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this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. the bulls are back on wall street. tom, investors were enthusiastic on some encouraging economic news: orders in august for things like machinery and computers were stronger than expected. >> tom: susie, this is the fourth week in a row that the major stock averages were positive and in a big way. let's run down the numbers from today's action. the dow jumped almost 200 points. the nasdaq added 54 and the s&p 500 rose 24. ...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening. susie gharib is on assignment in omaha at berkshire hathaway's annual meeting. i'm joined by suzanne pratt. that oil slick in the gulf of mexico is now the size of the island of jamaica, getting bigger by the hour and washing ashore in louisiana. some industry experts estimate the spill could be leaking 25,000 barrels a day-- five times what the government projected. >> suzanne: tom, if it isn't contained, it could become the worst oi...

this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. an optimistic assessment from ben bernanke today about the economic recovery. tom, the fed chief was testifying on capitol hill. he told lawmakers that the recovery has staying power. >> tom: susie, bernanke said that's thanks to "moderate" economic growth. and that was supported today by the fed's own beige book report on regional economies. that showed consumer spending is improving, factories are busy and even housing ...

this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. an optimistic assessment from ben bernanke today about the economic recovery. tom, the fed chief was testifying on capitol hill. he told lawmakers that the recovery has staying power. >> tom: susie, bernanke said that's thanks to "moderate" economic growth. and that was supported today by the fed's own beige book report on regional economies. that showed consumer spending is improving, factories are busy and even housing ...

this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. an optimistic assessment from ben bernanke today about the economic recovery. tom, the fed chief was testifying on capitol hill. he told lawmakers that the recovery has staying power. >> tom: susie, bernanke said that's thanks to "moderate" economic growth. and that was supported today by the fed's own beige book report on regional economies. that showed consumer spending is improving, factories are busy and even housing ...