Jan 21 Watch Obama Presses for an Economy in 'Overdrive': Will Jobs Soon Follow? President Obama on Friday named General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to lead a panel on job creation and economic competitiveness. Jeffrey Brown discusses the White House's evolving relationship with big business with former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich and John… Continue watching
Jan 21 Merle Hazard Makes Sen$e: The Country Crooner Goes Global By Elizabeth Shell Friday’s post consists of a Web chat with the Elvis of economics, the Ferlin Husky of finance, the Charlie McCoy of micro, the Jimmy Dean of the dismal science — star of the country-and-western macrocosm, investment advisor Jon Shayne who… Continue reading
Jan 21 President Hu Visits Chicago, Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Istanbul Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Chicago on the second stop of his state visit to the United States, visiting a prep school and an exhibit on Chinese companies operating in the Midwest. His arrival snarled traffic and was greeted… Continue reading
Jan 21 Obama Taps GE's Immelt for Jobs Panel President Obama has picked Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, to head a new jobs panel. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama has tapped General Electric chief executive Jeffrey Immelt to head a new… Continue reading
Jan 20 Education and Health Targets for State Budget Cuts Several governors throughout the country have announced their budget proposals for 2011. Education is one of the many public services already strapped-for-cash state governors are proposing to take funds from to alleviate budget woes. Here's a round-up of state… Continue reading
Jan 20 President Hu Touts 'Common Interests' in Remarks to Business Leaders On the heels of a joint news conference with President Obama, a state dinner and meetings with congressional leaders, Chinese President Hu Jintao delivered remarks to American and Chinese business leaders on Thursday in Washington. The themes he put… Continue reading
Jan 20 Slide Show: China's 10 Largest Cities The rapid pace of development over the past few decades that has made China the world's second largest economy has also caused another growth explosion--an unprecedented wave of urbanization. Learn more about China's 10 largest cities, according to United… Continue reading
Jan 20 Desolate Detroit: The Forsaken City By Paul Solman In its heyday, it boasted nearly two million people, the world's premier automobile industry, the world's most popular music (Motown), and perhaps the country's most prosperous black middle class. But Detroit's population is down 50 percent, as are… Continue reading
Jan 20 Desolate Detroit: The Forsaken City By Elizabeth Shell In its heyday it boasted nearly two million people; the world's premier industry (autos); the world's most popular music (Motown); and perhaps the country's most prosperous black middle class. But Detroit's population is down 50 percent; so are wages in… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch GM, Detroit Pinning Hopes for Future on Chevy Volt As part of his ongoing reporting on "Making Sen$e" of financial news, business correspondent Paul Solman travels to Detroit for an update on General Motors' electric car, the Chevy Volt, and examines how the company and the city are hoping… Continue watching