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
Jan 22 America unleashed: Why we'll be number one once more By Joel Kurtzman Manufacturing excellence is one of four economic forces that sets the U.S. economy apart from the rest of the world. Continue reading
Jan 22 Amazon plans to ship packages before you buy them By News Desk In December, Amazon announced plans to ship your bought items via drone. But, by the looks of a new patent, that plan fast might not be fast enough for the world's largest online retailer. Now, they are planning to… Continue reading
Jan 21 Tax code changes will hit high-income Americans hardest By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Higher-income Americans and some legally married same-sex couples are likely to feel the biggest hits from tax law changes when they file their federal returns in the next few months. Taxpayers also will have a harder time taking… Continue reading
Jan 21 85 richest people own as much as bottom half of population, says report By News Desk Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images The famed "one percent" may be smaller than we think. Eighty-five of the world's richest people own as much as the bottom half of the population, according to an Oxfam International report on… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Lifting Filipinos out of poverty by growing social entrepreneurship at home By Justin Scuiletti Continue watching
Jan 20 Avoid the Social Security nightmare that doomed this couple By Laurence Kotlikoff This fictitious horror story about a couple who was misled about their benefit collection strategy is a cautionary tale. Continue reading
Jan 20 More than 200 million people were unemployed in the world in 2013 By Simone Pathe Worldwide, the number of unemployed people rose by 5 million in 2013 to 202 million, according to the International Labor Organization's Global Employment Trends report. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch Were criminal gangs involved in the Target security breach? By PBS News Hour New information emerged Saturday about a holiday security breach at retailers, including Target, which the retail giant said affected over 110 million customers. Who was behind the attack and how did they carry it out? Hari Sreenivasan and Mike Riley… Continue watching