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
Nov 30 Occupy DC’s ‘Roving Kabaret’ Photo and post by Elizabeth Shell. Recently, Puppet Underground and Occupy DC hosted a 'Roving Kabaret' ('K' as in K St., which is one of the locations where the organization has set up tent) of various theatrical troupes that… Continue reading
Nov 30 Occupy DC’s ‘Roving Kabaret’ Photo by Elizabeth Shell. Recently, Puppet Underground and Occupy DC hosted a 'Roving Kabaret' ('K' as in K St., which is one of the locations where the organization has set up tent) of various theatrical troupes that support the… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch Fed Faces New Scrutiny for Trillions in Assistance to Banks After Crisis A report published Monday raises new questions about money that the Federal Reserve provided to banks in the wake of the financial crisis. Judy Woodruff discusses the report with Bob Ivry of Bloomberg News. Continue watching
Nov 29 Falling U.S. House Prices Not a Good Sign Image by Fusion via Getty Images. Making Sen$e reporter/producer Elizabeth Shell files most of this post on Tuesday's Case-Shiller housing index. The punchline: housing prices declined in September -- not a good sign. Here's her summary of the data… Continue reading
Nov 29 Falling U.S. House Prices Not a Good Sign Image by Fusion via Getty Images. Making Sen$e reporter/producer Elizabeth Shell files most of this post on Tuesday's Case-Shiller housing index. The punchline: housing prices declined in September -- not a good sign. Here's her summary of the… Continue reading