Sep 03 Paul Solman Explains: How Is a Jobless Recovery Possible? By Paul Solman On a day when new jobs numbers indicate that U.S. unemployment is continuing to edge up, Paul Solman answers a viewer question on the Business Desk about how it's possible to have a jobless recovery. Name: Mohammad Khan… Continue reading
Aug 31 Negotiation Expert Robert Mnookin Answers Your Questions By Paul Solman Last week, Paul Solman spoke with Harvard Law School professor Robert Mnookin, an expert on negotiation, about his new book "Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight." Mnookin offered to take some viewer questions. Here… Continue reading
Aug 27 The Fed Speech: Paul Solman Channels Ben Bernanke By Paul Solman Years ago, Saturday Night Live's Kevin Nealon debuted a character named "Mr. Subliminal" whom he still reprises. The gimmick: Nealon talks and then occasionally, under his breath, says what he's really thinking. In October, President Obama economic adviser Austan… Continue reading
Aug 26 Ask Negotiation Expert Robert Mnookin Your Questions By Paul Solman On Thursday's NewsHour, Paul Solman talks to Harvard Law School professor Robert Mnookin, an expert on negotiation, about his new book "Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight." "My approach is always to see if I… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 5:24 Author: Successful Negotiation Hinges on Tone, Language, Word Choice Robert Mnookin, author of "Bargaining with the Devil," speaks with economics correspondent Paul Solman about the rewards and challenges of negotiations. Continue watching
Aug 25 ‘Rational Optimist’ Matt Ridley Answers Your Questions on Economy, Science By Paul Solman Editor's Note: Last week, Paul Solman talked to "rational optimist" Matt Ridley about why he believes that life on earth for humans is getting better and better. _pap_embed_custom('news01n4276qf42',482,304,""); Ridley agreed to answer some of your questions -- his… Continue reading
Aug 19 A ‘Rational Optimist’ on the Evolution of Prosperity By Business Desk Editor’s Note: Tonight on the NewsHour, Paul Solman talks to Matt Ridley — best-selling author, zoologist and one-time bank chairman. The “rational optimist” makes the case — rare in these days of economic unease — that life on… Continue reading
Aug 18 A Second Look at Strategic Mortgage Defaulters By Paul Solman In anticipation of Tuesday's rerun of our report on strategic mortgage defaults, producer Lee Koromvokis checked back in with the characters we interviewed back in April for the story. _pap_embed_custom('news01n3e69qe80',482,304,""); Fort Myers restaurant manager Josh Bartlett is still… Continue reading
Aug 12 More from 99ers: Unemployment Leads to Foreclosure By Paul Solman Updated 4:19 p.m. Given today's news that foreclosures jumped 9 percent in July, we've posted the last of our 99er interview outtakes, in which Faith Phillips tells a striking story: She'll be paying off condo fees on her foreclosed… Continue reading
Aug 11 Making Sense: More From the ’99ers’ By Paul Solman There's been quite a bit of reaction to our story last Friday on the extension (or non-extension) of unemployment insurance benefits past 99 weeks. You can read some of it here in the comments section on the Making… Continue reading