Sep 23 Watch Top Banks Rethink Policies on Overdraft Fees Leading banks move to change overdraft fees deemed harmful to consumers. Jeffrey Brown speaks with a banking expert about the overhaul. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Ahead of G-20, How Are World Economies Faring? Ahead of the G-20 summit, Paul Solman asks small business owners at a New York health and beauty show how the economy is faring in their home countries. Continue watching
Sep 22 Are Older Workers More Vulnerable in this Recession? Question: I lost my job in April. I have yet to find any new position. I get this feeling that age plays a big part in the hiring process. I am 48 …soon to be 49 years old. Are… Continue reading
Sep 21 Reflections on the Week of 'Almost Armageddon' Paul Solman: Now that so many of our favorite economists have spiritedly weighed in here on the Business Desk on the first anniversary of “Almost Armageddon Day,” I thought I’d comment on theirs. First Simon Johnson. Simon says his… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch One Year On, Hurdles Remain for Reforming Wall Street One year after the fall of Lehman Brothers' brought the global economy to the brink of collapse, questions remain as to whether the government has been tough enough on Wall Street. Experts explain why. Continue watching
Sep 18 Lehman's Lawyer on the Decision to Let It Fail By Business Desk Editor’s note: Paul also recently sat down with Harvey Miller, lawyer for Lehman Brothers during its descent into bankruptcy, for an insider’s look at what it was like meeting with government regulators as Lehman faced collapsed. Continue reading
Sep 18 Former Regulator on Lehman's Collapse By Business Desk Editor’s note: Paul recently sat down with Robert Glauber, former Treasury undersecretary under George H.W. Bush and the leader of the taskforce under Reagan charged with reporting on the 1987 stock market crash, to discuss what Glauber would have… Continue reading
Sep 17 What Has Been the Most Surprising Effect of the Financial Crisis? By Business Desk Editor’s note: All this week on the Business Desk, we have been featuring contributions from economists, financial journalists, and other experts on the origins and impact of the financial crisis. Today, we asked a few of our favorite experts who… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Ahead of G-20, IMF Chief Seeks New Global Finance Rules Paul Solman speaks with Dominique Strauss-Kahn of the International Monetary Fund. Continue watching
Sep 16 Hard Times Leveling Off In Patchwork Nation By Anna Shoup As economists and politicians point to a possible economic turnaround, Patchwork Nation's September Hardship Index found that troublesome economic indicators are starting to level off, as they did in August, yet times are still getting tougher in some places. Continue reading