Nov 16 If the US Budget Were a Family’s, We’d Be Hopeless Photo by Frederick Bass via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: Heena: Hi Paul, I love your explanations of… Continue reading
Nov 15 Attorney General Holder Announces Legal Resolution to BP Oil Spill EmbedVideo(4984, 482, 304); BP has agreed to plead guilty to 14 federal criminal counts related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and the subsequent oil spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico for months and… Continue reading
Nov 15 Money Manager Jon ‘Merle Hazard’ Shayne Visits Athens Passengers ride the German-made transit system in Athens, Greece. When Jon Shayne last commented on Greece for us, it was in song as "Merle Hazard," Jon's musical alter ego. He was actually filing from his hometown of… Continue reading
Nov 15 Money Manager Jon ‘Merle Hazard’ Shayne Visits Athens By Paul Solman Passengers ride the German-made transit system in Athens, Greece. When Jon Shayne last commented on Greece for us, it was in song as "Merle Hazard," Jon's musical alter ego. He was actually filing from his hometown of… Continue reading
Nov 14 Austerity Protests Grip Europe By News Desk Transportation in parts of Europe was at a standstill Wednesday as strikers forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and many train routes in Spain and Portugal. Demonstrators railed against government cuts in major cities across the… Continue reading
Nov 14 Poor is the New Rich in Viral Video from Expat in China South Korean singer Psy performs "Gangnam Style" during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards. Photo by Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images Paul Solman: Jesse Appell was an economics student of mine at Brandeis last fall who is spending this year in… Continue reading
Nov 14 A Viral Video from China: Poor is the New Rich South Korean singer Psy performs "Gangnam Style" during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards. Photo by Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images Paul Solman: Jesse Appell was an economics student of mine at Brandeis last fall who is spending this year in Beijing… Continue reading
Nov 14 President Meets the Press to Sell Plan for Higher Taxes By Christina Bellantoni AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the White House on Tuesday after a meeting with President Barack Obama. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama is scheduled to step in front of… Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Progressive Groups Weigh In on President Obama’s Plans to Prevent Sequestration Progressive Groups Weigh In on President Obama's Plans to Prevent Sequestration… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Congress Returns to Washington to Aim For Balanced Budget in Lame-Duck Session Congress Returns to Washington to Aim For Balanced Budget in Lame-Duck Session… Continue watching