Oct 05 Unemployment Ticks Down to 7.8%, U-7 Down to 16.87% Construction jobs grew by 5,000 in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Photo by Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg via Getty Images. A rare banner day on the jobs front, at least at first glance. The official unemployment rate --… Continue reading
Oct 05 Unemployment Ticks Down to 7.8%, U-7 Down to 16.87% Construction jobs grew by 5,000 in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Photo by Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg via Getty Images. A rare banner day on the jobs front, at least at first glance. The official unemployment rate --… Continue reading
Oct 04 Spanish Dumpster Diving By Paul Solman Night skyline of Madrid. Photo by: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg via Getty Images A post from Madrid today on last week's sensational New York Times story and slide show on hunger rising in Spain. The post is courtesy of one of our… Continue reading
Oct 04 Spanish Dumpster Diving By Paul Solman Night skyline of Madrid. Photo by: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg via Getty Images A post from Madrid today on last week's sensational New York Times story and slide show on hunger rising in Spain. The post is courtesy of one of our… Continue reading
Oct 04 Can Candidates Get Tax Breaks for Contributing to Their Own Campaigns? Photo of Republican candidate Mitt Romney via Getty Images Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Harvey Weldon: If Romney were to… Continue reading
Oct 04 Can Candidates Get Tax Breaks for Contributing to Their Own Campaigns? Photo of Republican candidate Mitt Romney via Getty Images Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Harvey Weldon: If Romney were to contribute… Continue reading
Oct 03 While Candidates Debate, 27 Million Still Can’t Get a Full-Time Job Photo of Job Seekers by Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Steven: Please explain your… Continue reading
Oct 03 While Candidates Debate, 27 Million Still Can’t Get a Full-Time Job Photo of Job Seekers by Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Steven: Please explain your U-7… Continue reading
Oct 02 Excerpt from a Newly Minted MacArthur ‘Genius’ By Paul Solman Photo by the MacArthur Foundation. For a 33-year-old, Harvard economist Raj Chetty has a distressingly high number of accomplishments, to which he adds, today, the status of MacArthur "genius" Fellow. But in fact, people of good will should be anything… Continue reading
Oct 02 Excerpt from a Newly Minted MacArthur ‘Genius’ By Paul Solman Photo by the MacArthur Foundation. For a 33-year-old, Harvard economist Raj Chetty has a distressingly high number of accomplishments, to which he adds, today, the status of MacArthur "genius" Fellow. But in fact, people of good will should be anything… Continue reading