Jul 20 The Morning Line: The Special Relationship The British are coming. British Prime Minister David Cameron makes his first official visit to Washington on Tuesday and has a packed schedule, including breakfast with Vice President Joe Biden, an Oval Office chat with President Obama and a… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch In Greece, New Austerity Measures Rile Many The economic crisis in Greece is bringing a new wave of anger among its citizens over austerity measures to control its debt. Paul Solman looks at how Greek citizens are coping with the debt crisis and speaks with Prime Minister… Continue watching
Jul 19 Oil Well Will Stay Closed Another Day as Monitoring Continues BP will keep the cap closed for at least 24 more hours on its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said in a news conference Monday afternoon. The cap has been closed since… Continue reading
Jul 19 Country Singer Merle Hazard Tackles the Greek Debt Crisis By Paul Solman We here at Making Sen$e have long been fans of Nashville investment adviser Jon Shayne, who became known to us as Merle Hazard, the singer and author of country-and-western songs about economics. We featured snippets of his performances… Continue reading
Jul 19 Merle Hazard on the Greek Debt Crisis By Paul Solman We here at Making Sen$e have long been fans of Nashville investment adviser Jon Shayne, who became known to us as Merle Hazard, the singer and author of country-and-western songs about economics. We featured snippets of his performances in… Continue reading
Jul 19 Democrats Bank on Local Strategy to Help in Red States By Lee Banville According to conventional wisdom, it is going to be a bad year for Democrats. Historically the party of the president has lost seats in the mid-term, ugly fights over health care and the soaring deficit have owned media headlines and… Continue reading
Jul 19 Monday: Seep Detected Near BP Oil Well; Cap to Stay for Another 24 Hours Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Monday morning that BP will be allowed to keep the cap on the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico for another day despite a seep in the sea floor. BP… Continue reading
Jul 19 The Morning Line: Obama Keeps Jobless Benefits in Spotlight By David Chalian -- President Obama takes to the Rose Garden at 10:30 a.m. ET to continue his push for an extension of unemployment benefits for approximately 2 million long-term unemployed Americans. Just as he hammered away at Republicans in the Senate in… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch What Will Financial Reform Mean for the Poorest? With President Obama set to sign financial reform legislation, much of the attention has been on the biggest U.S. banks lately. But what about lending practices that affect the poorest Americans? Hari Sreenivsan discusses the "poverty industry" with "Broke, USA"… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Will Greek Austerity Plans Buckle Under Pressure? As part of his ongoing reporting on Making Sense for financial news, Paul Solman examines -- with some country and western flair -- how Greece's debt woes began and what's being done to contain the problems from spreading throughout Europe… Continue watching