Feb 08 Federal Spending, Visualized By Tim Peters In his State of the Union address, President Obama said that, "Because you deserve to know exactly how and where your tax dollars are being spent, you will be able to go to a website and get that information… Continue reading
Feb 08 Government Says Toyota Electronic System Not Faulty, Chechen Leader Takes Credit for Airport Bombing Updated 2 p.m. ET The government's report says there were no electronic problems that would have caused sudden acceleration in Toyotas, and that any mechanical defects were resolved by recalls. Toyota recalled more than 12 million vehicles after the… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Obama Urges Businesses to Ramp Up Private-Sector Hiring, Spending Obama Urges Businesses to Ramp Up Private-Sector Hiring, Spending… Continue watching
Feb 07 'A Big Pile of Cash' and Content: What's at Stake in Huffington Post Purchase AOL Inc. announced Sunday night its plan to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million. On Monday's NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown will discuss the details of the deal with AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, and Arianna Huffington, co-founder and… Continue reading
Feb 07 How Can My Family Protect Itself in Case of Total Economic Meltdown? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Kimberly Foster Question: I am scared. My impression of our country's… Continue reading
Feb 07 How Can My Family Protect Itself in Case of Total Economic Meltdown? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Kimberly Foster Question: I am scared. My impression of our country's economic situation now is that we are bumping along the bottom of the ocean. Neither my husband nor I have any faith in this economy. What is also… Continue reading
Feb 07 Obama Faces the Opposition in Speech to Chamber of Commerce Updated 1:30 p.m. ET Originally posted 9 a.m. ET The U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Public Citizen via Flickr. It will be a very short trip across Lafayette Park Monday morning as President Obama makes… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch What Clues Does 'Strange' Unemployment Report Hold? January unemployment numbers sent mixed signals for economic recovery. The jobless rate dipped to 9 percent, but a survey of businesses found only a net gain of 36,000 jobs last month. Jeffrey Brown assesses those numbers with New York Times… Continue watching
Feb 04 A Disjointed Jobs Report and U-7, Month Two By Paul Solman Today's unemployment data are a muddle. The two surveys - of individuals and of employers - seem to say very different things. Unemployment dropped - to 9 percent, according to the "household survey." Three cheers. But the "payroll… Continue reading
Feb 04 A Disjointed Jobs Report and U-7, Month Two By Elizabeth Shell Today's unemployment data are a muddle. The two surveys - of individuals and of employers - seem to say very different things. Unemployment dropped - to 9 percent, according to the "household survey." Three cheers. But the "payroll survey" reports… Continue reading