May 18 Why Not Raise Taxes Instead of Interest Rates to Reduce the Deficit? Image by Spark Studio via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: Name: Phil Webb Question: When the economy starts… Continue reading
May 18 Watch Post IPO, What Are Facebook’s Challenges Now? The public sale of Facebook shares on Friday didn't soar as some had expected. Margaret Warner talks to Arvind Bhatia of Sterne Agee and Rob Cox of Reuters' Breakingviews about what Facebook needs to do to keep its audience and… Continue watching
May 17 Watch Geithner: Again With the Debt-Limit Debate? ‘I Don’t Understand it’ Geithner: Again With the Debt Limit Debate? 'I Don't Understand it'… Continue watching
May 17 Geithner: ‘I Don’t Understand’ Why Debt Ceiling Debate Is Back By News Desk U.S. Treasury Secretary speaks with the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown Thursday at Marlin Steel Wire Products, a factory in Baltimore Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown during a factory tour Thursday that he couldn't understand why… Continue reading
May 17 Aren’t We All Better Off if Fannie, Freddie Forgive and Forget? Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo by Flickr user futureatlas.com via a Creative Commons license. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's… Continue reading
May 17 Aren’t We All Better Off if Fannie, Freddie Forgive and Forget? Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo by Flickr user futureatlas.com via a Creative Commons license. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's… Continue reading
May 16 Watch Bill Bradley Outlines Ways to Fix Washington Bill Bradley Outlines Ways to Fix Washington… Continue watching
May 16 Why Isn’t There a Single World Currency? A pile of money from around the world -- currencies of the U.S. (dollar), U.K. (pound), and Europe (euro). Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr user Images_of_Money. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and… Continue reading