The U.S. Chamber of Commerce predicts the nation s economy will remain weak for much of 2009. In its annual outlook report, the business group says unemployment will soar above nine percent while the nation s gross domestic output will shrink...
President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders on Monday to move swiftly to approve a massive economic rescue package to jumpstart the ailing US economy. Mr. Obama says the U.S. economy is "getting worse" and asked lawmakers to approve hundreds...
Exchange puns with Filipino American artist Michael Arcega as he comments wryly on history. Original airdate: April 2006.For more information, go to: http://www.kqed.org/arts/progr...
Retail experts say the dismal 2008 shopping season will lead to thousands of U.S. store closings in 2009. Early numbers show critical holiday sales in the United States fell as much as four percent in 2008, the worst in...
The U.S. Treasury Department says it will provide $6 billion to the financing arm of General Motors to help ensure the struggling car company stays in business. The government aid will provide a much-needed boost to domestic auto sales...
Israeli warplanes continued to pound targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel s Defense Minister declared an "all out war" against the Islamic militant group Hamas and its Gaza government. Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed more...
Forty years ago, the crew of the Apollo 8 spacecraft became the first humans to orbit the moon. On that Christmas Eve in 1968, NASA astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders dedicated one of the mission s live...
Last minute holiday shoppers are taking advantage of massive discounts as retailers launch a last desperate attempt to generate revenue. With holiday sales shaping up to be the weakest in years, retailers are scrambling to stay ahead of the struggling...
