Jan 16 On final foreign stop in Davos, Biden offers plea to Trump By James Blue As the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Summit kicked off late Monday afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden made a quick trip to Davos to campaign for his cancer “moonshot.”… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 7:29 Why so many students from for-profit schools are left in debt limbo By PBS News Hour Students who attend for-profit college and training programs are more likely to borrow, borrow more and struggle to repay their loans. Not only that, but the overall graduation rate at for-profit institutions is just 27 percent. Meanwhile, a number of… Continue watching
Jan 16 Do ride-sharing apps discriminate against black customers? By Making Sen$e Editor A new study found that there were roughly twice the number of cancellations for customers who used African American-sounding names when requesting a ride in Boston than those using white-sounding names. Continue reading
Jan 14 Trump’s CEO meetings raise concerns among ethics lawyers By Josh Boak, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump's meetings with CEOs seeking federal approval for major mergers are raising red flags for ethics lawyers. Continue reading
Jan 13 Do organizations raise more money by offering small gifts to potential donors? By Making Sen$e Editor How do potential donors respond to receiving gifts from organizations that appeal to them for support?… Continue reading
Jan 13 Column: Is China’s economy a house of cards? By Eswar Prasad While doomsday warnings about the Chinese economy run rampant in the Western media, it is quite likely that the Chinese government will, in fact, be able to manage the economic, social and political tensions it faces. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 9:49 Is Obama’s economic legacy one of missed opportunity or success? By PBS News Hour What is President Obama’s economic legacy? Did his efforts to turn the country around after the 2008 financial crisis constitute a robust recovery, or too little, too late? Economics correspondent Paul Solman assembled a panel of economic experts to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 12 4 economists evaluate Obama’s economic legacy By Kristen Doerer Economics correspondent Paul Solman sat down with four economists to discuss President Obama's economic legacy. Continue reading
Jan 12 Column: Here’s how Trump could tackle America’s largest economic issues By Jim Stone Here are some directional shifts to hope for and some to fear in my five selected policy areas. Continue reading
Jan 10 Column: Social Security will reduce paper statements in 2017. Here’s why it shouldn’t By Philip Moeller The Social Security Administration just announced it would curtail sending paper statements to many people in order to save money. This is as bad an idea now as it was the last time the agency did this several years ago. Continue reading