Oct 25 Nightmarish Stories of Mortgage Modification Woe The idea that bank paperwork can weigh you down is nothing new. But the foreclosure cases we've come across lately sound downright Kafka-esque. A homeowner trying to modify her mortgage is told to fax documents to a certain department. Soon… Continue reading
Oct 22 Would Unemployment Drop If Wages Were Tied to a Firm's Profits? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Name: Dr. Morris Weinberger Question: Could unemployment be ameliorated by using the… Continue reading
Oct 22 Would Unemployment Drop If Wages Were Tied to a Firm's Profits? Name: Dr. Morris Weinberger Question: Could unemployment be ameliorated by using the “short” method of reducing employee salaries instead of wholesale firings? How much of an impact would use of “shorting” have in reducing national unemployment??… Continue reading
Oct 21 A Closer Look at Herbal Supplements UPDATE | Oct. 22, 2010 from Paul Solman: Apologies to all who know biology: this story identified A,C,G and T as AMINO acids. They're NUCLEIC. ................................................................................................................................................ Paul Solman's Making Sen$e segment on Thursday's NewsHour looks at a new… Continue reading
Oct 21 Jobs, Conservative Roots Pose Hurdles for Democrats in Small Town America _pap_embeddable('news01s4499qf90',482,304,{ pap_usecache:true }); Ohio's 16th District all begins with Canton. The former manufacturing hub in the northeasternpart of the state has simultaneously shrunk in population and yet grown in the ranks of Ohio cities - climbing… Continue reading
Oct 21 Why Not Use Financial Revenues to Pay Down the National Debt? 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 Thursday's query: Name: Missy Rodey Question: Paul - I understand that about 50 percent… Continue reading
Oct 21 A Closer Look at Herbal Supplements UPDATE | Oct. 22, 2010 from Paul Solman: Apologies to all who know biology: this story identified A,C,G and T as AMINO acids. They’re… Continue reading
Oct 21 Toyota Recall Affects Lexus and Avalon Models According to Toyota, there maybe a problem with the brake master cylinder cup in nearly 1.5 million of its vehicles around the world. Without getting too technical, if you have the problem, you'll notice your brakes feel a bit… Continue reading
Oct 21 Why Not Use Financial Revenues to Pay Down the National Debt? Name: Missy Rodey Question: Paul – I understand that about 50 percent of U.S. revenues are generated through financial services. Can these revenues be used to pay down the national debt, or is such payment dependent upon industrial production? Paul… Continue reading
Oct 21 Thursday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the arts are not escaping historic government spending cuts in Britain as Arts Council England is having its budget cut by almost 30 percent. Continue reading