Apr 05 Ryan's 'Path to Prosperity' Met with Immediate Opposition House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., holds a copy of his budget proposal 'The Path to Prosperity' during a news conference on the FY2012 budget resolution on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. (Bill Clark/Roll Call) Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican… Continue reading
Apr 05 House GOP Budget Plan Seeks More Than $5 Trillion in Cuts EmbedVideo(275, 482, 304); Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., unveiled a House GOP budget proposal Tuesday that seeks some $5.8 trillion in cuts, including a reshaping of key entitlement programs and some tax reforms. The proposal, which is not… Continue reading
Apr 04 Cracks Ground Southwest Planes, Raise New Questions on Inspections Southwest is facing new questions on the safety of its fleet. Photo via Flickr Creative Commons user Atomic Taco. Southwest Airlines is grounding its fleet of Boeing 737-300s for inspection after one of its planes was forced to… Continue reading
Apr 04 Can U.S. Product Makers Manufacture a Profit? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Paul Menzel Question: I understand that it is more profitable for… Continue reading
Apr 04 Can U.S. Product Makers Manufacture a Profit? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Paul Menzel Question: I understand that it is more profitable for hi-tech companies to have their devices manufactured overseas (primarily Asia) than to manufacture them domestically. Could these companies manufacture their products in the U.S. and still make a… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Returning Vets Face a New Battle: The Job Market Returning War Vets Face New Domestic Battle: The Job Market… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Unemployment Rate Drops in March, but Economic Recovery Remains Fragile Unemployment Rate Drops, but Long-Term Jobless See 'Troubling' Stagnation… Continue watching
Apr 01 Weekonomics: Our Friday Roundup By Paul Solman Today we initiate "Weekonomics," a Friday roundup of the week's economics news. No fooling. Simon Johnson starts us off with "lightning round" answers to questions on the banks, Europe, Japan and, because the monthly jobs data came out… Continue reading
Apr 01 Weekonomics: Our Friday Roundup By Elizabeth Shell Today we initiate "Weekonomics," a Friday roundup of the week's economics news. No fooling. Simon Johnson starts us off with "lightning round" answers to questions on the banks, Europe, Japan and, because the monthly jobs data came out this morning,… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Weekonomics: Our Weekly Roundup Simon Johnson joins Paul Solman for Weekonomics- a review of the week's news. Continue watching