Jun 07 Political Checklist: Job #1 for Obama Still Economy By Quinn Bowman David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff look at the political implications of a Washington Post/ABC poll released Tuesday showing that six in 10 Americans are unhappy with President Obama's handling of the economy. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch Saving: Brought to You By the Letter ‘S’ Paul Solman heads to Sesame Street to see how they're teaching children how to save. Continue watching
Jun 07 Merkel and Obama Emphasize Economic Stability, Mideast Peace By Larisa Epatko German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama addressed questions about their countries' sluggish economies and the missions in Afghanistan and Libya at a news conference Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch ‘Sesame Street’ Tells You How to Get to Sunnier Days Financially As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, business correspondent Paul Solman reports on how "Sesame Street" friends Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster are teaching children smart ways to save and spend money -- and how… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch ‘Utterly Disappointing’ May Jobs Report: Why Aren’t Businesses Hiring? The U.S. unemployment report for May showed a sharp slowdown in hiring and a small increase in the unemployment rate. Judy Woodruff discusses the new jobs numbers and what they mean for the struggling American economic recovery with Lisa Lynch… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch U.S. Economic Recovery Stumbles, Reviving Debate on Way Forward Economic Recovery Stumbles, Reviving Debate on Way Forward… Continue watching
May 31 Watch Foreclosures, Unemployment, Confidence Continue to Drag Down Housing Market A new report released Tuesday showed the state of the U.S. housing market has grown even more bleak as prices have dropped for more than two consecutive quarters. Gwen Ifill, RealtyTrac's Rick Sharga and Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics discuss… Continue watching
May 27 Is College Worth It? ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Author Nafisi, Wesleyan President Roth in Tuesday Live Chat Creative Commons photo courtesy Flickr user edbrambley Are today's diplomas worth the debt? It's an old question being debated anew in these economic times. On Friday's NewsHour broadcast, four panelists will examine the value of a higher education:… Continue reading
May 27 Watch Is a College Diploma Worth the Soaring Student Debt? Soaring College Costs Revive Debate Over a Diploma's Value… Continue watching
May 27 Making Sense: ‘Hey Paul: Do Something Useful For Once’ By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Name: Jerrold Jones Question: Hey Paul, Do something useful for once. Prove… Continue reading