Dec 26 Home Prices Suffer 6.7 Percent Slide By PBS News Hour U.S. home prices fell in October for the 10th consecutive month, posting their largest monthly drop since early 1991, the widely watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index showed Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch Holiday Shopping Season Brings Toy Safety into Focus In the first of two reports on toy safety, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at how the recent controversy over lead levels in toys is affecting consumer shopping this holiday season. Continue watching
Dec 20 My understanding is that it takes .75 gallons of fuel to make one gallon of ethanol. If this is true, why is this fuel source so widely acclaimed as a great idea? Question/Comment: There are two issues I’d like to see you tackle that I have not seen anyone in the media deal with. The first has to do with the sensibility of ethanol as a renewable fuel source. My understanding is… Continue reading
Dec 20 Could you please explain the long-term decline of the dollar and predict the long-term implications of this trend? Question/Comment: Please explain the long-term decline of the dollar and predict the long-term implications of this trend. As an aside, you are a great reporter. You present complicated economic issues in an intelligent and understandable manner. I always perk up… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Fed Backs New Rules Aimed at Curbing Risky Home Loans The Federal Reserve proposed new mortgage regulations Tuesday that would help protect home buyers from shady lending practices following losses suffered in the risky "subprime" home loan category. A Wall Street Journal reporter looks at the recent mortgage crisis and… Continue watching
Dec 14 How is the Fed to be blamed if financial institutions are reckless and greedy during periods of low interest rates? Question/Comment: Many commentators have blamed the Fed for the mortgage mess. How is the Fed to be blamed if financial institutions are reckless and greedy during periods of low interest rates? Paul Solman: You’re cheating, Lloyd. This is two e-mails… Continue reading
Dec 14 It is often said that tax cuts help the economy because the taxpayer spends the money. I do not see how that works. Question/Comment: It is often said that tax cuts help the economy because the taxpayer spends the money. I do not see how that works. After all, the government spends money, too. So what does it matter who spends the money?… Continue reading
Dec 14 Once companies securitize an asset and remove it from the books, are there provisions by which a company can obtain (purchase back) the asset from the special purpose entity? Question/Comment: Once companies securitize an asset and remove it from the books, are there provisions by which a company can obtain (purchase back) the asset from the special purpose entity? Since the market for collateralized debt obligations (… Continue reading
Dec 12 With so many consultants and service providers who essentially fly for a living, what is the trade off between efficiency and superior talent pool sourcing? Question/Comment: I just saw your story on the Nov. 29 NewsHour and was curious about the short supply chain advantage in terms of services vs. manufacturing. With so many consultants and service providers who essentially fly for a living, what… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch After Talks Collapse, Writers Guild Strike Continues Negotiators continue to seek a compromise to end the Writers Guild of America's ongoing strike. Jeffrey Brown discusses the strike with Carl Diorio, labor editor for The Hollywood Reporter. Continue watching