Feb 01 How Much Does Uncle Sam Spend on Foreign Aid? NewsHour image by Vanessa Dennis. Sources: State Department, USAID Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience about business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesdays query: John E. Tucker asks: Could reducing U.S… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 11:43 How the Housing Market Could Shape the 2012 Election A new Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed U.S. home prices fell for a third straight month in two Florida cities, Miami and Tampa. Jeffrey Brown discusses the housing market's role this election season with The Wall Street… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Most EU Members Back ‘Fiscal Pact’ to Ensure Discipline, Punish Violators Most EU Members Back 'Fiscal Pact' to Ensure Discipline, Punish Violators… Continue watching
Jan 31 No Recovery in Latest Housing Data Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. The monthly housing data released Tuesday by Standard and Poor's Case-Shiller Index came with sparse good news. Home prices have declined yet again, continuing their wobbly down-up-down decline after the market bubble burst… Continue reading
Jan 31 No Recovery in Latest U.S. Housing Data Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell The monthly housing data released Tuesday by Standard and Poor's Case-Shiller Index came with sparse good news. Home prices have declined yet again, continuing their wobbly down-up-down… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch News Wrap: Sub-Zero Cold Wave Crosses Central, Eastern Europe In other news Tuesday, the death toll neared 60 in a sub-zero cold wave across Central and Eastern Europe as temperatures dropped to -17 degrees Fahrenheit in some places. Also, the Food and Drug Administration approved a drug called Kalydeco… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Hans Rosling Brings Life, Humor, Sword-Swallowing to Global Health Statistics Hans Rosling Brings Life, Humor, Sword-Swallowing to Global Health Statistics… Continue watching
Jan 30 Does the U.S. Actually Benefit From Free Trade? Image by Yagi Studio/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Doug Clymer asks: What is the benefit -- if any… Continue reading
Jan 30 Does the U.S. Actually Benefit From Free Trade? By Paul Solman Image by Yagi Studio/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Doug Clymer asks: What is the benefit -- if any -- of… Continue reading
Jan 27 Is All Government Spending ‘Stimulus’? Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: William Carr: I discovered your page following a reference from… Continue reading