Oct 29 Is carried interest simply a tax break for the ultra rich? By Paul Solman Is it a tax break for the nation's wealthiest or an important driver of economic growth?… Continue reading
Oct 29 Cuba’s semi-untouched markets offer rare opportunity for U.S. businesses By Vikram Mansharamani With the recent thawing of relations between Cuba and the United States, expectations are running high for political normalization between the two countries and the promising economic opportunities that should come with it. Continue reading
Oct 28 Everything you need to know about Medicare Advantage this open enrollment season By Philip Moeller Medicare Advantage plans tout stability and broader coverage in 2016. Continue reading
Oct 27 Column: Proposed budget bill would have devastating effects on millions’ Social Security benefits By Laurence Kotlikoff The House’s new budget bill would make radical changes to the way Social Security provides spousal and retirement benefits.… Continue reading
Oct 27 The Highway Trust Fund keeps bridges from falling down, but will Congress reauthorize it? By Kristen Doerer Keeping U.S. roads and bridges safe requires federal funding, but lawmakers can't agree on how to pay for the Highway Trust Fund. Continue reading
Oct 26 Everything you need to know about the federal debt limit By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press With one week to go, Congress must act fast and come up with a way to raise the federal borrowing limit or face an unprecedented government default. Continue reading
Oct 23 I charged my kids interest on loans, and now they’re outsmarting me By Kristen Doerer Economics correspondent Paul Solman spoke with Doug Miller, an employee at New Belgium Brewery, about the company's financial literacy classes. Miller brought that new-found knowledge home and taught his kids. Little did he know how savvy they would become. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch How teaching your kids financial literacy can lead to them outsmarting you By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 7:42 Brewery workers pour their hearts into business when given a stake By PBS News Hour Colorado's New Belgium Brewing is known for its quirky culture, its Fat Tire beer and its distinction as a worker-owned business. Why did the founder of this successful craft brewery sell to her employees? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 54:20 PBS NewsHour full episode October 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton testifies before a Republican-led committee on the Benghazi attack. Also: American and Kurdish forces free Islamic State captives in Iraq, what happens when workers own a craft brewery, a priest’s mission to protect migrants… Continue watching