Aug 30 Why U.S. Housing Prices Aren’t Falling Off a Cliff Click on the cities above to see how housing prices have changed from June, 2003 to June, 2011 according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Housing Index. Data are in Tuesday morning from what may be the one reliable product coming… Continue reading
Aug 30 Why U.S. Housing Prices Aren’t Falling Off a Cliff Click on the cities above to see how housing prices have changed from June, 2003 to June, 2011 according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Housing Index. Data are in Tuesday morning from what may be the one reliable product coming… Continue reading
Aug 29 New Obama Economic Adviser Focused on Jobs, But Will Agenda Change? President Obama announces Alan Krueger as a nominee to lead the White House Council of Economic Advisers; Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images In light of President Obama's selection Monday of Princeton economist Alan Krueger as the new… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch News Wrap: Stocks Boosted by July Spending Numbers, Irene’s Smaller Cost In other news Monday, Wall Street rallied on relief that Hurricane Irene caused less damage than originally feared and word that consumer spending rose in July by the most in five months. Also, President Obama nominated Alan Krueger to chair… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Tar Sands Pipeline Plan Renews Energy vs. Environment Debate A proposed pipeline would carry oil from Canadian tar sands fields to Texas refineries, but the project has sparked high-profile protests. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversial Keystone XL pipeline proposal with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's Robert Bryce and… Continue watching
Aug 29 Who’s Got the Bigger Economy: China or the U.S.? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query. Name: David Abramowitz Question: It was recently reported that the U.S. has the largest economy… Continue reading
Aug 29 Who’s Got the Bigger Economy: China or the United States? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query. Name: David Abramowitz Question: It was recently reported that the U.S. has the… Continue reading
Aug 26 Same Old Bad News, But No New News From Bernanke Photo of Ben Bernanke Feb. 9, 2011 by Peter Larson/Medill News Service via Flickr user Medill DC via Creative Commons. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's breathlessly anticipated speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Friday morning was, in essence,… Continue reading
Aug 26 Same Old Bad News, But No New News From Bernanke Photo of Ben Bernanke Feb. 9, 2011 by Peter Larson/Medill News Service via Flickr user Medill DC via Creative Commons. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's breathlessly anticipated speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Friday morning was, in essence,… Continue reading
Aug 25 Who Saves in China, the People or the State? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query. Name: Betty Sue Carroll Question: I'd like to know the source of the money… Continue reading