Sep 04 What does the August jobs report mean for the Fed? By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 173,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent in August — the lowest it’s been since April 2008. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 4:18 Is the economy strong enough for an interest rate raise? By PBS News Hour Though unemployment fell to its best place since early 2008, the number of jobs created in August was quite modest, falling below expectations. Combined with the volatility of the market and worries over sluggish wage growth, how will the Federal… Continue watching
Sep 03 A working mom on her employer's unpaid family leave policy By Diane Lincoln Estes More than 70 percent of employers in the United States don’t offer paid maternity leave. One working mother spoke of the difficulties of a mere 12-week unpaid maternity leave. Continue reading
Sep 02 COLUMN: How raising taxes on the rich could prevent mass shootings By John Komlos Economist John Komlos argues that the United States needs to adopt universal mental health insurance as a way to lower the murder and mass murder rate. Continue reading
Sep 02 The Medicare Maven on a pricey Rx from a doctor who doesn't take Medicare By Philip Moeller One reader was told her medication will cost more, because it was prescribed by a doctor that does not participate in Medicare. Here's how to avoid such pricey medications. Continue reading
Aug 31 What happens to your Social Security benefit when you marry? By Laurence Kotlikoff A reader asks whether remarrying will cause her to lose her Social Security benefits. Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff has the answer. Continue reading
Aug 31 Taxes matter in mutual fund investments By Kristen Doerer Millions of baby boomers who are set to retire over the next few years may someday regret that they did not pay more attention to the tax implications of their mutual fund investments during their working lives. Continue reading
Aug 28 The U.S. foreclosure crisis was not just a subprime event By Kristen Doerer While the U.S. foreclosure crisis began with subprime mortgages, it became a much broader phenomenon and mainly included prime mortgages. Continue reading
Aug 28 The secrets behind the Big Easy's comeback from Katrina By Jed Horne Ten years later, New Orleans provides revealing lessons on the role business and economics did and — and didn’t — play in the city’s now notably vigorous recovery. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 8:46 Court gives SeaTac workers a raise after $15 minimum wage exclusion By PBS News Hour In SeaTac, Washington, home of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, citizens voted in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. But airport businesses challenged the law in court, excluding 5,000 or so workers from receiving the increased benefits. Continue watching