Oct 26 Column: Questionable Social Security and Medicare policies put seniors in a bind By Philip Moeller Social Security announced last week that its annual cost of living adjustment would be a paltry three-tenths of 1 percent in 2017. This small increase is not only unfair to Social Security recipients, but will also trigger an absolute mess… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 8:00 For these college students, the most difficult test may be basic survival By PBS News Hour The biggest challenge for these college students may not be exams or papers, but finding the means to survive. While the University of California system has worked to bring in more first-generation and “non-traditional” students, helping them stay, succeed and… Continue watching
Oct 25 How flipping a coin can actually help you change your life By Making Sen$e Editor When faced with deciding whether to make a change, people may be too cautious for their own good, a new study finds. Continue reading
Oct 25 Volkswagen settles emissions scandal for $15 billion By Ryan Connelly Holmes The German manufacturer will spend up to $10 billion to buy back or repair customers’ cars and more than $4.5 billion on clean vehicle projects and efforts to counter residual emissions. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 6:06 News Wrap: AT&T confident in Time Warner deal approval By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, AT&T said it is confident its deal to buy Time Warner will pass muster with Congress and federal regulators. The telecom giant announced plans on Saturday to take over the parent company of HBO, CNN… Continue watching
Oct 24 Column: Do we need librarians now that we have the internet? By Robert Graboyes For better or worse, the digital age forces experts to make the case that a Google search doesn’t replace the librarian, and WebMD doesn’t replace the doctor. Continue reading
Oct 23 $85 billion merger of AT&T, Time Warner to come under federal scrutiny By Michael D. Regan AT&T has comes to terms on a $85.4 deal to acquire Time Warner, a merger that would make the phone company a telecommunications Goliath. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 8:29 How will South Korea's robot revolution affect American jobs? By Mori Rothman, Karla Murthy Continue watching
Oct 22 Airbnb sues New York for imposing fines on illegal renters By Kamala Kelkar After New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Friday imposing costly fines onto people who advertise illegal rentals online, Airbnb sued. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 9:44 Why student debt is 'a crisis' for some borrowers By PBS News Hour Student debt has been a prominent topic during this year's presidential campaign, with several candidates touting plans for tuition-free college. Indeed, more than 40 million Americans carry debt from student loans, totaling around $1.3 trillion nationally. While the median debt… Continue watching