Mar 16 Missed a credit card payment? Just call your credit card company By Kristen Doerer A new survey finds that 89 percent of those who had bothered to call about a late fee succeeded in having it reversed, and 78 percent were able to get a lower APR. Continue reading
Mar 15 Social Security’s divorced widow abuse — an isolated case? By Laurence Kotlikoff It's important for anyone dealing with Social Security to know exactly what they are due and to tell, not ask Social Security to give them what's theirs, writes economist Larry Kotlikoff. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 53:35 PBS NewsHour full episode March 14, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, more campaign chaos emerged as candidates readied for Tuesday’s primaries. Also, a look inside the battle for Ohio, Amy Walter and Stuart Rothenberg talk politics, the migrant crisis continues to worsen as Syrian peace talks begin,… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch What job growth? Voters remain pessimistic about the economy By PBS News Hour This year’s election has been dominated by economic anxiety, though the nation’s unemployment rate is at its post-recession lowest and there have been six consecutive years of job growth. As a joint project of the NewsHour, American Public Media’s Marketplace… Continue watching
Mar 14 How Puerto Rico’s economic crisis could shape Florida’s primary By Kenya Downs With thousands of Puerto Ricans leaving the island for Florida, potential new voters means the U.S. territory's issues can no longer be ignored. Continue reading
Mar 14 Introducing ‘How the Deck Is Stacked’ By Deborah Clark, Raney Aronson-Rath and Sara Just In the run-up to the November elections and continuing through the presidential inauguration in January 2017, we at APM’s Marketplace, FRONTLINE and PBS NewsHour bring you “How the Deck Is Stacked” -- a series of collaborative, multiplatform reports investigating this… Continue reading
Mar 14 Trump says he’ll bring jobs back to America. Economists are skeptical By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump's assault on trade deals seems to be winning politics. But his analysis of how trade hurts American workers is flawed, and as president, he would struggle to deliver on his promises. Continue reading
Mar 13 Poll: Are ‘ridiculous’ airline fees grounding your travel plans? By Andrew Mach The Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act — yes, that’s really what it’s called — aims to limit the fees airlines can charge for checked baggage, ticket changes and cancellations. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 53:35 PBS NewsHour full episode March 11, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Dr. Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump after an unusually civil Republican debate. Also: The nation bids farewell to former first lady Nancy Reagan, Shields and Brooks talk the week in politics, an exclusive look at the… Continue watching
Mar 11 Does science advance one funeral at a time, researchers ask By Making Sen$e Editor When a star scientist dies, outsiders often tackle mainstream questions in the field by leveraging new ideas that arise in other domains. Continue reading