Sep 21 A little known Social Security hack for divorcees looking to remarry By Laurence Kotlikoff Can two divorcees marry and continue to collect Social Security benefits on their exes?… Continue reading
Sep 21 Just how rocky was Fiorina's tenure as HP's CEO? By Brandon Bailey, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Ten years after GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina was unceremoniously fired from her job as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, her tumultuous business career is still the subject of heated discussion. Continue reading
Sep 21 Column: I, too, once sought refuge By John Komlos As Syrian refugees traverse through Hungary, economist John Komlos recalls his own journey as a Hungarian refugee in 1956 and urges the United States to take in more Syrian refugees. Continue reading
Sep 21 A quarter of all renters spend half of income on housing By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger About one quarter of all renters spend at least half of their paychecks just to keep roofs over their heads, and those numbers will only grow in the next 10 years, new research suggests. Continue reading
Sep 18 Is the fracking boom causing a dropout boom? By Kristen Doerer New energy extraction technologies have increased local incomes, especially for low-skilled workers, while also raising high school dropout rates for young men. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 8:22 Why Pope Francis wants us to stop worshipping capitalism By PBS News Hour Pope Francis has bluntly criticized global capitalism for causing environmental destruction and tragic consequences for world's poorest citizens. Ahead of the pontiff's first visit to the United States, economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a closer look at his economic beliefs. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 4:35 Federal Reserve calls timeout on raising interest rates By PBS News Hour Interest rates will stay where they are for now, according to an announcement by the Federal Reserve. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Krishna Guha of Evercore ISI about why they came to that decision and what it could mean for the… Continue watching
Sep 17 Fed Chair Janet Yellen on not raising rates By News Desk In a much anticipated announcement Thursday, the Federal Reserve said it would leave interest rates unchanged. Watch Fed Chair Janet Yellen's press conference on the announcement, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, on pbs.org/newshour. Continue reading
Sep 17 Column: We have met the enemy, and it is the Fed By Terry Burnham What the economy needs is not an end to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy, but rather an end to the Federal Reserve itself. Continue reading
Sep 17 What you need to know about the Fed's potential interest rate hike By Vikram Mansharamani How can an interest rate set by the Federal Reserve affect you?… Continue reading