Feb 05 Most Americans unfamiliar with and won't use Bitcoin By Simone Pathe Even as the use and price of Bitcoin has increased, 76 percent of Americans are still unfamiliar with the digital currency and nearly 80 percent of consumers have never and would never consider using an alternative currency. That's according to… Continue reading
Feb 05 CVS pharmacies to stop selling tobacco products by October By Zachary Treu CVS/pharmacy stores across the country will cease the sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products by Oct. 1, parent company CVS Caremark announced this morning with the headline "This is the right thing to do." "Ending the sale of… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Emerging markets face new fallout as U.S. Federal Reserve scales back By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch New report forecasts health care reform law will decrease U.S. labor supply By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 To triple-dip the Social Security system, get divorced By Laurence Kotlikoff You can double-dip the Social Security system, says Larry Kotlikoff, but not triple-dip -- unless you are divorced. Continue reading
Feb 03 Dow Jones continues 2014 slide with large drop By Justin Scuiletti The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled more than 320 points Monday, continuing a downward trend after its worst January performance since 2009. Continue reading
Feb 03 Princeton's Alan Blinder gives old friend Ben Bernanke an A- By Alan Blinder As Janet Yellen is officially sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve, former Fed vice chair Alan Blinder thanks Ben Bernanke for a stronger Federal Reserve and more transparent central bank. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch Market turmoil overseas causes concern for Wall Street By PBS News Hour After the Dow saw its worst performance in more than a year and a half in January, concerns are rising about turmoil in overseas markets. How are the problems in emerging markets linked to the stock market in the United… Continue watching
Jan 31 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… Continue reading