Making Sen$e Oct 18

Corporations paid $205 billion in taxes during fiscal year 2018, $92 billion less than the year before.

Making Sen$e Oct 17

Canada is only the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, opening up a multi-billion dollar market to businesses and investors.

Making Sen$e Oct 12

What will the change mean for your pocketbook? Economics correspondent Paul Solman and columnist Philip Moeller discuss.

Making Sen$e Oct 08

The two American economists have not worked together, but both have developed models to study long-term, sustainable economic growth.

Making Sen$e Oct 05

The unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September, the lowest since the Vietnam War. The economy added 134,00 jobs, fewer than expected because of losses from Hurricane Florence.

Making Sen$e Oct 04

Studies show a "sin tax" reduces consumption of sugary drinks but also increases shopping in suburbs that lie outside the taxable area.

Politics Oct 03

The Federal Reserve chair's comments came as part of a conversation with PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff during The Atlantic Festival in Washington, D.C.

Making Sen$e Oct 01

Gopinath, a professor at Harvard University, will be the first woman to hold the position.

Making Sen$e Sep 28

Small businesses are scrambling to meet the demand from consumers who want an alternative to plastic straws.

Making Sen$e Sep 21

Freezing your credit report is now free thanks to a new federal law. The service, which aims to prevent identity theft, previously cost upwards of $30 in some states.