Sep 29 Wednesday: In Europe, Terror Plot Uncovered, Anti-Austerity Protests British police officers on patrol in London on Wednesday. Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images. Security officials is Europe say a terror plot to wage a shooting spree in Britain, France and Germany is still a threat and authorities are… Continue reading
Sep 28 On The No-Brainer Issue of Owning a Home Paul Solman: Since the 70s, it’s been a no-brainer. Buy or rent? Buy, of course. You’ll be making an investment instead of just paying off some landlord. And besides, you’ll get an income tax break on the money you borrow… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Recession Ushers in Widest Income Inequality Gap on Record The U.S. now has the greatest disparity between the rich and the poor within Western industrialized countries, new Census data show. Timothy Noah of Slate magazine and Howard University professor Roderick Harrison looks at the growing income gap in America. Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch News Wrap: Consumers, CEOs Hold Gloomier Economic Outlook A business research group reported that U.S. consumers and business executives have a pessimistic outlook for the future, noting consumer confidence was the lowest since February. Continue watching
Sep 28 A Fresh Look: Rent Now, Buy Later? We asked Paul Solman to weigh in on whether to rent or buy: Since the 70s, it's been a no-brainer. Buy or rent? Buy, of course. You'll be making an investment instead of just paying off some landlord. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch To Rent or to Buy? Housing Market Leaves No Easy Answers Housing prices showed signs of stabilizing in July, but worries remain in many parts of country about the pros and cons of homeownership. Jeffrey Brown gets two views on homeownership versus renting from Jack Hough of SmartMoney magazine and Karl… Continue watching
Sep 27 Update | Lehman Art Auctions Better Than Expected Paul Solman: As a follow up to Friday’s Lehman Brother’s art collection video, this video looks at how some of the pieces actually fared on Sotheby’s auction block. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Clinton Adviser Tyson: Drop Tax Cuts for Wealthy to Spur Spending Next in our continuing series of discussions on whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts to all or some Americans, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Laura Tyson, who served as President Clinton's chief economic adviser. Continue watching
Sep 27 What Will Motivate Christian Conservative Voters This Year? Updated: 5:04pm ET There is little doubt that the economy is the biggest driver of voter sentiment in 2010. Poll after poll shows economic anxieties are a serious concern for Americans. But that doesn't necessarily mean that the economy… Continue reading
Sep 27 Lehman Art Auctions Better Than Expected As a follow up to Friday's Lehman Brother's art collection video, this video looks at how some of the pieces actually fared on Sotheby's auction block. Overall, the sale went slightly better than expected: while experts were… Continue reading