Jan 27 Americans rank the economy as top priority for Obama and Congress By News Desk On the eve of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, Americans rate the nation's economy as their top policy priority, according to the results from a Pew Research Center survey. Continue reading
Jan 27 Even if your unemployment checks have stopped, think twice about taking Social Security early By Laurence Kotlikoff Taking your Social Security checks early might close the gap in your finances in the short term, but if you can tide yourself over, you'll be better off in the long term if you wait. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Global markets suffer major drop By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Sudeep Reddy of the Wall Street Journal about what the recent drop means for the global economy and how it may affect emerging markets. Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch While inequality rose, study finds economic mobility hasn’t changed in 40 years By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch News Wrap: JPMorgan gives raise to CEO Dimon despite year of hefty fines By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 24 Trendy beards slice into sales for razor manufacturer Procter & Gamble By News Desk According to Procter & Gamble, the owner of Gillette razors, the upturn in facial hair has caused a downturn in sales. Continue reading
Jan 24 A separated economist gets discriminated against — online By Paul Oyer Paul Oyer is an Ivy League-educated economist, but everything he ever needed to learn about economics he learned from online dating. In this adaptation from his new book, he explains how, as a separated man re-entering the dating scene, he… Continue reading
Jan 23 Female participation decreases at World Economic Forum By News Desk AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI What happens when you invite some of the world’s top leaders to a meeting but tell them to extend the invite to female counterparts? Nothing, according to The Guardian… Continue reading
Jan 23 Exposing the textbook scam: How to save us from economists By Michael Meeropol, Howard Sherman Conventional economics textbooks cheat our students and economy out of a stronger future, argue the authors of an alternative economics text. Continue reading
Jan 22 Americans will spend big bucks to be part of the Super Bowl action By News Desk The NFL’s Super Bowl is one of the biggest sporting events on the planet, a fact made obvious by the stunning amount of money spent and food eaten over the course of the game’s weekend. Super Bowl… Continue reading