Fed's economic forecasts differ wildly from Trump's

President imagines 3% annual growth, while the Fed says the U.S. economy would be lucky to hit 2% -- huge difference, America

• Jun 15, 2017

White House plans "workforce development week," led by Ivanka Trump

Amid the fallout from former FBI Director James Comey's testimony, the White House is pushing forward with a plan to help prepare Americans for the workforce

• Jun 12, 2017

How much productivity lost as millions watched Comey?

FBI ex-chief's Senate performance attracted millions, distracting workers who could've gone about their daily jobs instead

• Jun 8, 2017

Economists: the U.S. unlikely to meet Trump's economic goal

Business economists are eyeing GDP growth of 2.2 percent, lower than the White House's 3 percent goal

• Jun 5, 2017

Trump wants to represent a Pittsburgh that doesn't exist

The president's citation of the one-time steel town for leaving the Paris agreement ignores the city's massive changes

• Jun 2, 2017

Wall Street looks to economy and politics for cues

After rebounding from a harrowing selloff two weeks ago, traders brace for flood of economic data and political headlines

• May 30, 2017

Melania Trump shines spotlight on growing luxury market

First Lady's $51,000 designer jacket part of a luxury apparel niche that's expected to grow 2% to 4% after several flat years

• May 29, 2017

With Lacoste, Mont Blanc, socialist Cuba has 1st luxury mall

The Manzana de Gomez mall is selling high-end goods that cost more than some Cubans earn in a lifetime

• May 9, 2017

The 5 most important job numbers to know right now

To understand how the U.S. labor market is really doing, look no further than these critical data points

• May 8, 2017

Bernanke: Trump's pledge to revive U.S. manufacturing is "not realistic"

What the economy really needs is a raft of policies aimed at helping Americans climb the ladder, former Fed chief says

• May 2, 2017

The new tax havens

American companies are finding new overseas tax havens to legally protect some of their profits from the U.S. tax rate of 35 percent, among the highest in the world. Lesley Stahl reports.

• Aug 14, 2011
• 13:47

U.S. economic growth slows to weakest rate in 3 years

Consumers sharply cut spending during much of President Donald Trump's first quarter in the White House

• Apr 28, 2017

The next housing shock

As more and more Americans face mortgage foreclosure, banks' crucial ownership documents for the properties are often unclear and are sometimes even bogus, a condition that's causing lawsuits and hampering an already weak housing market. Scott Pelley reports.

• Aug 7, 2011
• 14:00

The Full episode of the CBS Evening News from July 24, 2013

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew acknowledges most Americans are still healing from the deep recession; and, a natural gas well about 55 miles southwest of Grand Isle, La., caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico after a blowout occurred.

• Jul 24, 2013
• 21:18

Fed Chairman Bernanke On The Economy

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke discusses pressing economic issues, including unemployment, the deficit and the Fed's controversial $600 billion U.S. Treasury Bill purchase. Scott Pelley reports.

• Dec 5, 2010
• 15:01

Hard times generation: homeless kids

For some children, socializing and learning are being cruelly complicated by homelessness, as Scott Pelley reports from Florida, where school buses now stop at motels for children who've lost their homes.

• Mar 6, 2011
• 13:34

The United States of Insecurity

One-third of middle-class families spend some part of the year in poverty, thanks to increasingly unstable jobs

• Apr 17, 2017

Brazil's rising star

As the U.S. and most of the world's countries limp along after the crippling recession, Brazil is off and running with jobs, industry, and resources. Steve Kroft reports.

• Jul 31, 2011
• 13:37

Hard times generation: Homeless kids

For some children, socializing and learning are being cruelly complicated by homelessness, as Scott Pelley reports from Florida, where school buses now stop at motels for children who've lost their homes.

• Jun 26, 2011
• 14:04

Miss the second half of the show? Analysis from Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics. Plus, a panel of experts

Miss the second half of the show? Catch analysis from Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics. Plus, a panel of experts.

• Oct 20, 2013
• 23:12

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from October 14, 2013

Bipartisan talks came to life Monday, with Senate leaders closing in on a deal to fund the government through Jan. 15 and raise the debt ceiling through Feb 15; and, Livestock farmers in South Dakota are suffering after a record early blizzard that dumped four feet of snow and killed tens of thousands of cattle. The government shutdown has left ranchers unable to go to the government for help.

• Oct 14, 2013
• 21:17

The Full episode of the CBS Evening News from July 13, 2013

The jury is in its second day of deliberations to decide the verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial; and Judy and Gary Kopff bring joy to the children of wounded veterans by dressing up as clowns, hoping to generate a bit of laughter amongst those going through a rough time.

• Jul 13, 2013
• 20:41

Poll finds Americans are more confident in the economy

Fifty-eight percent of people consider the economy to be doing well, a 14-point bounce from last year

• Apr 3, 2017

The new face of suburbia: Economic woes and early death

America's suburbs were once root soil for the American Dream -- now they are fertile ground for fatal drug overdoses

• Mar 29, 2017

Here's how U.S. manufacturing will come back

A noted economist sees a different kind of manufacturing emerging -- one that requires educating a new generation of workers

• Feb 28, 2017

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