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$e page. Here's Thursday's query. Name: Betty Sue Carroll Question: I'd like to know the source of the money… Continue reading
Aug 25 Who Saves in China, the People or the State? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query. Name: Betty Sue Carroll Question: I'd like to know the source of… Continue reading
Aug 24 Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO Steve Jobs is the co-founder of Apple, Inc. File photo by AFP/Getty Apple Inc. announced Wednesday evening that CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs will resign from the helm of the technology giant, effective immediately. Jobs, 55, has been suffering… Continue reading
Aug 24 Are Public Pensions a 'Gravy Train' and Other Answers To Your Questions Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here are Wednesday's queries. Name: Ava Stanton Question: The rating agencies that sold us down the… Continue reading