Wall Street

(Airs 10/11/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette: we’ll took a look at Proposition 1 on the state ballot this election day, Governor Hochul signs six laws aimed at reducing gun violence, and Wall Street profits increase 79 percent.

During one crazy week in January 2021, a motley crew of retail traders on Reddit’s r/wallstreetbets forum had seemingly done the impossible—they had brought some of the biggest, richest players on Wall Street to their knees. Their weapon was GameStop, a failing retailer whose shares briefly became the most-traded security on the planet and the subject of intense media coverage."The Revolution That Wasn’t" is the riveting story of how the meme stock squeeze unfolded, and of the real architects (and winners) of the GameStop rally.

While not the only factors, two of the major forces impacting the economy are the coronavirus and who will be sitting in the White House come January.…

U.S. economic markets enjoyed a strong 2019. So what does 2020 have in store? Economist Hugh Johnson and Siena College's Dr. Aaron Pacitti join Vox Pop to…

Seventeen percent of all the tax revenue collected by New York state comes from one place; Wall Street, so state officials keep a close eye on the…

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate yesterday for the second time this year while saying it's prepared to continue doing what it deems…

Trade negotiations and tariffs between the United States and China have sent stocks up and down on Wall Street in recent weeks. As representatives from…

Investors, some of whom are near retirement and others still many years away, will all be taking a deep breath as they open their fourth quarter…

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Mike Spain, Associate Editor of The Times Union, about Ellazar Williams, who is suing Albany over the police shooting…

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is out with his annual report on Wall Street profits – and he finds, not surprisingly, they are up.DiNapoli says…