Sep 19 Watch Zoellick: Eurozone’s Fate Immediately at Stake; U.S. Needs to Address Spending Markets on Monday continued to show anxiety over the European debt crisis as Greece held an emergency conference with creditors, trying to calm fears of default. Speaking with Judy Woodruff, World Bank President Robert Zoellick urged eurozone nations to make… Continue watching
Sep 19 Gauging America’s Economic Mood EmbedVideo(568, 514, 320); Watch 'Tracking Inflation: How Fast Are Prices Rising?' The email tale below refers to a story of ours on inflation from a while back in which MIT economics professor Roberto Rigobon explained that inflation was… Continue reading
Sep 19 Gauging America’s Economic Mood EmbedVideo(568, 514, 320); Watch "Tracking Inflation: How Fast Are Prices Rising?" Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and Web visitors on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: The email… Continue reading
Sep 19 Political Checklist: GOP Calls Obama’s Deficit-Reduction Plan ‘Class Warfare’ EmbedVideo(1552, 482, 304); President Obama on Monday unveiled his new recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on deficit reduction -- a $3 trillion, 10-year package that would increase taxes on the wealthy and make some changes… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Obama Outlines Plan to Reduce Deficit by $3 Trillion Obama Outlines Plan to Reduce Deficit by $3 Trillion… Continue watching
Sep 19 Obama Calls for New Taxes on Wealthy in $3 Trillion Deficit Reduction Plan By David Chalian President Obama will call for $1.5 trillion in new taxes as part of plan to find more than $3 trillion in savings. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. If you're one of our many readers who had hoped the toxicity of… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Full Video: Obama Details Plan to Cut Deficit by $3 Trillion EmbedVideo(1551, 482, 304); Updated 12:16 p.m. ET President Obama will detail his plan for deficit reduction in a speech in the White House Rose Garden at 10:30 a.m. ET. Watch his remarks live here on the… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Europe Struggles to Craft Debt Solution, Amid Prodding From U.S. In Wroclaw, Poland on Friday, European Union economic leaders gathered to discuss the economic crisis facing Europe. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's next for the eurozone with The Economist Magazine's Zanny Minton Beddoes. Continue watching
Sep 16 Does the U.S. Need Full Employment? And Other Questions EmbedVideo(1393, 514, 320); Watch 'Can America's Jobless Fill America's Jobs?' Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: The flood of… Continue reading
Sep 16 Does the U.S. Need Full Employment? And Other Questions By Paul Solman // Watch 'Can America's Jobless Fill America's Jobs?' Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: The flood of responses to our… Continue reading