff yastine. paul kangas is off tonight. this is "nightly business report" for wednesday, july 15. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station

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caioning sponsored by wpbt ( willie nelson singin ) >> ♪ on e road again.ust can't wait to get on e ♪ ♪ roaagain. >> paul: no more wting for generamotors. the american icon is othe road again, erging from bankruptcy after just 40 days. >> at the new g. we need to ma the customer the center of everything. and we're ing to be obsessed with this. becausif we don't get this right. thing else is going to work. it's that simple. >> sus: g.m. c.e.o. fritz nderson tells us about the automaker's secondhance. and what american consers can expect fm the new g.m. >> pl: tonight's market monitor says t stimulus package is finally staing to goose the economy. he's robert drh, editor of the ach weekly research report. >> susie: thenwall street's geing up for a flood of earnings from the nation's biggest banks. coming up, areview of what to expectand what investors should look for. >> paul: i'm pl kangas. >> susie: and i'm susie ghar. this is "night business reportfor friday, july 10. "nhtly business report" is made possible by: thisrogram was made possible by contribution

captioning sponsed by wpbt >> paul: microsoftnd yahoo team up to take on ggle, but some analysts aninvestors aren'tonvinced the strategy will work. >> suzanne: a health care compromi of sorts in congress could get alth reform to the president'desk this fall. the key to moving forward: publ option. >> paul: tonight's "street critique" guest stl thinks cash is king, even wh the recent run-up in stocks. she'hilary kramer, chief market strategt at greentech research. >> suzanne: ca for clunkers hopes to jump start sas at the nation's ao dealers and impre the nation's fuel efficien. but as those dears are finding out, the progr has some proble. >> pl: i'm paul kangas. >> suzanne: d i'm suzanne pratt. susigharib is off tonight. this is ightly business report" for wednday, july 29. "nhtly business report" is made possible by: this program wasade possible by contributionso your pbs station from viewers likyou. thank yo >> suzanne: good evening everyone. investors are calling itmicro- hoo," a search and aertising deal bween microsoft and yahoo. but they're al calling it a dippointment, and that sent

ptioning sponsored by wpbt >> paul: when it comes to foreclosure prevenon, the administraon says there's too much foot draggi. now it's pusng the nation's biggt mortgage servicers to do better bworking out half a million troubled lns by vember. >> suzanne: reforming heth care and funng medicare will go hand in hand capitol hill. tonight, we talk medicare and health reform with the kser family fndation's tricia neuman. >> pau i.b.m.'s doing it. sprint and amazon too. but does the rect jump in deals mean m&a is ba on wall street? yes, a no. >> sanne: then, we head to china where motorola's ting its cues dirtly from the consumer and trying to boostts share of theell phe market. >> pau i'm paul kangas. >> suzanne: and i'suzanne pratt. susie gharib is off tonigh th is "nightly business report" r tuesday, july 28. "nightlyusiness report" is made possible by: thisrogram was made possible by contributions tyour pbs station from viewers le you. thank you. >> suzanne: good evening everyo. the beaten dn u.s. housing maet may be showing signs of stabization. the s&p-case shill index of home prices r

captioningponsored by wpbt >>aul: c.i.t. reportedly aches a deal with creditors for $3 billion in w loans. thlifeline for the small business lender hes give wall street a boost. >> suzanne: when it mes to health care refo, president obama ys it's time to stop talking and start working towards legislatio but figuring how to pay for it continues to be an uphilbattle for lawmaks. paul: weaker demand for cel phones led to a op in quarterly ofits at texas inruments. we'll take a broader look athe tech sector and at those companies say about the ouook for the econy. >> there are just too ny carriers chasi too few passenge and the industry has to shrink. >> suzanne: bugetting smaller y not be the only option. the future of domest airlines in a tbulent economy. >> pau i'm paul kangas. >> suzanne: ani'm suzanne prat susie ghib is off tonight. this is "nightly business report" for monday, ly 20. "nightly business report" is made possibley: this program was made possib by contributns to your pbs station from viewers like yo thank you.

ptioning sponsored by wpbt >> as americans save more d chinese are able to spd more, we can put growth on aore sustainae foundation because just as china has befited from substantial investnt and profitable exports, china n also be an enoous market for amican goods. >> paul: wh that, president obama kick off two-days of strategic econic talks with thchinese. he says our relationship wl shape the 21stentury. >> suzanne: up, upnd away. the dow s tacked on almost 40% since march. but withhe economy still in ression, many on wall street are wondering if stockhave gone too faroo fast. paul: from the failure of lehman brothers to t demise of bear sarns. congress wts to know how, and why, the financial crisis happened. we talk to a member of t new financial cris inquiry commison, former u.s. senator bob graham. >> suzne: then, verizon dials up weak results. the telecom ant posts a big op in profits. d ramps up layoffs, now cutting 8,000 jobs thiyear. >> paul: i'm paukangas. >> suzan: and i'm suzanne pratt. susie gharib is off tonit. this is "night business reportfor monday, july 27th. "nightl

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> no one was tougher than i was in trying to protect the american taxpayer. >> paul: former treasury secretary henry paulson gets grilled on capitol hill for his role in the sale of merrill lynch to bank of america. the tough questioning and his answers ahead. >> susie: the bankruptcy countdown is on for c.i.t. tonight. the nation's leading small business lender is poised to fail. now that uncle sam has put away his checkbook. coming up, what c.i.t.'s failure could mean to small businesses that depend on it. >> paul: j.p. morgan chase checks in with record second quarter revenues. analysis of the results and a preview of what's ahead for the financial sector in the second half. >> susie: google continues to search out profits. the company posted a near 20% rise in second quarter earnings. but the giant web search engine isn't firing on all cylinders. we'll explain. >> paul: i'm paul kangas. >> susie: and i'm susie gharib. this is "nightly business report" for thursday, july 17. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> suzanne: good evening, everyone. protecting americans from another sub-prime mortgage mess or credit card abuses are major goals of the obama administration's plans for financial regulatory reform. and the white house wants to give that job to a new agency, one with strong enforcement and rule-making powers. today, it sent treasury secretary timothy geithner to capitol hill to sell lawmakers on a new consumer financial protection agency. but geithner ran into opposition from many of the people he works with every day. darren gersh explains. >> reporter: today's hearing was as much about power politics as regulatory reform, a fact noted with some amusement by the man who called the hearing, house financial services committee chairman barney frank. frank opened by marveling at the complaints he is hearing from the nation's assorted financial regulators. >> they can argue that taking the powers away from them may not make sense, because the powers that will be taken away from them are in very good shape because they hav

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: $787 billion, that's how much the u.s. is spending to stimulate the economy. but with unemployment nearing double digits, and the economy looking worse, more and more people are calling for a second stimulus. >> jeff: key to the economic recovery, getting americans spending. but that's tough to do when wages are stagnating or taking hits in other ways. >> susie: if you browse the web using internet explorer and a windows based p.c, you could be at risk. microsoft says there's a security problem with its software that could let hackers take over your computer. >> jeff: then, putting a new face on the lipstick effect. american cosmetics firms are hoping to do just that in china, as the global recession has women there looking for small luxuries. >> susie: i'm susie gharib >> jeff: and i'm jeff yastine. paul kangas is off tonight. this is nightly business report for monday, july 6th. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> reform is coming. it is on track; it is coming. we have tried for decades to fix a broken system, and we have never, in my entire tenure in public life, been this close. >> susie: vice president biden announces a deal with the nation's hospitals to cut $155- billion in health care costs over the next decade. coming up, what the effort means for health care reform. >> jeff: it's google vs. microsoft. as the web search giant develops a computer operating system. and the software giant goes after the web search market. >> susie: another nasty quarter for alcoa, as the aluminum giant kicks off earnings season. the metals maker says it's facing the most serious downturn in the history of the aluminum industry. >> susie: tonight's "street critique" guest says he's not sure there ever were any economic green shoots. he's paul larson, equities strategist at morningstar. i'm susie gharib. this is "nightly business report" for wednesday, july 8. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to

captioning spoored by wpbt >> paul: mrosoft and yahoo team up to take on googl but some analysts and instors aren't connced the strategy will work. >>uzanne: a health care compromise osorts in congress could get heal reform to the presidens desk this fall. the key to moving forwar a puic option. >> paul: tonight's "stre critique" guest ill thinks cash is king, evenith the recent run-up in stocks. shs hilary kramer, chief market stratist at greentech research. >> suzanne: sh for clunkers hopes to jump start les at the nation'suto dealers and improve e nation's fuel efficiency. but as those dealersre finding out, the program h some problems. >> paul:'m paul kangas. >> suzanne: and m suzanne prt. susie ghib is off tonight. this is "nigly business report" for wednesda july 29. "night business report" is made possible by: this program was madpossible by contributions to ur pbs station from viewers like yo thank you. >>uzanne: good evening everyone. investors are calling it "mio- hoo," a search and adversing deal betwe microsoft and yahoo. but they're also cling it a disappntment, and that

caioning sponsored by wpbt >> suzanne: uncle sam's ca for unkers program is still goin that's despite dealereports it has own through a billion- dollar budget. the prident says deals made through the weend will be covered. >> jeff: theconomy's still stk in reverse. the latest g.d.p. readg shows we're still in recsion. coming up: analysis from wal stre and washington. >> suzanne: tonight's maet monitor guest thinks we' hit bottom, and thinks companies will soon stt showing growth. he's robert stovall, managg director and strategist atood asset management >> jeff: the we head to chicago for a ok at an all americ family business. we kick off our new cus on family busess. night's "all in e family" introduces us the people bend glunz beer. >> suzanne: i'm suzanne att. >> jeff: a i'm jeff yastine. this is "nightly business report" for friday, july 3 "nightly busess report" made possible by: this program was made possle by contribions to your pbs station from viewers like u. thank you. >> suzne: good evening, everne. the government's wildly pular "cash for unkers" program may be on its way t

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> paul: 39 days down, one to go. general motors says it will leave bankruptcy protection tomorrow. tonight, a look at the new, leaner g.m. >> the biggest risk right now is doing nothing because the current economic situation is such that we can't fix the economy without fixing healthcare. >> susie: we talk health care reform with kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services. >> paul: from discounters to shops at the mall, the nation's retailers can't seem to shake the recession. its a trend likely to continue as more and more consumers tighten belts. and get down to the business of saving. >> susie: one of uncle sam's biggest investments took a big hit today. shares of a.i.g. plunged, after one analyst said there's a good chance those shares are virtually worthless. >> paul: i'm paul kangas. >> susie: and i'm susie gharib. this is "nightly business report" for thursday, july 9. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers

captning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good ening, everyone. another sharp drop in oiprices today-- th are now at $62 a barrel. the past week alone, they'v mbled 13% on growing concern an economic recovery is far away. the latile ups and downs in the new york oil markets are tting attention in washington. regulators are trying to fige out whher wild swings in prices are a result of bets de by speculators as darren rsh reports, the commodity futures tradin commissionays it's time for some answers. >> reporr: if you buy crude by the tanker or fuel by the truckload, regulators say yo have physical demand for oil, a real need to ptect your business by ading in futures rkets. the commity futures trading commsion is considering stcter trading limits on everyone who h a financial need for oil, meaning instors and speculors. c.f.t.c. commissioner ba chilton says t idea is to limit the ability of anyne trader to pu around energy pres. >> this is an effort to sure that peoe are paying a fair price for commodities. it's not ourob to pick a high ice or a l

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. one of those "green shoots" may be sprouting in the tech sector. late today, chip maker intel rolled out much better than expected second quarter earnings, but more importantly, the company had a surprisingly upbeat outlook for the second half of the year. excluding a one-time charge for a fine by the european union, intel earned 18 cents a share in the quarter, ten cents more than expected. the microchip giant said it expected improved conditions in the computer market, a sign analysts took as encouraging. stacy smith, intel's chief financial officer says the numbers tell a solid story. >> you can see it at the top line-- up a billion dollars. you can see it at the gross margins-- up five points, quarter on quarter. our inventory levels are down, so i'm real pleased with the execution from the company. and then as we go into the second half, we start the ramp of our 32-nanometer factories, which should extend our product leadership and allow us to bring out a slew of new products tha

captiong sponsored by wpbt >>aul: signs of stabilization in the housing market ght a fire under stos. home sales head higher f a third straight month, helpinto pushhe blue chips above 9,000 to a new high for the year >> suzanne: but a late day earnings disapintment from microsoft could rail the rally torrow. the software gia misses the mark as les drop sharply. >> paul: fd motor is driving ahead with its turnarod plan, cuing debt and boosting market share. but c.e.o. alan mully tells us his american rivals n't have a leg up just because th're gettina helping hand from uncle sam. >> i le to go shopping. >> suzanne: meet olivi she's one of mlions of kids hiing stores in search of new duds and school suppes. that has retailersiscounting like never before to cash on the back tschool bonanza. >> pl: i'm paul kangas. >> sanne: and i'm suzanne pratt. sie gharib is off tonight. this is "nightly business report" for thursday, ju 23. "nightly business repo" is made poible by: thisrogram was made possible by contributions tyour pbs station from viewers le you. thank you. >> suzanne: go evening,

captioni sponsored by wpbt paul: c.i.t. reportedly reaches a deal with creditors for $3 billion in new ans. the lifeline for the sma business lender lps give wall street a boost >> suzanne: when icomes to health care rerm, president obamsays it's time to stop talking and start workin towards legislatn. but figuring how to pafor it continues to be an uphl battle for lawmers. >> paul: weaker demand for cl phones led to drop in quarterlprofits at texas struments. we'll take a broader look the tech sector and whathose companies say about the tlook for the ecomy. >> there are just tomany carriers chang too few passenrs and the industry has to shrink. >> suzanne: t getting smaller may not be the only option. the future of domeic airlines in aurbulent economy. >> pl: i'm paul kangas. >> suzanne: d i'm suzanne prt. susie arib is off tonight. this is "nightly business report" for mondayjuly 20. "nightly business report" is made possib by: this program was made poible by contrutions to your pbs station from viewers likyou. thank yo >

captning sponsored by wpbt >>aul: when it comes to foreclosure preventionthe administrationays there's too much foot dragng. now it's phing the nation's biest mortgage servicers to do bettery working out half a million troubledoans by november. >> suzanne: reforming alth care and fding medicare will go hand in hanon capitol hill. tonight, we talk micare and health reform with theaiser familyoundation's tricia neuman. >> pl: i.b.m.'s doing it. sprint and amazon to but does the recent jump in deals mean m&a is ck on wall street? yes,nd no. >>uzanne: then, we head to china where motorola'saking its cues dectly from the consumer and trying to boo its share of the cell one market. >> pl: i'm paul kangas. >> suzanne: and m suzanne pratt. susie gharib is off tonit. is is "nightly business reportfor tuesday, july 28. "night business report" is made possible by: th program was made possible by contributionso your pbs station from viewersike you. thank you. >> suzanne: good eveni, everne. the beatenown u.s. housing rket may be showing signs of stilization. the s&p-case shier index of home prices

captioning sponsor by wpbt >> paul: the fedal reserve has pumped hundreds of blions of dollars to the economy. but the fed chairman saythe revery still has a long way to go and now is not e time to tighten monetary policy. >> suzanne: cateillar's latest results weren't ch to write home aut but it's improved ouook helped boost the market. coming up, a look at what e latest flood oearnings says abt the economy. >> sunshine the best disinftant and it will discouge and deter bad havior. >> paul: the special ipector general overseng the $700- biion tarp bailout fund tells lawmakers transpency is needed no >> suzan: then, apple shines, sting a 15% jump in profits i-phones and mac computers continue to fly off store shelves, even in a recsion. >> paul: i paul kangas >> sanne: and i'm suzanne pratt. susie arib is off tonight. this is "nightly business report" for tuesda july 21. "nightly business repo" is made poible by: thisrogram was made possible by ctributions to your pbs station from viewers le you. thank u. 7//& >> suzannegood evening everne. the federal reserve is notone yet heing to f

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> paul: one of the president's top economic advisers says the economy's been to the brink, but we're back from the abyss. coming up, a closer look at how the economy's doing and where it's headed in the second half. >> susie: from general electric to bank of america to citigroup, some of the nation's biggest blue chips posted earnings today. results are down, but still better than expected. an update in stocks in the news. >> paul: tonight's market monitor guest thinks stimulus programs around the globe are working. he's gary motyl chief investment officer at templeton global equity. >> susie: just a few years ago, everyone was jumping on the ethanol bandwagon, but gasoline prices dropped and credit costs soared. now, ethanol is being back- burner. >> paul: i'm paul kangas. >> susie: and i'm susie gharib. this is "nightly business report" for friday, july 17. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> susie: good evening, everyone. the economy is i

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: from retailers to manufacturers to the corner deli hundreds of thousands of small businesses depend on financing from cit group. but the nation's leading small business lender is fighting for survival and a bankruptcy filing could tear through the economy. >> jeff: a trillion dollars and counting. what stood at just $286 billion at this time last year has ballooned. the federal budget deficit now tops a trillion dollars thanks to bank and auto bailouts. >> susie: speaking of bailouts, we meet an auto parts firm not waiting for a helping hand from uncle sam. johnson controls is going back to basics from the past, to build a business for the future. >> jeff: then, the future of the markets, now that the economic recovery's not so certain. our guest, market strategist joe battipaglia of stifel nicolaus. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. >> jeff: and i'm jeff yastine. paul kangas is off tonight. this is "nightly business report" for monday, july 13. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs s

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