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
Sep 16 Surprise! Your Medicare Part B premiums may increase by 50 percent in 2016 By Philip Moeller Medicare trustees projected that a great number of Medicare beneficiaries will be affected. Continue reading
Sep 15 Twitter dives into campaign fundraising By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press The social media service Twitter on Tuesday introduced a feature that enables political candidates and advocacy groups to raise money directly via its mobile application, making it quicker and easier to harvest small donations from followers. Continue reading
Sep 14 Pay your taxes, but don't send IRS that $100 million check By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press No checks, please. Starting next year, your check won't be any good at the IRS — if you're making a tax payment of $100 million or more. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 3:19 What effect would an interest rate hike have on U.S. wallets? By PBS News Hour If and when the Federal Reserve Bank raises interest rates, which is widely expected, it would be the first such hike since the 2008 financial crisis. Raised rates will impact the cost of home mortgages and there will be consequences… Continue watching
Sep 11 What economists learned from your eBay haggling By Kristen Doerer By listing certain numbers on eBay, economists suggest sellers are signaling their desire to sell quickly — even if it's at a lower price. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 8:10 Why we crave what's cool By PBS News Hour What does it mean to be cool? It's a means of standing out, as well as a way of fitting in. In studying the brain, economists have found that when we consume products from status brands, it actually gives us… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 54:21 PBS NewsHour full episode September 10, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Russia steps up military support for President Assad in Syria. Also: A memorial is dedicated to the victims of flight 93, a new ancient species could change our understanding of human evolution, how the business of… Continue watching
Sep 10 How the rebel, the beatnik and the hipster became their own status symbols By Steve Quartz Did a shift in consumerism in the 1950s change the way we view cool?… Continue reading