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Obama appeals to CEOs to hire long-term jobless

By Alexis Cox

President Obama has appealed to the nation’s chief executives to hire job applicants who’ve been unemployed long-term. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates nearly 4 million Americans have been without work for 27 weeks or more. On Friday, the president…

How economists grade Ben Bernanke’s Federal Reserve tenure

After eight years, a financial crisis, a Great Recession and an economic recovery, it is Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s final day on the job. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks back at Bernanke’s performance for an assessment of his legacy…

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Ben Bernanke’s legacy: A critique from the left

By Dean Baker

As Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke closes out his term, how will he be remembered? In the first of several economists' perspectives, Dean Baker sees a checkered legacy.

Opinion: Is your money safe at the bank? An economist says ‘no’ and withdraws his

By Terry Burnham

The Fed policies of Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen, who begins her term Feb. 1, are making former Harvard economist Terry Burnham withdraw his money from Bank of America.

Is the famous ‘paradox of choice’ a myth?

By Barry Schwartz

The theory that less choice can be more -- what psychologist Barry Schwartz called "The Paradox of Choice" -- is under attack as scientific hogwash. But the very fact that its potential weaknesses are making news, Schwartz argues, proves how…

Obama touts plan on contractor wages, retirement

By Associated Press

President Barack Obama is promoting his newly unveiled plans to boost wages for some workers and help Americans save for retirement - no action from Congress necessary.

Obama to Congress: ‘Give America a raise’ and restore American Dream

By Simone Pathe

In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama called on business leaders across the country to raise minimum wages. "Give America a raise," he said.