Jan 03 Should Our Economy Run Like a Cardiovascular System? Photo by RunPhoto via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Tuesday's query: Name: Paul Johnson, Ph.D., cardiovascular physiologist and adjunct… Continue reading
Jan 02 Instead of ‘Fairness’ in the Tax System, Why Not Emphasize Results? Image by Spark Studio via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Ben Sands Question:… Continue reading
Jan 02 Instead of ‘Fairness’ in the Tax System, Why Not Emphasize Results? Image by Spark Studio via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Ben Sands Question:… Continue reading
Dec 28 Economics Comedy in Beijing: Part Two By Paul Solman EmbedVideo(2296, 620, 386); This penultimate post from Our Man in Beijing, standup economist Yoram Bauman, chronicles a true test: doing jokes in front of a Chinese audience. The responses are instructive, as are Yoram's responses during the Q&A. Continue reading
Dec 28 Economics Comedy in Beijing: Part Two By Paul Solman // This penultimate post from Our Man in Beijing, standup economist Yoram Bauman, chronicles a true test: doing jokes in front of a Chinese audience. The responses are instructive, as are Yoram's responses during the Q&A. His answer about horses… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch Economics Comedy in Beijing: Part Two Standup economist Yoram Bauman does economic jokes in front of a Chinese audience. Continue watching
Dec 27 Latest U.S. Home Sales Price Reading a ‘Distinct Downer’ Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. It's the monthly moment for Case-Shiller/S&P, the most widely followed index of U.S. housing prices, and Tuesday's numbers are a distinct downer, prices dropping at an annual rate of over 1 percent,… Continue reading
Dec 27 Latest U.S. Home Sales Price Reading a ‘Distinct Downer’ Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. It's the monthly moment for Case-Shiller/S&P, the most widely followed index of U.S. housing prices, and Tuesday's numbers are a distinct downer, prices dropping at an annual rate of over 1 percent,… Continue reading
Dec 23 Bargain Basement and Top Shelf: What’s Driving Growth for Retailers? Photo by flickr user Ian Britton. "We're all peacocks. We all like to show off." That's what Milton Pedraza, CEO of the Luxury Institute, told us recently in a conversation about changes in spending trends amid… Continue reading
Dec 23 Bargain Basement and Top Shelf: What’s Driving Growth for Retailers? Photo by flickr user Ian Britton, post by Elizabeth Shell. "We're all peacocks. We all like to show off." That's what Milton Pedraza, CEO of the Luxury Institute, told us recently in a conversation about changes… Continue reading