Feb 02 Widening the Underemployment Pool – And Those Who Calculate It Photo by Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images. More signs that the U.S. economy may not be headed into a strong recovery just yet: unemployment was at 8.6 percent in January, with underemployment up to 18.7 percent. But wait… Continue reading
Feb 01 How Much Does Uncle Sam Spend on Foreign Aid? NewsHour image by Vanessa Dennis. Sources: State Department, USAID. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesdays query: John E. Tucker asks: Could reducing U.S… Continue reading
Feb 01 How Much Does Uncle Sam Spend on Foreign Aid? NewsHour image by Vanessa Dennis. Sources: State Department, USAID Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience about business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesdays query: John E. Tucker asks: Could reducing U.S… Continue reading
Jan 31 No Recovery in Latest Housing Data Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. The monthly housing data released Tuesday by Standard and Poor's Case-Shiller Index came with sparse good news. Home prices have declined yet again, continuing their wobbly down-up-down decline after the market bubble burst… Continue reading
Jan 31 No Recovery in Latest U.S. Housing Data Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell The monthly housing data released Tuesday by Standard and Poor's Case-Shiller Index came with sparse good news. Home prices have declined yet again, continuing their wobbly down-up-down… Continue reading
Jan 30 Does the U.S. Actually Benefit From Free Trade? Image by Yagi Studio/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Doug Clymer asks: What is the benefit -- if any… Continue reading
Jan 30 Does the U.S. Actually Benefit From Free Trade? By Paul Solman Image by Yagi Studio/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Doug Clymer asks: What is the benefit -- if any -- of… Continue reading
Jan 27 Is All Government Spending ‘Stimulus’? Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: William Carr: I discovered your page following a reference from… Continue reading
Jan 27 Is All Government Spending ‘Stimulus’? Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: William Carr: I discovered your page following a reference from… Continue reading
Jan 26 Could Greece Fire Off a Global Credit Freeze? Pedestrians pass an entrance to the Greek finance ministry in Athens. European stocks declined from a five-month high as the region's finance ministers failed to agree on a debt-swap deal for Greece and called for a greater contribution from… Continue reading