the european central bank lowered interest rates to an all-time low. china cut several key interest rates for the second time in a month. and the bank of england held its rates steady, but said it will pump billions of dollars into its economy through a new round of bond buying. here in the u.s., some hopeful signs for the weak job market. private employers added 176,000 new workers to their payrolls in june, stronger than the previous month. and the labor department said the number of people filing for unemployment benefits dropped by 14,000 in the past week. both reports bode well for tomorrow s monthly employment report. and many economists raised their estimates on the number of people getting new jobs in june. despite these positive developments, stock markets were mixed. european markets closed lower, and here on wall street, investors held off from making any big commitments. the dow fell 47 points, the nasdaq barely budged, and the s&p lost six points. nightly busine
month. and the bank of england held its rates steady, but said it will pump billions of dollars into its economy through a new round of bond buying. here in the u.s., some hopeful signs for the weak job market. private employers added 176,000 new workers to their payrolls in june, stronger than the previous month. and the labor department said the number of people filing for unemployment benefits dropped by 14,000 in the past week. both reports bode well for tomorrow s monthly employment report. and many economists raised their estimates on the number of people getting new jobs in june. despite these positive developments, stock markets were mixed. european markets closed lower, and here on wall street, investors held off from making any big commitments. the dow fell 47 points, the nasdaq barely budged, and the s&p lost six points. nightly business report is brought to you by: captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: more now on our top story: alarm bells sounding around the wor
two uc berkeley graduates who arrived on american soil after their two-year deal in iran:00 paul chambers reports from berkeley. after 781 days in prison, shane and i are now free men. reporter: in their first interview back in the united states, josh fattal and shane bauer talked about their years in an iranian prison. the iranian government has tied its case to the political disputes with the u.s. the irony is that sakahara, josh and i oppose policies to iran that perpetuate this hostility. reporter: they charged the men along with sarah shourd with spying because it s believed that the three americans crossed the border back in july of 2009, but this past wednesday while exercising at the prison, the men got good news that they were free. on that day, the guards took us downstairs. they fingerprinted us and gave us street clothes. reporter: after being released on a $1 million bail deal they went to oman and were greeted by shourd, who was released last year. b