May 23 Watch Facebook’s ‘Botched’ IPO: What Went Wrong and Why? Just four days after it went public on the stock market, Facebook became the center of intense attention Wednesday -- both on Wall Street and in Washington -- as shares hit $32, well below the initial offering price. Jeffrey Brown,… Continue watching
May 23 If Greece Were a Binge Drinker A Greek flag flies next to a statue of Socrates in Athens. IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday warned of the risk of "contamination" if Greece quits the euro and said the eurozone might therefore see the value of… Continue reading
May 23 If Greece Were a Binge Drinker A Greek flag flies next to a statue of Socrates in Athens. IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday warned of the risk of "contamination" if Greece quits the euro and said the eurozone might therefore see the value of… Continue reading
May 22 Does It Ever Make Sense to Dip Into Your 401(k)? Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Thomas Hawk. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Tuesday's question comes from an in-house NewsHour staffer who… Continue reading
May 22 Does It Ever Make Sense to Dip Into Your 401(k)? Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Thomas Hawk. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Tuesday's question comes from an in-house NewsHour staffer who wishes… Continue reading
May 21 Is It Better to Save or to Spend? Banner protesting austerity measures in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Morgan Till/PBS NewsHour. Restricted as this page usually is to questions (and answers), its posts can, I realize, seem more than a bit off the news. This is especially true… Continue reading
May 21 Is It Better to Save or to Spend? Banner protesting austerity measures in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Morgan Till/PBS NewsHour. Restricted as this page usually is to questions (and answers), its posts can, I realize, seem more than a bit off the news. This is especially true… Continue reading
May 18 Watch News Wrap: Greece Uncertainty, Austerity Top Agenda at G-8 Summit News Wrap: Greece Uncertainty, Austerity Top Agenda at G-8 Summit… Continue watching
May 18 Why Not Raise Taxes Instead of Interest Rates to Reduce the Deficit? Image by Spark Studio via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$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