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this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. ben bernanke said today he'll do whatever it takes to prop up the economy. tom, the fed chief's speech at an economic conference in jackson hole wyoming came just hours after the government reported that u.s. economy grew only 1.6% in the second quarter. but bernanke didn't change his forecast. he still believes the economy will grow "at relatively a modest pace" this year. he said there was only a low risk of deflation. and he made a...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. ben bernanke said today he'll do whatever it takes to prop up the economy. tom, the fed chief's speech at an economic conference in jackson hole wyoming came just hours after the government reported that u.s. economy grew only 1.6% in the second quarter. but bernanke didn't change his forecast. he still believes the economy will grow "at relatively a modest pace" this year. he said there was only a low risk of deflation. and he made a...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening, everybody, and thanks for watching. the number of americans making new claims for unemployment benefits fell for the first time in a month, down by 31,000. but susie, the overall number of claims is still way too high to describe the report as good news. >> susie: tom, that comes on top of some dismal reports on the state of the housing market, and a day ahead of what's expected to be a major speech by fed chairman ben bernanke in wyo...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening, everybody, and thanks for watching. the number of americans making new claims for unemployment benefits fell for the first time in a month, down by 31,000. but susie, the overall number of claims is still way too high to describe the report as good news. >> susie: tom, that comes on top of some dismal reports on the state of the housing market, and a day ahead of what's expected to be a major speech by fed chairman ben bernanke in wyo...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening, everybody, and thanks for watching. the number of americans making new claims for unemployment benefits fell for the first time in a month, down by 31,000. but susie, the overall number of claims is still way too high to describe the report as good news. >> susie: tom, that comes on top of some dismal reports on the state of the housing market, and a day ahead of what's expected to be a major speech by fed chairman ben bernanke in wyo...