Mar 30 Why Oklahoma teachers are planning to walk out Monday By Vic Pasquantonio Oklahoma legislators passed a tax increase for the first time since 1990 on Wednesday, which gave teachers a pay raise in hopes of averting a walkout. Teachers say they still plan to walk out of school on April 2. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 8:43 How to make big money in the sneaker business By Paul Solman For the love of sneakers, a billion-dollar secondary market has bloomed, where collectors buy and sell rare kicks for hundreds or even thousands. Economics correspondent Paul Solman profiles two so-called “sneakerheads”: one a major collector and brand ambassador who’s turned… Continue watching
Mar 29 Is increasing income inequality a fact or a myth? By Paul Solman A new academic paper making the rounds of the economics profession contradicts conventional wisdom: that incomes of the top 10 percent, 1 percent and especially the tippy-top .1 percent, have been pulling away from the rest of Americans. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 3:52 News Wrap: U.S., South Korea reach new trade deal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. and South Korea have reached a new trade agreement, which will double American auto exports to the South. President Trump had called the existing deal a job killer. Also, Poland signed a major… Continue watching
Mar 28 Who will care for you when you are elderly and frail? You should plan now By Philip Moeller Looking at the rising numbers of older citizens who will need care, and the shrinking numbers of younger people available to care for them, it has been clear for a long time that we are heading toward a serious shortage… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 7:36 Why Anaheim’s low-wage workers struggle to keep a roof over their heads By PBS News Hour, Cat Wise Away from the tourist attractions of Anaheim, California, housing is a daily challenge for minimum-wage workers who play a vital role in the region's booming economy. Even for those who work full-time, garages, spare bedrooms, motel rooms, cars and tents… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 3:36 For this entrepreneur, big challenges mean more for her to contribute By PBS News Hour Dame Stephanie Shirley was so sick of being patronized that she decided to start her own software business -- then a laughable idea for a woman. But when her child was diagnosed with autism, it drove her toward a new… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 5:56 What the end of NAFTA would mean for farmers and ranchers By PBS News Hour President Trump's efforts to change the terms of NAFTA have divided farmers and ranchers, who depend, in different ways, on global trade. Special correspondent Grant Gerlock of NET traveled around the state to hear their perspective on the ways the… Continue watching
Mar 25 Why Trump’s latest steps heighten risk of a global trade war By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The world's financial markets are gripped by fear that an escalating trade rift between the United States and China may inflict far-reaching pain. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:23 New Trump tariffs take direct aim at Chinese trade policy in fight over U.S. tech secrets By PBS NewsHour President Trump broadened his economic war with China, announcing a second wave of tariffs that may total up to $60 billion worth of Chinese imports, as well as restrictions on Chinese investments in U.S. tech firms. The president argues it's… Continue watching