Jul 09 Watch Artists Learn Art of Business to Brave Tough Economic Times In the classical performing arts, more and more artists -- ever more highly skilled -- compete for fewer and fewer jobs, ever more poorly paid. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how artists are learning to fine-tune their entrepreneurial skills… Continue watching
Jul 09 Musician as Entrepreneur: How About Rossini’s Gambling Casino? By Paul Solman Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini participated in what today would be considered an unorthodox business venture to support opera. Discover how contemporary artists are supporting their careers in our latest Making Sen$e report on Tuesday's PBS NewsHour. Image courtesy of… Continue reading
Jul 09 Musician as Entrepreneur: How About Rossini’s Gambling Casino? By Paul Solman By Paul Solman Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini participated in what today would be considered an unorthodox business venture to support opera. Discover how contemporary artists are supporting their careers in our latest Making Sen$e report on Tuesday's… Continue reading
Jul 09 Ask The Headhunter: Beating Age Discrimination — Hired at 63! Seniors can -- and do -- get hired, as long as they do what all job-hunters must: convince employers they can boost a company's bottom line. Photo courtesy of René Mansi/E+ via Getty Images. Nick Corcodilos started headhunting… Continue reading
Jul 08 What Happens to My Spouse’s Social Security Benefit If I Die? By Laurence Kotlikoff Taking survivor benefits early will reduce their value, warns Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff. Photo by Purestock via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his… Continue reading
Jul 07 What Happens to My Spouse’s Social Security Benefit If I Die? By Laurence Kotlikoff By Laurence Kotlikoff Taking survivor benefits early will reduce their value, warns Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff. Photo by Purestock via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security… Continue reading
Jul 05 Jobless Rate for Poor Black Teen Dropouts? Try 95 Percent By Paul Solman The United States has slid in rankings of industrialized nations putting youth to work. Jobless rates for young black dropouts are especially high. Photo courtesy of Pascal Broze/ONOKY via Getty Images. Paul Solman: Northeastern University economist Andrew Sum is… Continue reading
Jul 05 Jobless Rate for Poor Black Teen Dropouts? Try 95 Percent By Paul Solman By Paul Solman The United States has slid in rankings of industrialized nations putting youth to work. Jobless rates for young black dropouts are especially high. Photo courtesy of Pascal Broze/ONOKY via Getty Images. Paul Solman: Northeastern University economist… Continue reading
Jul 05 Boffo BLS Jobs Data! But — the New Jobs Are Only Part-time "Boffo BLS Data Jumps Jobs #s!" That's how Variety magazine might headline Friday's unemployment data, were it in the reporting-on-business business. And at first glance, Variety would only be adding the spice of life to genuinely encouraging numbers: 195,000… Continue reading
Jul 05 Boffo BLS Jobs Data! But — the New Jobs Are Only Part-time By Paul Solman "Boffo BLS Data Jumps Jobs #s!" That's how Variety magazine might headline Friday's unemployment data, were it in the reporting-on-business business. And at first glance, Variety would only be adding the spice of life to genuinely… Continue reading