Oct 18 Watch 9:21 Proposed immigration policy penalizes legal residents for use of public benefits By Catherine Rampell The Trump administration has proposed reinterpreting a piece of immigration law intended to screen whether legal immigrants are likely to be self-supporting or end up consuming public benefits. Known as the “public charge” rule, it’s sowing concern even among green… Continue watching
Oct 18 Companies are paying less after the GOP tax cut, and it’s showing in the deficit By Gretchen Frazee Corporations paid $205 billion in taxes during fiscal year 2018, $92 billion less than the year before. Continue reading
Oct 17 Medicare open enrollment has begun. Here’s how to navigate your options By Philip Moeller The 43 million people who use private Medicare Advantage plans will likely need to use the online Plan Finder tool to evaluate plans during in the 2019 enrollment period, which runs through Dec. 7. Continue reading
Oct 17 Canada just legalized pot. Who could profit? By Gretchen Frazee Canada is only the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, opening up a multi-billion dollar market to businesses and investors. Continue reading
Oct 12 The Social Security benefits bump might not translate into a raise for seniors. Here’s why By Gretchen Frazee What will the change mean for your pocketbook? Economics correspondent Paul Solman and columnist Philip Moeller discuss. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:07 Loss of Chinese export market drives new ideas for repurposing recyclables China’s decision to buy less recyclable material from the U.S. has prompted major questions about how we handle waste in America. What will we do with our abundance of plastic bottles and pizza boxes, if exporting them is no longer… Continue watching
Oct 10 Working after 65? What you need to know about employer insurance and Medicare By Philip Moeller It is illegal for big employers to try to get you on Medicare by sweetening the deal, but you might consider signing up for Medicare for your own financial benefit. Continue reading
Oct 08 William Nordhaus and Paul Romer win economics Nobel for climate change, technological innovation models By Gretchen Frazee The two American economists have not worked together, but both have developed models to study long-term, sustainable economic growth. Continue reading
Oct 05 The unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since 1969. Here’s why By Gretchen Frazee The unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September, the lowest since the Vietnam War. The economy added 134,00 jobs, fewer than expected because of losses from Hurricane Florence. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 8:05 Why your recyclables might have no place to go By Paul Solman, Sarah Clune Hartman Until this year, China had been America's -- and the world's -- number one recycling market. But China has shut its doors to plastic waste, which could result by 2030 in more than 100 million tons of trash with nowhere… Continue watching