Nov 05 Solman Answers Reader Questions on Latest Job Numbers By Paul Solman A flurry of questions today about the October job report from NewsHour's Facebook and Twitter. In response, a flurry of answers. ........................................................................................................................................... Janet Vetter: The economy added 150,000 jobs but the unemployment rate remained the same? What… Continue reading
Nov 05 October Job Numbers Raise Reader Questions By Elizabeth Shell A flurry of questions today about the October job report from NewsHour's Facebook and Twitter. In response, a flurry of answers. ........................................................................................................................................... Janet Vetter: The economy added 150,000 jobs but the unemployment rate remained the same? What is… Continue reading
Nov 04 Midterm Election Pitted Keynesians vs. Hayekians, Again By Paul Solman This entry is cross-posted on the Making Sen$e page, where correspondent Paul Solman answers your economic and business questions "It's the economy, stupid." (Bill Clinton, 1992) "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" (Ronald Reagan,… Continue reading
Nov 04 Economic Theory — And Jim Lehrer — in Song By Elizabeth Shell You know baby, in the years I've been your central banker We've done a lot of overnight repo lending And it's been good, it's been so good But the economic situation has gotten serious now And baby, one night just… Continue reading
Nov 03 A Lighter Look at Campaign Ads in a Record-Breaking Midterm Race By Elizabeth Shell Just a few hours ago, polls across the country closed, election races were called, and the most expensive mid-term election cycle in U.S. history came to an end. And the television and radio airwaves will no longer be deluged with… Continue reading
Nov 01 A Side Note on Herbal Supplements By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Dick Levinson Question: While I admire your intelligence and integrity, your… Continue reading
Oct 28 Foreclosure Issues Elicit Strong Debate By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: John Magill Question: Regarding your Oct.14 article on foreclosures and specifically the… Continue reading
Oct 27 Your Mortgage Questions Answered: Consumer Lawyer Max Gardner Editor's Note: In Show Me the Mortgage, Paul Solman talked to "the dean of the bankruptcy bar," North Carolina lawyer Max Gardner, about the possibly fraudulent paperwork banks are under investigation for using. Gardner answers viewer and reader… Continue reading
Oct 26 Nightmarish Stories of Mortgage Modification Woes By Elizabeth Shell The idea that bank paperwork can weigh you down is nothing new. But the foreclosure cases we've come across lately sound downright Kafka-esque. A homeowner trying to modify her mortgage is told to fax documents to a certain department. Soon… Continue reading
Oct 22 Would Unemployment Drop If Wages Were Tied to a Firm’s Profits? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Name: Dr. Morris Weinberger Question: Could unemployment be ameliorated by using the… Continue reading