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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Michael Hiltzik: GameStop isn’t the first stock market mania, and it won’t be the last [Los Angeles Times :: BC-HILTZIK-COLUMN-GAMESTOP:LA] So you think the stock market frenzy in GameStop is something new under the sun? You’re not alone. Investment pundits pondering the ridiculous run-up in shares of this money-losing retailer are searching for the big picture, their fingers itching to justify typing the word “unprecedented.” They’re dying to show they�...

So you think the stock market frenzy in GameStop is something new under the sun? You’re not alone. Investment pundits pondering the ridiculous run-up in shares of this money-losing retailer are searching for the big picture, their fingers itching to justify typing the word “unprecedented.” They’re dying to show they’re on to something more profound than a spin of Wall Street’s roulette wheel. Here’s Bloomberg’s John Authers: “The people investing today are driven by righteou...

shrink the pool and that is a >> woodruff: in fact, the percentage of working adults in the labor force is at the lowest level since 1979. in an interview on bloomberg tv, alan krueger, the chairman of the white house council of economic advisors, said that reflects a number of factors. >> its natural that people will retire as they get older and were going to be facing that trend for some time to come. but also when you go through difficult economic times, when unemployment rises as i...

heating units-- freezing temperatures with little clothing options, blankets-- all of these are in short supply. >> brown: we examine a major ruling on the morning after pill, as a federal judge ordered the fda to make it available, without prescription, to women and girls of all ages. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> brown: and we close with the story of an expose of hidden off-shore bank accounts around the obe. >> the first consequence, i guess, ...

shrink the pool and that is a >> woodruff: in fact, the percentage of working adults in the labor force is at the lowest level since 1979. in an interview on bloomberg tv, alan krueger, the chairman of the white house council of economic advisors, said that reflects a number of factors. >> its natural that people will retire as they get older and were going to be facing that trend for some time to come. but also when you go through difficult economic times, when unemployment rises as i...

former mayor of san francisco is coming to current tv. >>every night on cable news networks everyones focusing on whats wrong. i want this show to move past that. i love creative people, and with all the vexing problems we have we need creative thinking. >>(narrator) with interviews with notables from silicon valley, hollywood, and beyond. >>at the end of the day this shows simple. its about ideas. ideas are the best politics. ideas can bring us together. >>(na...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. im jim lehrer. new public opinion polls show another drop of confidence in those in charge of the government. >> brown: and im jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at the latest numbers, and how theyre impacting the political and policy landscape; >> lehrer: then, mark shields and david brooks offer their weekly analysis; >> brown: paul solmans reporting on goldman sachs-- tonight, how the firm used ...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. im jim lehrer. new public opinion polls show another drop of confidence in those in charge of the government. >> brown: and im jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at the latest numbers, and how theyre impacting the political and policy landscape; >> lehrer: then, mark shields and david brooks offer their weekly analysis; >> brown: paul solmans reporting on goldman sachs-- tonight, how the firm used ...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. im jim lehrer. there was a governmentrackdown today in tehran against anti-government protesters. >> woodruff: and im judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, the demonstrations came on the same day hundreds of thousands of government supporters marked the 31st anniversary of the islamic republic. >> lehrer: an interview with christina romer, head of the presidents council of economic advisors about the latest...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. im jim lehrer. there was a government crackdown today in tehran against anti-government protesters. >> woodruff: and im judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, the demonstrations came on the same day hundreds of thousands of government supporters marked the 31st anniversary of the islamic republic. >> lehrer: an interview with christina romer, head of the presidents council of economic advisors about the late...