Mar 14 Do you live in a bubble? Take this quiz to find out By Paul Solman Paul Solman interviews author Charles Murray about his book "Coming Apart" at a local diner near Murray's hometown of Burkittsville, Md. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: This post has been updated to include the 'share… Continue reading
Mar 14 Do You Live in a Bubble? A Quiz By Paul Solman Paul Solman interviews author Charles Murray about his book "Coming Apart" at a local diner near Murray's hometown of Burkittsville, Md. Note: A newly updated Bubble Quiz can be found here. White America is coming apart at the seams. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch How Uncertainty, Speculation Factor Into Gas Prices Ray Suarez discusses what's behind rising gas prices and what could help bring them back down with the American Enterprise Institute's Kenneth Green and Daniel Weiss of the Center for American Progress. Continue watching
Mar 13 How Does the U.S. Deficit Affect Me? Stacks of $100 bills pass through a circulator machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news… Continue reading
Mar 13 How Does the U.S. Deficit Affect Me? Stacks of $100 bills pass through a circulator machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic… Continue reading
Mar 12 Why Am I Paying So Much at the Pump? A gas station in Brooklyn, N.Y. Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Name:… Continue reading
Mar 12 Why Am I Paying So Much at the Pump? A gas station in Brooklyn, N.Y. Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Linda… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch Spitzer: Richest Americans Would Likely Still Work Facing 60% Tax Rate Spitzer: Richest Americans Would Likely Still Work Facing 60% Tax Rate… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Jobs Report Shows ‘More Momentum,’ but Unevenness Seen in U.S. Recovery Jobs Report Shows 'More Momentum,' but Unevenness Seen in U.S. Recovery… Continue watching
Mar 09 227,000 New Jobs Added While Unemployment Holds at 8.3% Steve Chock uses a plasma welder to cut metal during a class at Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Photo by Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg via Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell Healthy job numbers arrived Friday, and,… Continue reading