Sep 17 Thai cave rescue diver sues Tesla CEO Elon Musk By Tom Krishner, Associated Press Elon Musk called Vernon Unsworth a "pedo" in a tweet after Unsworth criticized Musk in a television interview. Continue reading
Sep 17 Colleges face pressure to answer a basic question: What are students learning? By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report The push is coming from policymakers and consumers who want to know the return on their investments in college. Continue reading
Sep 14 What we learned from Walter Mischel, the late creator of the marshmallow test By Paul Solman Psychologist Walter Mischel's marshmallow test studied the concept of delayed gratification and its correlation to economic success. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 8:11 How the 2008 financial crisis crashed the economy and changed the world By Paul Solman Ten years ago this week, the collapse of Lehman Brothers became the signal event of the 2008 financial crisis. Its effects and the recession that followed, on income, wealth, disparity and politics are still with us. Economics correspondent Paul Solman… Continue watching
Sep 13 Read an excerpt from ‘Crashed’ on how the financial collapse shook the world By Gretchen Frazee "Within weeks its impact would be felt on factory floors and in dockyards, financial markets and commodity exchanges around the world," author Adam Tooze writes in his new book, "Crashed."… Continue reading
Sep 13 The surprises behind this week’s big economic headlines By Paul Solman Inflation is rising, according Bureau of Labor Statistics data, but other reports show wages are barely keeping pace. Continue reading
Sep 13 The stock market boom has given CEOs a raise. What about average workers? By Gretchen Frazee The pay increases CEOs and other company executives have see over the past decade has come mostly from stocks that are part of their compensation packages. Continue reading
Sep 12 3 charts that explain the rise in U.S. household income By Gretchen Frazee The median household income rose in 2017 for the third straight year, although disparities among racial groups persisted. Continue reading
Sep 12 What to do if you have been wrongly charged for Medicare By Philip Moeller Social Security is a huge bureaucracy, and people often feel like bugs trapped in flypaper. But there are some steps you can take. Continue reading
Sep 11 AP fact check: Are Trump policies boosting the U.S. economy? By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Monday rebutted Obama's claim that his policies put the economy on a growth path that is now benefitting Trump. Continue reading