Aug 09 July Foreclosure Data Offers Mixed Messages Last month, the foreclosure process was initiated on 98,174 homes -- a 6 percent increase from July 2011. At the same time, overall foreclosure activity in July was down 10 percent from the same month last year, according to reports. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch Neil Barofsky on ‘Foaming the Landing’ for Banks Neil Barofsky talks about how Treasury's "save the banks" mentality was destructive. Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch Building a Natural Gas Fleet? Infrastructure Not Included Here's a look at how UPS' Denver branch made the switch from diesel to natural gas. Continue watching
Aug 09 When Will the Deficit Hit $10 Trillion? 2036? 2057? But So What? Digital composite by Travel Images/UIG via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's query: Name: Jack Doyle Question: How long… Continue reading
Aug 09 When Will the Deficit Hit $10 Trillion? 2036? 2057? But So What? Digital composite by Travel Images/UIG via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's query: Name: Jack Doyle Question: How long will… Continue reading
Aug 08 Are American Companies Ignoring Significant Cyber Threats? Joel Brenner Answers Your Questions The internet was never designed to be a secure means of communication, yet it's become the backbone of the U.S. economy. Hundreds of millions of dollars are drained from corporate accounts, and technology designs are pilfered every year by criminal… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Coal-Powered Colorado Undergoing a Natural Gas ‘Revolution’ In Colorado, coal and natural gas producers are fighting for energy dominance. Ray Suarez reports on the battle in a state that's also weighing what will be the most sustainable energy solution for the future. Continue watching
Aug 08 Fracking: What is it, and Is it Safe? Workers lay a section of gas pipeline outside the town of Waynesburg, PA in April 2012. It is estimated that more than 500 trillion cubic feet of shale gas is contained in this stretch of rock that runs through… Continue reading
Aug 08 Neil Barofsky on the Corrupting ‘Elixir of Power’ EmbedVideo(4091, 620, 386); Wednesday we present the second installment of outtakes from my encounters with Neil Barofsky, Special Inspector General for the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, known in Washington, D.C. as the SIGTARP. (I'm not making… Continue reading
Aug 08 Neil Barofsky on the Corrupting ‘Elixir of Power’ EmbedVideo(4091, 482, 304); Wednesday we present the second installment of outtakes from my encounters with Neil Barofsky, Special Inspector General for the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, known in Washington, D.C. as the SIGTARP. (I'm not making… Continue reading