Dec 05 Watch China and the U.S., Economically: Like Teenagers Having Sex Yoram Bauman tests just how far you can apply the First Amendment in modern-day China. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Creating Jobs in the Volunteer State: Why Are Employers Reluctant to Hire? Creating Jobs in the Volunteer State: What Are Businesses Doing?… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch U.S. Jobs Picture Shows Some Promise, but Many in ‘Very Long Struggle’ for Work The November unemployment report came out Friday, and it showed new job creation and a surprising drop in unemployment. However, the outlook remains bleak for many job seekers. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest numbers with Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial… Continue watching
Dec 02 Woodruff: Clinton Talks Jobs, Election Year Politics Former President Bill Clinton is incapable of giving a dull interview. So when his latest book came out, a 196-page "short" look, in his words, at why government needs to be involved to get the economy moving again, I didn't… Continue reading
Dec 02 Unemployment Falls To 8.6 Percent Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images. Editor's note, 11:22 am EST: all figures have been checked and confirmed against the now-available BLS data. It seems we aren't the only ones hanging on every number from the Bureau of Labor Statistics… Continue reading
Dec 02 Unemployment Falls To 8.6 Percent Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images. Editor's note, 11:22 am EST: all figures have been checked and confirmed against the now-available BLS data. It seems we aren't the only ones hanging on every number from the Bureau of Labor Statistics… Continue reading
Dec 01 An SEC ‘Smackdown’ Peter Steiner is the New Yorker cartoonist best known for his 1993 cartoon of two dogs looking at a computer monitor as one says to the other: "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." He sent us… Continue reading
Dec 01 An SEC ‘Smackdown’ Peter Steiner is the New Yorker cartoonist best known for his 1993 cartoon of two dogs looking at a computer monitor as one says to the other: "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." He… Continue reading
Nov 30 Biggest Issue in 2012? Could Be Europe By Dante Chinni A European Union flag and Greek national flag fly near the Parthenon temple; Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg via Getty Images There have been Rick Perry's "What's number three?" gaffe and the allegations against Herman Cain. But the biggest… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch Soaring Markets Reveal Clues About Big Banks’ Levels of Trust, Comfort The Federal Reserve teamed up with other central banks to ease a growing credit crunch threatening the world's financial systems. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move and the market's reaction with Catherine Mann of Brandeis University and author David Smick. Continue watching