Oct 14 Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing By Paul Solman // In this latest dispatch from China, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. We first reported on this threat in our "China on the Rise" series back in 2005, when MIT economist and… Continue reading
Oct 14 Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing EmbedVideo(1753, 482, 304); In this latest dispatch from China, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. We first reported on this threat in our "China on the Rise" series back in 2005,… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Alabama’s Immigration Law: Assessing the Economic, Social Impact The economical and social effects of Alabama's new immigration law are starting to show. Judy Woodruff discusses the impact with Grow Alabama's Jerry Spencer, State Rep. Mike Ball, R-Huntsville, and the Rosa Toussaint-Ortiz of the Hispanic-Latino Advisory Committee. Continue watching
Oct 13 GOP Lawmakers Counter Obama’s Jobs Bill With Tax, Spending Reform Plan Sen. John McCain speaks as Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Dan Coats, Jim DeMint and Ron Johnson look on during a news conference to introduce a Republican jobs proposal; Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images Responding and reacting to the public… Continue reading
Oct 13 How Happy Are Americans? Photo by flickr user CaptPiper. The 40-nation Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has just released the published version of its study of well-being, reported on Making Sen$e some months ago. We thought the OECD's summary of… Continue reading
Oct 13 How Happy Are Americans? Photo by flickr user CaptPiper. The 40-nation Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has just released the published version of its study of well-being, reported on Making Sen$e some months ago. We thought the OECD's summary of… Continue reading
Oct 13 Lee Visits White House on Heels of South Korea Trade Deal By News Desk 1:10 p.m. ET | In a joint news conference, President Obama and President Lee also touched on the two nations' military alliance, emphasizing the need for North Korea to halt its nuclear arms program. President Obama called it a "direct… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch UAW, Big 3 Reach Agreement Amid New Economic Climate The United Auto Workers has reached a deal for a new contract with Chrysler after working out similar deals with GM and Ford. Jeffrey Brown discusses what these new labor contracts might mean for workers and the Big Three automakers… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Georgia Works Jobs Training Program: a Peach or the Pits? One provision of President Obama's jobs bill that has some bipartisan support is modeled after a program in Georgia that allows employers to try out workers for eight weeks on a volunteer basis while the person receives unemployment benefits and… Continue watching