Nov 17 And Now, Some Good Economic News Job seekers and employers meet in Ontario, Calif.; file photo by David McNew/Getty Images Over the last four years, scanning the nation's business headlines has become something best done with a pack of Tums at the ready. From housing… Continue reading
Nov 17 Kids with Toothaches: Lost in the Health Care Debate Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. This post has been updated. Somewhat lost in the war of words over health care reform is a stepchild of the debate: dental care. A bad situation is getting worse. Teeth are crucial. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 6:56 'Patriotic Millionaires' Lobby Congress for Higher Taxes on Rich Members of Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength visited Capitol Hill Wednesday, lobbying Congress for higher taxes on the rich. Jeffrey Brown discuses the group's goals with member Garrett Gruener, who founded Ask.com. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Berkeley Students, 'Occupy Oakland' Protesters Join Forces Protesters and University of California, Berkeley students are shifting strategies as city officials put more pressure on the ranks of Occupy Oakland. Correspondent Spence Michels reports. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Executives' Bonuses Draw Rebuke From Lawmakers The compensation practices at two government-controlled mortgage giants came under heavy fire on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Margret Warner discusses what accounts for executive bonuses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with Politico's Josh Boak and The Wall Street Journal's… Continue watching
Nov 16 Woodruff: Florida School Aims to Buck Economic Downturn As much as I love living and working in Washington, D.C., I've always believed you can't really know how the country's doing unless you spend time with people who don't live here. Right now, we in the national capital… Continue reading
Nov 16 NewsHour Connect: Supercommittee Fast-Tracks New Farm Bill By Saskia de Melker Every five years Congress passes a bundle of legislation related to food and agriculture, the last of which was passed in 2008. The bill allocates hundreds of billions of dollars for everything from crop subsidies and forest protection to… Continue reading
Nov 16 Is America a Loan Shark or a Borrowing Walrus? By Paul Solman Paul Solman frequently answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users here on his Making Sen$e page. Wednesday's query is answered first by Paul, and further down by Yoram Bauman, our frequent economist contributor from China: Name:… Continue reading
Nov 16 Is America a Loan Shark or a Borrowing Walrus? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Wednesday's query is answered first by Paul, and further down by Yoram Bauman, our frequent economist contributor… Continue reading
Nov 16 Supercommittee Edging Toward Failure By Terence Burlij Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, co-chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, was not optimistic of a deal on Tuesday. Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. After another day of private meetings and negotiations on Capitol Hill,… Continue reading