Oct 25 Dwelling on the Good and Bad: U.S. Housing Prices at the Moment A construction worker gestures on the roof of a home in Phoenix, Ariz. Home prices inched up in August from the previous month according to the Case-Shiller Index. Photo by Joshua Lott/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions… Continue reading
Oct 24 Will Alabama’s Immigration Law Cause Short-term Hiccup or Long-term Heartache? Editor's note: We just got back from several days in Alabama to report on the impact of the state's new immigration law. Passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature in June, HB56 went into effect last month and… Continue reading
Oct 24 Will Alabama’s Immigration Law Cause Short-term Hiccup or Long-term Heartache? By Diane Lincoln Estes Editor's note: We just got back from several days in Alabama to report on the impact of the state's new immigration law. Passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature in June, HB56 went into… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Michael Lewis’ ‘Boomerang’: ‘Money Thrown Out in Hope, Coming Back in Anger’ What caused the economic troubles in Iceland, Greece, Ireland, Germany and elsewhere? Author Michael Lewis has some controversial theories involving sweeping character assessments of each nation. Lewis -- known for "Money Ball" and "The Blind Side" -- discusses his new… Continue watching
Oct 21 The Role of Salesmen in the Subprime Mortage Mess A foreclosure sign stands outside a home in Winchester, Va. Photo by Jay Mallin/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e… Continue reading
Oct 21 The Role of Salesmen in the Subprime Mortage Mess A foreclosure sign stands outside a home in Winchester, Va. Photo by Jay Mallin/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Continue reading
Oct 20 What Happens to Bank Holdings if the Government Shuts Down? FDIC offices in Arlington, Va. Photo by Coolcaesar via Wikimedia Commons. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: E.T. Continue reading
Oct 20 What Happens to Bank Holdings if the Government Shuts Down? FDIC offices in Arlington, Va. Photo by Coolcaesar via Wikimedia Commons. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: E.T. Continue reading
Oct 19 The Ballad of a Would-Be, Too-Big-to-Fail Banker Our favorite country-western money manager, Harvard-trained Nashville econo-crooner Merle Hazard, has collaborated with brilliant lyricist Marcy Shaffer to produce his slickest video to date: the tuneful tale of a would-be banker who travels to Charlotte, N.C.,… Continue reading
Oct 19 The Ballad of a Would-Be, Too-Big-to-Fail Banker Our favorite country-western money manager, Harvard-trained Nashville econo-crooner Merle Hazard, has collaborated with brilliant lyricist Marcy Shaffer to produce his slickest video to date: the tuneful tale of a would-be banker who travels to Charlotte, N.C.,… Continue reading