Nov 30 Watch 8:49 Will new student loan options make a dent in debt? By PBS News Hour Millions of Americans live with student debt for years, even decades after they graduate from college. Now, two of the nation's largest private student lenders have introduced options to allow borrowers to modify the terms on their loans. NewsHour's Hari… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch Once temples of American commerce, indoor malls lose shoppers to e-stores By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch How will plunging oil prices affect the economy? By PBS News Hour The price of oil dropped to a four-year low after the OPEC cartel decided not to cut production levels. Judy Woodruff speaks with Kevin Book of ClearView Energy Partners about the national and global consequences of cheap gas and for… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch News Wrap: Black Friday inspires frenzied shopping, protests on workers’ rights and Ferguson By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 28 What did the shopping mall look like in 1956? By Tracy Wholf The indoor mall became a ubiquitous symbol of American suburbia in the 20th century. But America's first shopping mall, still landing in Edina, Minnesota, was designed, like every enclosed mall modeled after it, to bring some urbanity to suburbia. NewHour… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch How the music industry uses big data to create the next big hit By PBS News Hour Is big data killing good music? As part of a collaboration between The Atlantic and PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff speaks with Derek Thompson, whose piece in this month’s magazine featured how data collected by Shazam and other music apps is… Continue watching
Nov 27 The economics of Thanksgiving from 1621 to 2014 By Simone Pathe Paul Solman stepped back to 1621 to explore the economics of the very first Thanksgiving, where, he learned, profit wasn't everything. Neither is profit everything in 2014 on a family turkey farm that sells most of its free-range turkeys during… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch When business is for the birds, small farms strive to survive despite industry pecking order By PBS News Hour How do small farms, competing against factory farms, gobble up their share of business? The family-run Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm in Connecticut relies on Thanksgiving sales for nearly half of their yearly income, selling high-quality birds raised in a free-range… Continue watching
Nov 26 Business leaders disappointed over items left out of immigration action By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration left out some of the business community's top priorities, disappointing business leaders who might have stepped up to defend his policies in the face of Republican attacks. Continue reading
Nov 26 If I’m turning 65 and still working, do I have to file for Medicare? By Philip Moeller People who have group health policies through their employers generally do not have to sign up for Medicare when they turn 65. But there are exceptions. Making Sen$e Medicare Maven Phil Moeller fills you in on the rules and takes… Continue reading