Sep 17 Women still earned 77 cents to a man’s dollar in 2012 Along with disappointing poverty line numbers, Tuesday's Census report shows that women on average still make significantly less than men. The average income in 2012 for a man was $49, 398 and for a woman $37,791. "… Continue reading
Sep 17 Since 2006, the faster-than-human stock market has hidden 18,000 spikes and crashes Highspeed, online trading happens so fast that we, mere humans, can't keep up with what's going on -- and there's a lot that's been going on. That's what a group of scientists concluded after researching the complex systems behind market… Continue reading
Sep 17 Census reports median household income, poverty level steady in 2012 Dominick Aldridga (8) stands with members of his family at a distribution point by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier Mobile Food Pantry on June 19, 2012 in Deposit, New York. Spencer Platt/Getty Images. The U.S. Census Bureau… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Henry Paulson Wishes He Had Today’s Regulatory Tools During His Treasury Tenure Henry Paulson Wishes He Had Today's Regulatory Tools During His Treasury Tenure… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch With Summers Out of the Running, Who Will Be Tapped to Succeed Bernanke? With Summers Out of the Running, Who WIll Be Tapped to Succeed Bernanke?… Continue watching
Sep 16 When to take Social Security when you expect your spouse to outlive you By Laurence Kotlikoff When should you take full retirement and spousal benefits if one spouse could die much sooner than the other? You may want to wait to collect your retirement benefit to maximize your spouse's survivor benefit. Photo courtesy of Flickr user… Continue reading
Sep 16 60 percent: the likelihood the government will shutdown this month .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } Video by The Washington… Continue reading
Sep 16 When to Take Social Security When You Expect Your Spouse to Outlive You By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff When should you take full retirement and spousal benefits if one spouse is expected to die much sooner than the other? Photo courtesy of Flickr user Jon Pinder. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his… Continue reading
Sep 16 Three traits to ace the GMAT and run an unethical business By Simone Pathe Do you have what it takes to score well on the GMAT? New research suggests high scores are associated with less of a tendency for ethical and entrepreneurial business activity. Photo courtesy of Flickr user bitslice cipher. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Remembering the Day When the American Financial System Began to Crumble In September 2008, the global financial markets were melting down and banking giants teetered on the brink. Judy Woodruff recounts how the U.S. government responded in shoring up the financial sector, and, five years later, how some Americans remain angry… Continue watching