Aug 06 The ’99ers’ Share Their Stories By Paul Solman Editor's Note: Last month, Congress extended federal unemployment benefits for people who had been out of work up to 99 weeks. But for the millions of Americans who have been jobless longer than that -- the "99ers" -- there will… Continue reading
Jul 22 In Spain, Present Looks Brighter than Past Despite Economic Woes By Paul Solman // Editor's Note: Paul Solman is reporting from Greece and Spain this week on Europe's economic woes. This entry is cross-posted on his business desk blog. Jose Antonio Martinez Soler is a distinguished Spanish journalist who was tortured in… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Spain’s Housing Market Slide Adds to Europe’s Economic Troubles By PBS News Hour The housing market is on a downward slide in Spain and this could mean more problems for Europe's vulnerable economy. Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Jul 21 Part II: Greek Prime Minister Talks Debt Crisis, World Economy By Paul Solman // Editor's Note: Paul Solman is reporting from Greece this week about the country's financial crisis. Above, watch the second half of his interview with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about how Greece is handling the crisis. He also talks… Continue reading
Jul 20 Greek Prime Minister Talks Financial Crisis, Austerity Measures By Paul Solman _pap_embed_custom('news01s41a1qf06',482,304,""); Editor's Note: On Tuesday's NewsHour, Paul Solman reports on how the people of Greece are responding to the austerity measures the country has imposed to deal with its debt crisis. "Obviously we have a daunting [...] prospect to change… Continue reading
Jul 19 Merle Hazard on the Greek Debt Crisis By Paul Solman We here at Making Sen$e have long been fans of Nashville investment adviser Jon Shayne, who became known to us as Merle Hazard, the singer and author of country-and-western songs about economics. We featured snippets of his performances in… Continue reading
Jul 06 Paul Solman: In Greece, Underground Economy Fuels Financial Crisis By Paul Solman Paul Solman is reporting from Europe this week about economic woes abroad and tough choices those problems pose. This entry is cross posted on his Business Desk page. My travels have taken me to France to talk with the… Continue reading
Jun 24 Paul Solman: Viewers Respond to Chicken Chase Scene By Paul Solman We received a very sobering set of viewer responses to the opening sequence of our credit crunch story from Springfield, Mo., the other night, of which a few are excerpted below. I have to confess, I was so caught… Continue reading
Jun 24 Viewers Respond to ‘Chicken Chase’ Scene By Business Desk Paul Solman: We received a very sobering set of viewer responses to the opening sequence of our credit crunch story from Springfield, Mo., the other night, of which a few are excerpted below. I have to confess, I was… Continue reading
Jun 16 Ask Roubini and Taleb Your Questions on Stimulus Spending, U.S. Debt By Paul Solman Back in 2006, economist Nouriel Roubini and scholar Nassim Taleb shared some words of warning about the state of the financial and housing markets. On Tuesday night's NewsHour, we spoke with both of them again… Continue reading