this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. susie gharib is on assignment. worry, worry and more worry about main street dominated wall street today. stocks sold off again, with the s&p 500 extending its slide to a fourth session. the index is now at its lowest level since mid march. there was no fresh economic data out today for investors, but recent reports point to an economy that has stalled. still, as suzanne pratt reports, it may be more of a speed bump for the recovery rather than a major pothole. reporter: two years after the recession ended, the u.s. economy should be growing at a very healthy clip. instead, new jobs are hard to come by, factory output is slowing and buyers have put on the brakes on car sales. on top of that, consumer confidence is slipping and the stock market is sliding. the big question is whether the economy s so-called soft
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. susie gharib is on assignment. worry, worry and more worry about main street dominated wall street today. stocks sold off again, with the s&p 500 extending its slide to a fourth session. the index is now at its lowest level since mid march. there was no fresh economic data out today for investors, but recent reports point to an economy that has stalled. still, as suzanne pratt reports, it may be more of a speed bump for the recovery rather than a major pothole. reporter: two years after the recession ended, the u.s. economy should be growing at a very healthy clip. instead, new jobs are hard to come by, factory output is slowing and buyers have put on the brakes on car sales. on top of that, consumer confidence is slipping and the stock market is sliding. the big question is whether the economy s so-called soft
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. susie gharib is on assignment. worry, worry and more worry about main street dominated wall street today. stocks sold off again, with the s&p 500 extending its slide to a fourth session. the index is now at its lowest level since mid march. there was no fresh economic data out today for investors, but recent reports point to an economy that has stalled. still, as suzanne pratt reports, it may be more of a speed bump for the recovery rather than a major pothole. reporter: two years after the recession ended, the u.s. economy should be growing at a very healthy clip. instead, new jobs are hard to come by, factory output is slowing and buyers have put on the brakes on car sales. on top of that, consumer confidence is slipping and the stock market is sliding. the big question is whether the economy s so-called soft
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. susie gharib is on assignment. worry, worry and more worry about main street dominated wall street today. stocks sold off again, with the s&p 500 extending its slide to a fourth session. the index is now at its lowest level since mid march. there was no fresh economic data out today for investors, but recent reports point to an economy that has stalled. still, as suzanne pratt reports, it may be more of a speed bump for the recovery rather than a major pothole. reporter: two years after the recession ended, the u.s. economy should be growing at a very healthy clip. instead, new jobs are hard to come by, factory output is slowing and buyers have put on the brakes on car sales. on top of that, consumer confidence is slipping and the stock market is sliding. the big question is whether the economy s so-called soft