May 10 ‘The Scream’: For Love or Money? "The Scream," painted by Edvard Munch in 1895, sold at a record price of $119.9 million on May 2. A few belated thoughts on the economics of art in the wake of the $120 million price fetched by Edvard… Continue reading
May 09 Hot TIPS on Where To Invest Photo by Kick Images via Getty Images. Readers of this page regularly ask about Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (see note below), which I've long said are my own preferred investment vehicle. Do TIPS still make up more than half the… Continue reading
May 09 Making Sen$e: Hot TIPS on Where To Invest By Paul Solman Photo by Kick Images via Getty Images. Readers of this page regularly ask about Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (see note below), which I've long said are my own preferred investment vehicle. Do TIPS still make up more than half the family… Continue reading
May 09 Watch News Wrap: Postal Service Drops Plans to Close 3,700 Locations In other news Wednesday, the U.S. Postal Service abandoned a plan to shutter 3,700 service locations. Under the new plan, more than 13,000 rural mail facilities may have to cut back hours of operation but no locations will close. Also,… Continue watching
May 08 Watch Sen. Tom Coburn’s Solution for ‘Debt Bomb’: Everybody Must Sacrifice Sen. Tom Coburn's Solution for 'Debt Bomb': Everybody Must Sacrifice… Continue watching
May 08 Is the IRS Sexist When It Comes to Child Care? Photo by Subactive_Photo via Flickr Creative Commons Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Tuesday's query: Name: JJ Question: What's with the inequitable treatment… Continue reading
May 08 Is the IRS Sexist When It Comes to Child Care? By Maureen Hoch Photo by Subactive_Photo via Flickr Creative Commons Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Tuesday's query: Name: JJ Question: What's with the inequitable treatment of… Continue reading
May 07 Stand-Up Comedian Baratunde Thurston on ‘How To Be Black’ EmbedVideo(3331, 482, 304); Baratunde Thurston seemed like something of a wonder: a stand-up comedian via Sidwell Friends and Harvard. I note, however, that there is now something called The Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society, so perhaps surprise… Continue reading
May 07 Stand-Up Comedian Baratunde Thurston on ‘How To Be Black’ EmbedVideo(3331, 482, 304); By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell Baratunde Thurston seemed like something of a wonder: a stand-up comedian via Sidwell Friends and Harvard. I note, however, that there is now something called The Harvard College… Continue reading
May 07 Watch Stand-Up Comedian Baratunde Thurston on ‘How To Be Black’ Baratunde Thurston, author of "How To Be Black," talks about being black in America. Continue watching