Nov 19 Watch 8:50 What’s made the Islamic State one of the richest terrorist armies in history? By PBS News Hour How does the Islamic State militant group make money to fund its operations? A key source is oil extraction, which has helped make the group one of the richest terrorist armies in history. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look… Continue watching
Nov 19 Is China’s one-child policy to blame for its economic slowdown? By Vikram Mansharamani China’s one-child policy created a demographic wave that is beginning to crash on the economy. Continue reading
Nov 19 Did the nation’s largest housing recovery initiative work? By Making Sen$e Editor The nation's largest housing recovery initiative led to more household spending, but impediments to competition kept it from reaching its full potential. Continue reading
Nov 18 Obama promotes trade deal in Asia, but tough fight remains at home By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press The president is facing opposition to the deal from Democrats and Republicans alike. Continue reading
Nov 18 Medicare failures cause open enrollment hassles By Philip Moeller Medicare Maven Phil Moeller answers your Medicare questions. Continue reading
Nov 16 Column: The 3 poisonous pillars of government economic policy By Terry Burnham Increased government debt, stimulative Chinese government policy and loose money created by central banks do more harm than good, writes economist Terry Burnham. Continue reading
Nov 16 Column: Water wars are coming By Vikram Mansharamani Climate change and food-driven water demand are creating a toxic cocktail that may shock global stability. Continue reading
Nov 13 Meet an education innovator who says knowledge is becoming obsolete By Paul Solman Do children need teachers to learn? Sugata Mitra doesn't think so. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 8:45 Given Internet access, can kids really learn anything by themselves? By PBS News Hour It started with a hole in the wall. Sugata Mitra, working for a software company in Delhi, cut a gap between his firm and the slum next door, putting out an Internet-connected computer for kids in the community to use. Continue watching
Nov 12 Large CEO-worker wage gaps are a major consumer turnoff By Max Nesterak Researchers found that people were much more willing to buy products from companies that have smaller CEO-worker wage gaps. Continue reading