Jul 09 10 Questions for Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales By News Desk Updated July 10 | When Wikipedia formally launched on Jan. 15, 2001, creators Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger hoped to create over 100,000 articles. Today, Wikipedia has more than 22 million articles in over 285 languages. In the 11 years… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Disappearing Dead: Economic Optimism about Immortality Paul Solman interviews inventor,author and futurist Ray Kurzweil about eternal life. Continue watching
Jul 09 Are Student Loans Forgiven for the Peace Corps or Disability? Peace Corp volunteer Scott Wilhelm, right, worked as an agroforestry volunteer in El Salvador, assisting local farmers in growing fruit trees after a volcanic eruption destroyed their crops. Photo by the Peace Corps via a U.S. Government Work license. Continue reading
Jul 09 Are Student Loans Forgiven for the Peace Corps or Disability? Peace Corp volunteer Scott Wilhelm, right, worked as an agroforestry volunteer in El Salvador, assisting local farmers in growing fruit trees after a volcanic eruption destroyed their crops. Photo by the Peace Corps via a U.S. Government Work license. Continue reading
Jul 09 President Obama Set to Renew Battle Over Bush Tax Cuts By Christina Bellantoni Supporters of President Obama listen to him speak at a campaign event last week in Pittsburgh. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Three days after a third consecutive disappointing jobs report, President Obama intends to shift his attention Monday to the… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch Britain's Barclays Investigated for Rigging Libor Rates In a scandal that triggered a CEO resignation, an investigation and basic questions about the integrity of the financial system, British bank Barclays paid $450 million in fines last week to settle accusations that it helped rig the Libor rate. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Weak Job Numbers Put Recovery in Doubt Employers added just 80,000 jobs in June, well below the numbers some economists had predicted and a clear sign the economic recovery is still faltering. Ray Suarez speaks with supporters of both presidential campaigns to hear why they believe the… Continue watching
Jul 06 U7 Unemployment Rises Again An applicant speaks with a prospective employer at a New York job fair. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Distressing. That's our verdict after studying this morning's unemployment data for June. Basic facts from the monthly survey of… Continue reading
Jul 06 U7 Unemployment Rises Again An applicant speaks with a prospective employer at a New York job fair. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Distressing. That's our verdict after studying this morning's unemployment data for June. Continue reading
Jul 05 Compared to Europe, Does the U.S. Really Have Its Act Together? A euro coin rests on top of a dollar bill. Photo by: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's query:… Continue reading