Sep 22 What's 'Pre-Suasion?' How marketers make us receptive to an ad By Paul Solman The factor that frequently determines whether people are going to make a particular choice is not the factor that counsels wisely or the one that leads to the greatest economic benefit. It’s the one that’s top of the consciousness in… Continue reading
Sep 22 This innovative idea can 'unshackle' poor people from payday loans and bad credit scores By Kristen Doerer By building upon a widely used, informal lending practice in the immigrant community, José A. Quiñonez is giving poor immigrants access to credit in the financial mainstream. Continue reading
Sep 22 I keep falling. Will Medicare cover a home health aide? By Philip Moeller Medicare usually only covers things that are deemed medically necessary by your doctor or another health care professional. But what's considered "medically necessary"?… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Fed will keep key interest rate near record lows By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said it will hold on keeping a key, short-term interest rate near record lows. Chair Janet Yellen suggested a hike was likely before year’s end. Also, the crisis in Syria took center… Continue watching
Sep 21 Column: Who will be next to lead the UN? By Vikram Mansharamani At the end of the year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will step down after a decade of service. Who will be the next person to tackle issues like climate change and the refugee crisis?… Continue reading
Sep 20 Column: Why you no longer need a venture capitalist to start a successful business By Gerald Davis The spread of the virtual corporation model was a boon for generic plug-and-play vendors who could assemble products and manage supply chains, ship goods to consumers and provide various business services. But once all of these components were available off-the-shelf,… Continue reading
Sep 20 Elizabeth Warren tells Wells Fargo CEO to resign over fake accounts By Marcy Gordon and Ken Sweet, Associated Press Chief Executive John Stumpf said he was "deeply sorry" that the bank failed to meet its responsibility to customers and didn't act sooner to stem "this unacceptable activity."… Continue reading
Sep 19 Column: How lightweight enterprises are outperforming industry heavyweights By Gerald Davis A corporation was once a social institution, with a mission and members and boundaries that separated the inside from the outside. Today it is more like a webpage. Whereas Blockbuster had 83,000 employees and 9,000 physical stories at its height,… Continue reading
Sep 19 Column: Why 5.2 percent income growth still leaves us in the doldrums By John Komlos Why does it feels like incomes are stagnating even as the Census Bureau documents income growth of 5.2 percent?… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 18, 2016 By PBS News Hour Continue watching