this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. worry, worry, worry. that was the watchword on wall street today, and all week long. tom, everyone s nervous the u.s. economy is screeching to a halt. tom: susie, there s been a steady stream of downbeat economic reports in recent weeks, and investors have found little reason to buy stocks. today was no different. the dow and s&p were in the red, and the nasdaq was virtually unchanged. susie: so can investors still make money in a down economy? suzanne pratt reports. reporter: the stock market doesn t like it when the economy is growing slowly, or worse, not growing at all. since the beginning of may, the s&p 500 has lost about 10%, and it was about that time that economic data began to deteriorate. in recent days, investors have grown increasingly worried about the pace of the recovery, and talk of a so-called double-d
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. worry, worry, worry. that was the watchword on wall street today, and all week long. tom, everyone s nervous the u.s. economy is screeching to a halt. tom: susie, there s been a steady stream of downbeat economic reports in recent weeks, and investors have found little reason to buy stocks. today was no different. the dow and s&p were in the red, and the nasdaq was virtually unchanged. susie: so can investors still make money in a down economy? suzanne pratt reports. reporter: the stock market doesn t like it when the economy is growing slowly, or worse, not growing at all. since the beginning of may, the s&p 500 has lost about 10%, and it was about that time that economic data began to deteriorate. in recent days, investors have grown increasingly worried about the pace of the recovery, and talk of a so-called double-d
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. worry, worry, worry. that was the watchword on wall street today, and all week long. tom, everyone s nervous the u.s. economy is screeching to a halt. tom: susie, there s been a steady stream of downbeat economic reports in recent weeks, and investors have found little reason to buy stocks. today was no different. the dow and s&p were in the red, and the nasdaq was virtually unchanged. susie: so can investors still make money in a down economy? suzanne pratt reports. reporter: the stock market doesn t like it when the economy is growing slowly, or worse, not growing at all. since the beginning of may, the s&p 500 has lost about 10%, and it was about that time that economic data began to deteriorate. in recent days, investors have grown increasingly worried about the pace of the recovery, and talk of a so-called double-d
captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: fresh worries about china s economy. new restrictions on chinese banks thousands of miles away leads to an early sell off on wall street. tom: could the attempt to cool china s red hot recovery choke off a global comeback. you re watching nightly business report for friday, february 12. this is nightly business report with susie gharib and tom hudson. nightly business report is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tom: good evening, everyone. belt tightening in china put the squeeze on wall street today. china s central bank moved to cool off its red-hot growth by pulling back on lending. susie: the early reaction here in the u.s. was sharp and swift selling with the dow off well over a hundred points in the early going. but a late rally helped stocks cut their losses. the dow ended down just 45 points, while the nasdaq managed to turn positive
captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: fresh worries about china s economy. new restrictions on chinese banks thousands of miles away leads to an early sell off on wall street. tom: could the attempt to cool china s red hot recovery choke off a global comeback. you re watching nightly business report for friday, february 12. this is nightly business report with susie gharib and tom hudson. nightly business report is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tom: good evening, everyone. belt tightening in china put the squeeze on wall street today. china s central bank moved to cool off its red-hot growth by pulling back on lending. susie: the early reaction here in the u.s. was sharp and swift selling with the dow off well over a hundred points in the early going. but a late rally helped stocks cut their losses. the dow ended down just 45 points, while the nasdaq managed to turn positive