Dec 11 Watch What’s next for U.S. monetary policy By PBS News Hour It is widely anticipated that chair of the Federal Reserve Board Janet Yellen will announce an interest rate increase this week during the board’s last meeting of the year. Binyamin Appelbaum, economic reporter at The New York Times, also expects… Continue watching
Dec 09 Trump expected to tap Goldman Sachs banker for White House economic post By Ken Thomas and Josh Boak, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Goldman Sachs president Gary Cohn to an influential White House economic post, two people informed of the decision said Friday. Cohn would lead the White House National Economic Council, a posting that would… Continue reading
Dec 09 Column: Women, it’s time to ask for a raise By Sallie Krawcheck Go ask for that bonus or that raise. Continue reading
Dec 09 Business leaders warn Trump of economic fallout from mass deportation By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Still grappling with Donald Trump's surprise election, the nation's business community has begun to pressure the president-elect to abandon campaign-trail pledges of mass deportation and other hard-line immigration policies that some large employers fear would hurt the economy. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 8:29 Does a Wall Street Cabinet discredit Trump’s Main Street message? By PBS News Hour From the early days of his campaign, one of Donald Trump's rallying cries was to “beware of Wall Street.” But the president-elect’s Cabinet picks of Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross are stalwarts of the financial establishment. Special correspondent Paul Solman… Continue watching
Dec 08 Column: Cyber systems can both nourish and poison us. We need to focus on the latter By Vikram Mansharamani The same technologies that enable us to rapidly order an Uber or to instantaneously download the latest book by Michael Lewis can also empty our bank accounts or steal our identities. Continue reading
Dec 08 How plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act could affect Medicare By Philip Moeller There continue to be loud drumbeats from Congressional Republican leaders that they will repeal the Affordable Care Act and also consider significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid. Continue reading
Dec 07 What Amazon’s cashier-free store could mean for millions of workers By Alison Thoet On Monday, Amazon forayed into the brick and mortar grocery industry with the launch of Amazon Go. But the high-tech market could drastically change shopping and eventually eliminate the need for millions of cashiers. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 2:30 Trump says Boeing deal for Air Force One is too expensive By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump unexpectedly spoke to reporters in his namesake hotel's lobby about the company that manufactures Air Force One. Mr. Trump asserted that the Boeing Company is overcharging the government for two new versions of the plane. Continue watching
Dec 06 Japanese mogul pledges $50 billion U.S. investment after meeting with Trump By Josh Boak and Tali Arbel, Associated Press After meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday, Japanese tech billionaire Masayoshi Son said he will invest $50 billion in the United States and would “commit” to creating 50,000 new jobs. Continue reading