Jun 12 Watch Betting on Death: Creepy or Not? Paul Solman talks to Michael Sandel about the morality of betting on when people will die. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 'What Money Can't Buy' and What it Shouldn't Buy While most of our everyday transactions are driven by the marketplace, are there some things money shouldn't be able to buy -- a spot in line, maybe a human life? As part of his Making Sen$e of financial news series,… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Is Spain 'in Denial' Over Growing Banking Crisis? As Spain secured up to $125 billion from the eurozone to bolster its ailing banks, early optimism was overshadowed by worries that the amount might not be enough. Judy Woodruff discusses the bailout with Douglas Rediker of the New America… Continue watching
Jun 11 Saddled with Student Debt? Where To Find Help By Elizabeth Shell Here's a running debt clock tracking total student loans in America (the mechanics of which are at finaid.org, one of the sites run by financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz.). If you're like one of the… Continue reading
Jun 11 Saddled with Student Debt? Where To Find Help By Elizabeth Shell Here's a running debt clock tracking total student loans in America (the mechanics of which are at finaid.org, one of the sites run by financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz.). If you're like one of the debt-saddled folks we've profiled,… Continue reading
Jun 11 A 'Lord's Prayer' for Spain's Economic Troubles Banco de Espana (Bank of Spain). Photo by Two Steps Behind via Flickr Creative Commons. Today, in the last of our pain-in-Spain posts, a viral version of the Lord's Prayer, as tweeted by Paul Solman… Continue reading
Jun 11 A 'Lord's Prayer' for Spain's Economic Troubles Banco de Espana (Bank of Spain). Photo by Two Steps Behind via Flickr Creative Commons. Today, in the last of our pain-in-Spain posts, a viral version of the Lord's Prayer, as tweeted by Paul Solman… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch How Vulnerable Is U.S. Over Europe's Economic Troubles? European leaders must stabilize their financial system to create a stronger eurozone, President Obama said Friday, urging them to act on the growing debt crisis. Jeffrey Brown, economist Nariman Behravesh and Drew Greenblatt of Marlin Steel Wire Products discuss how… Continue watching
Jun 08 In Spain, a Disturbing Lack of Confidence Bank of Spain in Madrid. Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. It's "Pain in Spain" week here at Making Sen$e. Thus far we've featured a two-part dispatch from former New York Times correspondent Ana Westley. Today, her husband… Continue reading
Jun 08 In Spain, a Disturbing Lack of Confidence Bank of Spain in Madrid. Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. It's "Pain in Spain" week here at Making Sen$e. Thus far we've featured a two-part dispatch from former New York Times correspondent Ana Westley. Today, her husband… Continue reading