With some of America's biggest banks repaying the government billions of dollars in bailout funds, is it a sign that the economy is on the rebound, or have we yet to hit rock bottom? It's tonight's focus on The Bottom Line.
The Bottom Line with Eddie Arruza
The Chicago school of economics was developed at the University of Chicago in the 1950s, but now some are saying the "Chicago approach" is to blame for the economic collapse. It's the focus of tonight's edition of The Bottom Line.
While the federal government has had to bail out the nation's large banks, smaller and independently owned banks are doing just fine. Or are they? Regional banks did not take the same risks as the big banks, but a different kind of crisis may be headed their way.
They're among the most complex investments in the financial world and a major cause of the economic meltdown: "Derivatives." What are they and why are they are largely unregulated? It's our focus on tonight's The Bottom Line.
Millions of Americans are wallowing in credit card debt, mostly because of astronomical fees and interest rates. But now Washington is trying to reign in credit card companies for what many consider to be abusive and deceptive practices. It's tonight's focus on The Bottom Line.
The so-called "stress tests" of America's largest banks are completed and the results will be made public tomorrow. Preliminary reports say some banks are not as healthy as they should be. Eddie Arruza and his panel discuss the test results on tonight's installment of The Bottom Line.
If your 401(k) has plummeted along with the economy, you have plenty of company. Now many are questioning whether 401(k)s should have become the primary retirement account for so many Americans. It's a question we tackle on tonight's edition of The Bottom Line.
Twelve weeks into his presidency, President Obama gives an assessment of his administration's approach to fixing the ailing U.S. economy. The President claims we are headed in the right direction, but we hear what two local economists have to say in tonight's installment of "The Bottom Line."
If you have applied for a credit card, home mortgage, or car loan recently, you may have found that they are not as easy to get as they once were. The TARP funds were supposed to free up credit markets. So why are credit lines still out of reach for many? This is tonight's focus in our series, "The Bottom Line."
Small businesses are taking a big hit in this recession. Many banks have cut off lines of credit. But the Obama administration says it has plans to get loans flowing again to small businesses. What are those plans and will they work? That is tonight's focus of our series, "The Bottom Line."
The recession has brought down the financial markets and among the hardest hit investments have been hedge funds. What are they and why are they controversial? That is tonight's focus for our series, "The Bottom Line.
General Motors could be on the brink of bankruptcy while Ford and Chrysler are struggling to survive. How did the big three automakers reach such dire straits, and what will be the economic impact if even one files for bankruptcy? We tackle those questions and more in tonight's installment of "The Bottom Line."
If President Obama gets his way, next year's federal budget will be the costliest ever and it comes with big changes to the tax code. We take a look at who will be paying more and who will get a break in tonight's installment of "The Bottom Line."
The federal government has injected hundreds of billions of dollars into the nation's banking system, but two of the country's biggest banks are teetering on insolvency. What will it take to save the floundering financial industry? That is our focus tonight in our economic segment, "The Bottom Line."
President Obama unveils his plan to stem the tide of home foreclosures and resuscitate the housing market. What are its key elements and can it work? We take a look in tonight's installment of our economic series, "The Bottom Line."
The new U.S. treasury secretary unveiled the latest proposal to rescue the nation's banks and the price tag is in the trillions of dollars. What has happened to the money dispersed so far? Eddie Arruza talks to two top economists about the bailout plan in our economic series, "The Bottom Line."
