Making Sen$e

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman is a hub of financial resources featuring economic explainers and more.

A woman asks for money in Athens next to a newsstand as journalists staged a 24-hour strike to protest cuts to jobs and salaries prompted by the country's financial recession on May 28. Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images. Paul…

A woman asks for money in Athens next to a newsstand as journalists staged a 24-hour strike to protest cuts to jobs and salaries prompted by the country's financial recession on May 28. Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images. Paul…

Registered nurse Susan Eager pays a house call visit to a patient in Denver, Colo. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e…

Registered nurse Susan Eager pays a house call visit to a patient in Denver, Colo. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e…

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by Scott Eells/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 Thursday's query:…