Nov 28 Is America Addicted to War? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Godwin Ohiwerei Question: Are we addicted to war? How come we never… Continue reading
Nov 28 Is America Addicted to War? Paul Solman frequently answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Godwin Ohiwerei Question: Are we addicted to war? How come we never… Continue reading
Nov 25 If Bank Deposits Pay So Little, Why Do Mortgages Cost So Much? Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Name: Jack McBroom Question: My first mortgage in 1970… Continue reading
Nov 25 If Bank Deposits Pay So Little, Why Do Mortgages Cost So Much? Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday query: Name: Jack McBroom Question: My first mortgage in 1970… Continue reading
Nov 25 Why Does Health Care Cost So Much in the United States? Different costs for the same procedure in 2009. Figures from the OECD. Staying healthy in the United States is expensive. In fact, in 2009, the average annual cost of health care was $7,960 per person -- two and… Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch In Aftermath of Financial Crisis, Who’s Being Held Responsible? As anger over the financial crisis lingers, questions remain as to who has been held accountable for their role in creating the conditions that led to the meltdown ... and who has not. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch After Infusion of New Energy, ‘Occupy DC’ Shows No Signs of Letting Up After Infusion of New Energy, 'Occupy D.C.' Shows No Signs of Letting Up… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Retailers Kick Off Holiday Shopping Season Early Friday is the traditional kickoff of the holiday retail season, but some stores are opening a day early. Correspondent Tom Bearden looks at how that's playing out in Denver, Colo., where some say the rush to start shopping is infringing… Continue watching
Nov 24 European Bond Scare: Germany Edition Trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany. Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images. The U.S. markets lie as still today as the birds on America's platters, but the same cannot be said for fluttering Europe, or anywhere else… Continue reading
Nov 24 European Bond Scare: Germany Edition By Paul Solman Trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany. Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images. The U.S. markets lie as still today as the birds on America's platters, but the same cannot be said for fluttering Europe, or anywhere else in the… Continue reading