Sep 13 Problems With San Jose Mine Emerge in Wake of Trapped Miners' Ordeal COPIAPO, Chile | For about a month now, most of the international stories about the Chilean mine disaster have been about what many people see as a miracle: that all 33 miners survived the cave-in that took place on… Continue reading
Sep 13 What Would Increased Interest Rates Do to the Economy? Question: If the Federal Reserve raises interest rates by the end of 2010, what effect would this have on the overall economy? Let’s assume the economy is “recovering” at the rate Ben Bernanke states it is, as of today. People… Continue reading
Sep 10 9 Years of 'Unbuilding' the World Trade Center in New York By Travis Daub Sept. 11, 2010, marks nine years since terror attacks struck the Pentagon, Shanksville, Pa., and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York. This collection of aerial and satellite photos, taken from 1954 to 2009, reveal both… Continue reading
Sep 10 Obama: Economy Growing Again, but Progress 'Painfully Slow' By News Desk President Obama said Friday at a nationally televised news conference that economic progress has been "painfully slow," but investments in business, education and technology will help make America more competitive in the global economy. "While the economy is growing again...the… Continue reading
Sep 10 How Safe is the Municipal Bond Market? Question: When states like California are struggling with their fiscal budgets, how safe is the municipal bond market? Paul Solman: Not as safe as it used to be. Not nearly. You can see that reflected, to some extent, in the… Continue reading
Sep 10 Friday: New Head of Economic Council; Pastor Rethinks Quran-Burning Plans Austan Goolsbee is expected to be named chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg. President Obama is expected to choose one of his longtime economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee, to be the chairman of his… Continue reading
Sep 10 President Obama Meets the Press President Obama is scheduled to speak to reporters Friday in a nationally televised news conference from the White House. Photo by Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images. It's been more than three months since President Obama has held a solo news… Continue reading
Sep 09 Study: Health Care Spending Will Continue Rising, but Modestly In a new report that's sure to provide fresh ammunition to both sides of the health reform debate, a government estimate released today finds that the new health reform law will not curb the rising costs of care once… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Who Would Benefit From Extending Bush-Era Tax Cuts? Whether the tax cuts enacted under the latest Bush presidency should be extended past the Dec. 31 expiration date is slated to be a key policy issue debated as elections approach. Jeffrey Brown gets two views about extending the cuts… Continue watching
Sep 09 Slide Show: The Gulf's Healing Process By Sarah Clune NEW ORLEANS | AP photographer Gerald Herbert has been documenting the BP oil disaster in the Gulf -- from the land, sea and air -- since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20. In the three months since… Continue reading