May 23 If Greece Were a Binge Drinker A Greek flag flies next to a statue of Socrates in Athens. IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday warned of the risk of "contamination" if Greece quits the euro and said the eurozone might therefore see the value of… Continue reading
May 23 If Greece Were a Binge Drinker A Greek flag flies next to a statue of Socrates in Athens. IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday warned of the risk of "contamination" if Greece quits the euro and said the eurozone might therefore see the value of… Continue reading
May 22 Does It Ever Make Sense to Dip Into Your 401(k)? Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Thomas Hawk. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Tuesday's question comes from an in-house NewsHour staffer who… Continue reading
May 22 Does It Ever Make Sense to Dip Into Your 401(k)? Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Thomas Hawk. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Tuesday's question comes from an in-house NewsHour staffer who wishes… Continue reading
May 21 Is It Better to Save or to Spend? Banner protesting austerity measures in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Morgan Till/PBS NewsHour. Restricted as this page usually is to questions (and answers), its posts can, I realize, seem more than a bit off the news. This is especially true… Continue reading
May 21 Is It Better to Save or to Spend? Banner protesting austerity measures in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Morgan Till/PBS NewsHour. Restricted as this page usually is to questions (and answers), its posts can, I realize, seem more than a bit off the news. This is especially true… Continue reading
May 18 Why Not Raise Taxes Instead of Interest Rates to Reduce the Deficit? Image by Spark Studio via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: Name: Phil Webb Question: When the economy starts… Continue reading
May 17 Aren’t We All Better Off if Fannie, Freddie Forgive and Forget? Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo by Flickr user futureatlas.com via a Creative Commons license. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's… Continue reading
May 17 Aren’t We All Better Off if Fannie, Freddie Forgive and Forget? Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo by Flickr user futureatlas.com via a Creative Commons license. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's… Continue reading
May 16 Why Isn’t There a Single World Currency? A pile of money from around the world -- currencies of the U.S. (dollar), U.K. (pound), and Europe (euro). Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr user Images_of_Money. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and… Continue reading