Economy Dec 18 This holiday season, behavioral economics could be a gift that keeps giving Do you struggle with slouching, overeating or oversleeping? This holiday season, there’s a gift for that. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Sendhil Mullainathan about consumer innovations that promise to improve your life through behavioral economics.
Economy Dec 18 Is the 2015 spending bill a gift to big banks? Tucked into the new federal spending bill that passed this week was a provision to loosen banking regulations on hedges known as derivatives or swaps, rolling back part of the Dodd-Frank Act that was enacted after the financial crisis. Dennis…
World Dec 18 News Wrap: Putin vows West won't 'defang' Russia In our news wrap Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that his nation’s economy and currency would recover in the next two years and vowed that the West would never “defang” Russia. Also, Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint…
Episode Dec 17 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 17, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at a historic agreement between the United States and Cuba to restore diplomatic ties and swap prisoners and examine the effects of the talks. Also: Sony cancels release of "The Interview" after…