Economy Nov 29 What’s ‘The Fine Print’ Hidden in Your Paycheck? // NewsHour featured a story on the Wednesday broadcast in which economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to David Cay Johnston about his book, "The Fine Print." Here is an extra clip about a tax trick Johnston calls "one of the…
Economy Nov 15 Money Manager Jon ‘Merle Hazard’ Shayne Visits Athens Passengers ride the German-made transit system in Athens, Greece. When Jon Shayne last commented on Greece for us, it was in song as "Merle Hazard," Jon's musical alter ego. He was actually filing from his hometown of…
Economy Nov 09 Income Inequality vs. Wealth Inequality Photo by Katrina Charmatz via Getty Images Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: David G: I keep seeing an argument that says…
World Nov 08 Greece’s Former Finance Minister Defends Super Mario Greece's former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou defends European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's Outright Monetary Transactions plan. Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images. Earlier today, we featured Boston University economist Laurence "Ask Larry" Kotlikoff on the European crisis and his…
Economy Nov 08 Greece’s Former Finance Minister Defends Super Mario Greece's former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou defends European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's Outright Monetary Transactions plan. Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Earlier today, we featured Boston University economist Laurence "Ask Larry" Kotlikoff on the European crisis and his…
Economy Nov 07 They All Got it Right: Polls, Markets, and Models President Barack Obama's election night rally at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago. Photo by The Washington Post via Getty Images. The polls got it mostly right. Ray Fair's economic model forecast a result well within the final…
Economy Nov 06 Why a Romney Win Would Shock the Markets Presumptive Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop. Photo by Edward Linsmier via Getty Images. As of yesterday, President Obama had already been re-elected. Or so it seemed to Paddy Power, the…
Economy Oct 24 Can You Compete with Baxter? Yes, Says Vivek Wadhwa Throughout history, technology has caused change and disruption in the workplace, as when auto workers were replaced by creatures like these. But new higher quality jobs will emerge, argues Vivek Wadhwa. Photo by Stockbyte via Getty Images. I've reported…
Economy Oct 18 How to Follow the Prediction Markets in Real Time Digital Vision via Getty Images We have four questions today, since they all concern our recent story on polls, professors and prediction markets and yesterday's afternoon Making Sen$e post on how to make money on presidential prediction…
Economy Oct 17 How to Make Money on the Presidential Prediction Markets Mitt Romney and President Obama point fingers during the second presidential debate at Hofstra Univesity in New York. Photo by Charlie Neibergall/AP/New York Daily News. We first reported on presidential prediction markets in a favorite story of ours…