Jan 08 Who counts as poor in America? By Simone Pathe By Simone Pathe The official poverty rate is 15 percent, but that excludes many Americans. Photo courtesy of Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Homeless people without shelter from this week's frigid temperatures. Medicaid patients living out their days in a nursing home. Continue reading
Jan 08 Who Counts as Poor in America? By Simone Pathe The official poverty rate is 15 percent, but that excludes many Americans. Photo courtesy of Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Homeless people without shelter from this week's frigid temperatures. Medicaid patients living out their days in a nursing home. Orphaned kids raised… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch How will Yellen's interest in the 'human face' of economics influence policy? How will Yellen's interest in the 'human face' of economics influence policy?… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch JPMorgan settles for $2.6 billion fine over Madoff fallout JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay a record-breaking $2.6 billion fine to settle criminal charges related to the Bernie Madoff fraud case. Authorities charged the bank had turned a blind eye to Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme. Jeffrey Brown gets more detail… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:33 News Wrap: Senate confirms Janet Yellen as Fed chief By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Janet Yellen won Senate confirmation to lead the Federal Reserve. Taking over for outgoing chair Ben Bernanke, the former vice chair becomes the first woman to lead the U.S.'s central bank. Also, peace talks to… Continue watching
Jan 06 Bitcoin values surges after Zynga announces digital currency support .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } An online gaming company, Zynga,… Continue reading
Jan 06 Why many widows lose nothing from taking survivor benefits early By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff For many widow(er)s, there's no advantage to delaying the collection of survivor benefits from a deceased spouse who collected retirement benefits early. Photo by Purestock via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his… Continue reading
Jan 06 Why Many Widows Lose Nothing from Taking Survivor Benefits Early By Laurence Kotlikoff For many widow(er)s, there's no advantage to delaying the collection of survivor benefits from a deceased spouse who collected retirement benefits early. Photo by Purestock via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional… Continue reading
Jan 03 How paid parental leave helps you, your newborn and the job market By Simone Pathe Both mothers and fathers took more time off to spend with their new babies when they had the right to paid family leave through the state of California. And for mothers, paid leave increases the chance they'll be working one… Continue reading
Jan 03 How Paid Parental Leave Helps You, Your Newborn and the Job Market By Simone Pathe With the start of 2014, new parents in Rhode Island are eligible for paid family leave -- the third state, after California and New Jersey, where such a right has been codified and enforced. At the national level, the… Continue reading