Home prices came roaring back in many parts of the country, and the consumer dug deep and started to spend again. And thats just scratching the surface. So many big stories this year. And while we cant possibly touch on all of them tonight, were going to look at the year that was in some of the biggest areas, the market, the economy, washington, health care and real estate. And in all the topics that tyler mentioned and elsewhere, change both dramatic and subtle is one of the key underlying themes of 2013. And boy, a lots changed in the past 12 months. Reporter few wall street pros could have predicted the stock market would soar 25 , hitting one record after another. The dow above 16,000. The s p perched at 1,800. Numbers hardly imaginable a year ago. Investors snapped up stocks because where else could they get big returns given super low Interest Rates . The Federal Reserve and this man get some of the credit. Fed chief ben bernanke stood firm on the Central Banks policy of stimulus
Six months of very intensive attention to things he thought were worthy of attention. Ifill and in the forests of mexico, worries are growing about the shrinking number of monarch butterflies spending winter there. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill Christmas Eve was marked by festivities and preparations around the world today. The faithful prepared for Midnight Services in places both traditional and unusual. Some of 2013s first Christmas Eve celebrations occurred in china, where guards and volunteers held back hundreds crowding into a beijing cathedral for holiday services. translated so i say, c
Ifill and we close with a different take on the story of jesus. This time, from a novelist, poet and scholar of literature jay parini. I do think the story of jesus, this great mythical story, can have transforming value in our lives. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill this Christmas Day brought new calls for a better world, but also, new violence. Some spent the day just trying to stay warm, while others reveled in the cold. It was all part of christmas 2013. More than 70,000 people crowded st. Peters square on christ
Surface. So many big stories this year. And while we cant possibly touch on all of them tonight, were going to look at the year that was in some of the biggest areas, the market, the economy, washington, health care and real estate. And in all the topics that tyler mentioned and elsewhere, change both dramatic and subtle is one of the key underlying themes of 2013. And boy, a lots changed in the past 12 months. Reporter few wall street pros could have predicted the stock market would soar 25 , hitting one record after another. The dow above 16,000. The s p perched at 1,800. Numbers hardly imaginable a year ago. Investors snapped up stocks because where else could they get big returns given super low Interest Rates . The Federal Reserve and this man get some of the credit. Fed chief ben bernanke stood firm on the Central Banks policy of stimulus measures to pump up the economy. Which led to a yearlong guessing game, when will the fed taper that Massive Stimulus Program . Well, now we kn
And thats just scratching the surface. So many big stories this year. And while we cant possibly touch on all of them tonight, were going to look at the year that was in some of the biggest areas, the market, the economy, washington, health care and real estate. And in all the topics that tyler mentioned and elsewhere, change both dramatic and subtle is one of the key underlying themes of 2013. And boy, a lots changed in the past 12 months. Reporter few wall street pros could have predicted the stock market would soar 25 , hitting one record after another. The dow above 16,000. The s p perched at 1,800. Numbers hardly imaginable a year ago. Investors snapped up stocks because where else could they get big returns given super low Interest Rates . The Federal Reserve and this man get some of the credit. Fed chief ben bernanke stood firm on the Central Banks policy of stimulus measures to pump up the economy. Which led to a yearlong guessing game, when will the fed taper that Massive Stim