Mar 24 Watch Pay Czar Imposes New Caps on Executive Salaries The Obama administration's pay czar Kenneth Feinberg has announced more cuts to executive pay for several large companies still receiving government funds. Judy Woodruff spoke with him about those salary decisions. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch News Wrap: Euro Tumbles in Response to Debt Crisis In other news Wednesday, diplomats in the European Union worked on policies to quash the spreading debt crisis and Pope Benedict accepted the resignation of an Irish bishop embroiled in the child sex abuse scandal. Continue watching
Mar 23 Why Haven't Agricultural Land Prices Also Crashed? Question: I have a question about agricultural land prices. I have seen my home, apartment building, and stock values drop. In addition, there are rumors in the press about potential drops in commercial office and retail space. But agricultural lands… Continue reading
Mar 23 Pay Czar Caps Compensation at Five Bailed-Out Firms Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's pay czar, announced Tuesday that he will cut 2010 salaries for top executives at five companies that received extraordinary bailout assistance from the government at the height of the financial crisis. The highest-paid… Continue reading
Mar 23 Coming Soon to Hollywood: Movie Derivatives Moviegoers will soon be able to decide which films to see based not on stars or tomatoes, but on how well they're being traded by investors. Two investment firms are working to develop a futures market for movie derivatives that… Continue reading
Mar 22 Why Don't We Have More Tech Education Programs in Schools? Question: As a nation of technology, why do public schools continue to eliminate technology education programs? Doesn’t this curriculum (see iteaconnect.org for standards) lead to more high-knowledge-high-skills jobs? Paul Solman: I don’t know the answer, so I asked my… Continue reading
Mar 19 Reimagining Nanotechnology By Business Desk Editor’s note: On Friday’s NewsHour, Paul speaks to Felice Frankel and George Whitesides, authors of an extraordinary new book, No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale. Frankel and Whitesides bring the virtually invisible world of nanotech to life… Continue reading
Mar 17 Miller Center Debate: Does the U.S. Need More Grads? Editor’s note: Paul recently moderated a Miller Center debate on whether the United States must dramatically increase its number of college-educated citizens to remain a leading economic power. Former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Michael Lomax, president of… Continue reading
Mar 17 From the Archive: The Fed and the Financial Crisis Editor’s note: Over at the Rundown, we’re watching Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s appearance on the Hill today to defend the Fed’s ability to oversee banks of all sizes — a role that could be altered significantly under financial… Continue reading
Mar 17 Bernanke to Defend Fed's Oversight Powers Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will defend the central bank's ability to oversee small and large banks alike in an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, according to prepared testimony. Bernanke's position takes on financial reform legislation unveiled… Continue reading