Jan 15 Target shutting down in Canada after only two years By Megan Thompson Target announced Thursday that it will shut down its struggling operations in Canada, less than two years after its launch there. Continue reading
Jan 15 Understanding modern China through comedic rap By Simone Pathe Stand-up comedian Jesse Appell has made a name for himself in China, parodying pop songs with lyrics about China's macroeconomic woes. Paul Solman catches up with the Boston Fulbright student on the NewsHour Thursday. Watch Appell's music videos, in full,… Continue reading
Jan 15 What's the most fiscally responsible country in the developed world? By Laurence Kotlikoff Countries like Germany have gotten away with lecturing others about their fiscal prudence. But maybe the Germans should take a look around them, argues economist Larry Kotlikoff, to see which European Union country is doing it better. Continue reading
Jan 14 What older workers need to know about the hybrid health care world By Philip Moeller Making Sen$e Medicare Maven Phil Moeller helps readers navigate the different health care combinations now available to so many workers staying on the job past age 65. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 5:28 How automakers and car buyers are responding to low gas prices By PBS News Hour Since last year’s Detroit Auto Show, gas prices have dropped by nearly a third. With the new lower prices, demand has gone up for big new SUVs and sedans, but automakers have also switched gears to develop more fuel-efficient cars. Continue watching
Jan 12 As payment forms evolve, so do ATMs By Anna Sillers Between credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay and Venmo, the need for cash is on the decline -- and so is the ATM. And yet North American and European banks aren’t necessarily decreasing ATM production or removing the machines. Some… Continue reading
Jan 12 How many husbands' Social Security benefits can you collect? By Laurence Kotlikoff If you're one of the millions of Americans who have been married multiple times, you may be eligible to collect benefits from ex-spouses, deceased spouses and current spouses, but never at the same time, explains Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 6:02 Does a stronger economy mean higher interest rates in 2015? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 09 Why we need to liberate America's health care By Robert Graboyes Health care in America will never improve if we don't change the conversation about what's wrong, argues Mercatus Center's Robert Graboyes. Politicians on both sides of the aisle, he says, fight about coverage instead of opening up the channels of… Continue reading
Jan 09 We're adding jobs like it's 1999, but American workers just can't get a raise By Simone Pathe The final unemployment report of 2014, released Friday morning, ended a solid year of payroll gains. But despite December's additional 252,000 jobs and the lowest unemployment rate since 2008, wages aren't rising. In fact, average hourly earnings fell in December,… Continue reading