Sep 09 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Beatlemania By Arts Desk Wednesday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown talks to Tim Riley, a contributing music critic for NPR, about the release of the Beatles Remastered. Earlier Wednesday, Michelle Steele of Bloomberg News gave the business angle on the Beatles' releases. Continue reading
Sep 09 What Has Been Done to Insulate the U.S. From Systemic Risks Overseas? By Business Desk Question: Chairman Bernanke mentioned in the News Hour forum back in July that the key trigger to Depression 1.0 was the failure of a large central European bank. With Austrian and other banks in deep distress (I believe Austrian banks… Continue reading
Sep 08 In Case You Missed It: The Realities of the Recession Editor’s note: Yesterday on the NewsHour, Paul looked at a few of the faces and places that illustrate the realities of the recession. With 15 million Americans out of work, the report drives explains why many Americans don’t see the… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Realities of the Recession and the Changing Workforce Paul Solman looks at the faces and places that illustrate the realities of the recession and Jeffrey Brown talks to experts about its impact on jobs. Continue watching
Sep 04 Conversation: Matthew Crawford, Author of 'Shop Class as Soulcraft' By Arts Desk Friday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown spoke with philosopher and motorcycle-repair shop owner Matthew Crawford about his book, "Shop Class as Soulcraft."… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch Jobless Rate Hits 26-Year High, but Hints of Recovery Remain Unemployment jumped to 9.7 percent in August, but new data shows job cuts have slowed. Ray Suarez speaks with a financial expert about the labor market and economic recovery. Continue watching
Sep 04 How Do We Compare Unemployment Across Decades If More People in a Household Are Working Now? Question: Economic reports routinely compare current unemployment statistics against historical unemployment statistics. However, I haven’t seen any discussion of the significant increase in the number of household members who are employed or looking for employment and its impact on such… Continue reading
Sep 04 In a Difficult Job Market, Settling for Less By Business Desk Editor’s note: In a report that aired earlier this week about a Manhattan job fair, Paul spoke at length with Philip Mereday, a former executive who had been out of work for about a year. Mereday, a college graduate… Continue reading
Sep 04 Unemployment Rises to 9.7%, Though Hints of Recovery Remain By Quinn Bowman U.S. employers shed 216,000 jobs in August, increasing the unemployment rate to 9.7 percent, the highest level since 1983. Continue reading
Sep 03 Health Care Reform Splits Retailers In a summer of health care reform twists and turns, few things may have surprised the public more than the debate over the positions that their favorite -- and least-favorite -- places to shop have taken on the issue. Continue reading