Mar 16 So You Live in a Bubble, Now What? Image by Marceltheshell via Wikimedia Commons. Watch the full discussion: Author Charles Murray on Bubbles, Marriage and 'Coming Apart' We saw a lot of responses in comments, on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit to the quiz "Do You Live… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Fictional Thriller Tackles Dangers of High-Frequency Trading Part of his series on Making $ense of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman spoke with author Robert Harris whose fictional take on Wall Street, "The Fear Index," stresses the dangers of algorithm-driven, high-frequency trading. Continue watching
Mar 15 What You Need to Know About Goldman Sachs Photo by Getty Images. By Elizabeth Shell In the scathing "I quit" letter heard round the world, Greg Smith wrote in the New York Times that after 12 years he was fed up with Goldman Sachs' practices. Continue reading
Mar 15 What You Need to Know About Goldman Sachs Photo by Getty Images. In the scathing "I quit" letter heard round the world, Greg Smith wrote in the New York Times that after 12 years he was fed up with Goldman Sachs' practices. Continue reading
Mar 15 Pew Study: Young Adults OK with Moving Back Home Photo by Getty Images. By Elizabeth Shell Photo by Getty Images. Returning to the nest with mom and dad after college and even into the thirties is becoming increasingly more common, but also less stigmatized. Young adults who live… Continue reading
Mar 15 Pew Study: Young Adults OK with Moving Back Home Photo by Getty Images. Returning to the nest with mom and dad after college and even into the thirties is becoming increasingly more common, but also less stigmatized. Young adults who live with their folks are cheerful, upbeat even,… Continue reading
Mar 14 Do you live in a bubble? Take this quiz to find out By Paul Solman Paul Solman interviews author Charles Murray about his book "Coming Apart" at a local diner near Murray's hometown of Burkittsville, Md. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: This post has been updated to include the 'share… Continue reading
Mar 14 Do You Live in a Bubble? A Quiz By Paul Solman Paul Solman interviews author Charles Murray about his book "Coming Apart" at a local diner near Murray's hometown of Burkittsville, Md. Note: A newly updated Bubble Quiz can be found here. White America is coming apart at the seams. Continue reading
Mar 13 How Does the U.S. Deficit Affect Me? Stacks of $100 bills pass through a circulator machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news… Continue reading
Mar 13 How Does the U.S. Deficit Affect Me? Stacks of $100 bills pass through a circulator machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic… Continue reading