Economy Sep 06 America’s Shrinking Workforce? Officially, this month's unemployment number is, in the words of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "little changed" at 7.3 percent. The other headline number -- of 169,000 jobs added -- would have elicited an "eh" in my youth; a…
Economy Sep 06 America’s Shrinking Workforce? By Paul Solman Officially, this month's unemployment number is, in the words of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "little changed" at 7.3 percent. The other headline number -- of 169,000 jobs added -- would have elicited an "eh" in…
Economy Sep 05 The Art of Local Currency: Keeping Small Beautiful The regional "BerkShare" currency helps support local artists. Watch the full Making Sen$e segment on BerkShares, which aired on the NewsHour Thursday. Photo courtesy of NewsHour In Thursday's Making Sen$e segment, Paul Solman visits Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to explore…
Economy Sep 05 The Art of Local Currency: Keeping Small Beautiful The regional "BerkShare" currency helps support local artists. Watch the full Making Sen$e segment on BerkShares, which aired on the NewsHour Thursday. Photo courtesy of NewsHour. In Thursday's Making Sen$e segment, Paul Solman visits Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to explore…
Economy Sep 05 How to Print Dollars in Your Own Backyard and Keep Them Away from Wal-Mart BerkShares are the local paper currency of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Lauren Fuller Photography. What if you used a different currency to buy a sandwich from your main street deli than you did to make a purchase at…
Economy Sep 05 How to Print Dollars in Your Own Backyard and Keep Them Away from Wal-Mart BerkShares are the local paper currency of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Lauren Fuller Photography. What if you used a different currency to buy a sandwich from your main street deli than you did to make a purchase at…
Economy Aug 30 How Do I Manage My Parents’ Money When They Can’t? The hardest part of managing a parent's money is figuring out how to make it last. Photo courtesy of Flickr user JBStafford. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making…
Economy Aug 30 How Do I Manage My Parents’ Money When They Can’t? By Paul Solman The hardest part of managing a parent's money is figuring out how to make it last. Photo courtesy of Flickr user JBStafford. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on…
Economy Aug 23 Virtual Reality: the Terrors of Poe’s Pit, the Joys of Michelangelo’s David // Never seen Michelangelo's David? With a little help from virtual reality, Paul Solman discovers it won't require a trip to Italy. Paul Solman: Like it or not, virtual reality , or "VR," is coming. Soon. And for those who…
Economy Aug 22 Virtual Reality: the Terrors of Poe’s Pit, the Joys of Michelangelo’s David By Paul Solman // Never seen Michelangelo's David? With a little help from virtual reality, Paul Solman discovers it won't require a trip to Italy. Paul Solman: Like it or not, virtual reality , or "VR," is coming. Soon. And…