Sep 21 Just how rocky was Fiorina's tenure as HP's CEO? By Brandon Bailey, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Ten years after GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina was unceremoniously fired from her job as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, her tumultuous business career is still the subject of heated discussion. Continue reading
Sep 21 Column: I, too, once sought refuge By John Komlos As Syrian refugees traverse through Hungary, economist John Komlos recalls his own journey as a Hungarian refugee in 1956 and urges the United States to take in more Syrian refugees. Continue reading
Sep 18 Is the fracking boom causing a dropout boom? By Kristen Doerer New energy extraction technologies have increased local incomes, especially for low-skilled workers, while also raising high school dropout rates for young men. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 8:22 Why Pope Francis wants us to stop worshipping capitalism By PBS News Hour Pope Francis has bluntly criticized global capitalism for causing environmental destruction and tragic consequences for world's poorest citizens. Ahead of the pontiff's first visit to the United States, economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a closer look at his economic beliefs. Continue watching
Sep 17 Column: We have met the enemy, and it is the Fed By Terry Burnham What the economy needs is not an end to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy, but rather an end to the Federal Reserve itself. Continue reading
Sep 17 What you need to know about the Fed's potential interest rate hike By Vikram Mansharamani How can an interest rate set by the Federal Reserve affect you?… Continue reading
Sep 16 Surprise! Your Medicare Part B premiums may increase by 50 percent in 2016 By Philip Moeller Medicare trustees projected that a great number of Medicare beneficiaries will be affected. Continue reading
Sep 15 Twitter dives into campaign fundraising By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press The social media service Twitter on Tuesday introduced a feature that enables political candidates and advocacy groups to raise money directly via its mobile application, making it quicker and easier to harvest small donations from followers. Continue reading
Sep 14 Pay your taxes, but don't send IRS that $100 million check By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press No checks, please. Starting next year, your check won't be any good at the IRS — if you're making a tax payment of $100 million or more. Continue reading
Sep 11 What economists learned from your eBay haggling By Kristen Doerer By listing certain numbers on eBay, economists suggest sellers are signaling their desire to sell quickly — even if it's at a lower price. Continue reading