Sep 03 Trump weighs pulling out of free trade deal with South Korea By Associated Press President Donald Trump is considering triggering a withdrawal from a free trade agreement with South Korea, a business lobbying group said Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 01 Jobs grade for August: a ‘mild disappointment’ By Paul Solman The economy added 156,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate remained largely unchanged at 4.4 percent. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 9:13 Are we on the brink of a jobless future? By PBS News Hour Futurologists have been predicting the automation armageddon -- robots replacing human workers -- for decades. Has the future finally arrived? Economics correspondent Paul Solman visits Silicon Valley to talk with leading tech thinkers and computer scientists about whether humanity is… Continue watching
Aug 30 Health care watchdog sends urgent alert on potential nursing home abuse By Philip Moeller The government’s health care watchdog office has issued an early alert in advance of its upcoming formal report on egregious abuses of patients at skilled nursing facilities. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General says… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 8:49 How retailers are banking on options and experiences to draw in shoppers By PBS News Hour Is traditional retail dead? There have been more store closings this year than any since the Great Recession, with retailers filing for bankruptcy at a record pace. And yet online retailers like Amazon and Warby Parker are adding brick-and-mortar stores. Continue watching
Aug 24 In the age of Amazon, an entrepreneur explains what will make us want to go to the store By Diane Lincoln Estes An innovative retail entrepreneuer discusses why she thinks traditional stores are struggling. Continue reading
Aug 24 How students with school debt but no degree get stuck in ‘purgatory’ By Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report In a vicious circle, debt and low-paying jobs make it tough to earn a way back to college. The numbers of students with school debt but no degree are large enough that the financial impact goes beyond individual struggles and… Continue reading
Aug 23 Growing number of Georgia students have debt but no college degree By Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report More than 108,000 students who had taken out federal loans withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities between 2013 and 2015. Continue reading
Aug 23 In midst of NAFTA talks, Trump doesn’t ‘think we can make a deal’ By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Just a week into talks to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump is already threatening to abandon the 23-year-old pact with Canada and Mexico. Continue reading
Aug 23 How do I get the Medicare coverage I want with the lowest out-of-pocket cost? By Philip Moeller If your overall objective here is to get the coverage you want with the lowest annual out-of-pocket expense, you can use Medicare's own online tools to get a good idea of available Part D drug plans and Medigap supplement plans. Continue reading