Oct 24 Working More, Voting Less? How Employment Affects Turnout By Simone Pathe Fuller employment may reduce your tendency to vote in non-presidential contests. Above, voters in Boston, Massachusetts, look over ballot questions while waiting in line to vote in 2012. Photo courtesy of Mike Segar/Reuters. With the United States narrowly missing debt… Continue reading
Oct 23 Investor beware: China's growth is near its tipping point China's economic growth is not sustainable, warns Junheng Li, the "Tiger Woman on Wall Street." Above, one of China's main financial centers in Shenzhen. Photo courtesy of Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images. Continue reading
Oct 23 Investor Beware: China's Growth Is Near Its Tipping Point China's economic growth is not sustainable, warns Junheng Li, the "Tiger Woman on Wall Street." Above, one of China's main financial centers in Shenzhen. Photo courtesy of Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images. Editor's Note: Junheng Li, the "Tiger Woman on… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Economists expect 'messier' jobs report for October after unimpressive September Economists expect 'messier' jobs report for October after unimpressive September… Continue watching
Oct 22 More than 25M Americans still can't get a full-time job By Paul Solman, Simone Pathe Our own unemployment metric, the "Solman Scale," found unemployment ticked down slightly to 15.6 percent. Photo courtesy of John Moore/Getty Images. Continue reading
Oct 22 More than 25M Americans Still Can't Get a Full-Time Job By Paul Solman By Paul Solman and Simone Pathe Our "Solman Scale" measures the "U-7," adding to the officially unemployed part-timers looking for full-time work and "discouraged" workers -- everyone who didn't look for a job in the past week but says they… Continue reading
Oct 22 Hiring slows in September as U.S. economy adds 148,000 jobs WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting the job market was weakening before a 16-day partial government shutdown. Still, the September gain was enough to lower the unemployment rate, which comes from a separate survey. The… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Should individuals also be held accountable for the 2008 financial meltdown? Should individuals also be held accountable for the 2008 financial meltdown?… Continue watching
Oct 21 Collecting on your ex's Social Security: When and how? By Laurence Kotlikoff Even if you've been divorced for years, you may still benefit from a divorcée spousal benefit from your ex's work record. Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff explains when and how to cross that path. Photo courtesy of Flickr user… Continue reading
Oct 21 Collecting on Your Ex's Social Security: When and How? By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Even if you've been divorced for years, you may still benefit from a divorcée spousal benefit from your ex's work record. Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff explains when and how to cross that path. Photo courtesy of… Continue reading