Jan 27 Is All Government Spending ‘Stimulus’? Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: William Carr: I discovered your page following a reference from… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch In an ‘Age of Austerity,’ How Scarce Resources Could Shape U.S. Politics In an 'Age of Austerity,' How Scarce Resources Could Shape U.S. Politics… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch How Many Manufacturing Jobs Can U.S. Realistically Maintain? As President Obama and GOP presidential candidates talk about reviving the U.S. manufacturing sector in hopes of creating jobs, how realistic is that goal in the face of continued outsourcing and machines filling jobs once held by humans? Ray Suarez… Continue watching
Jan 26 Could Greece Fire Off a Global Credit Freeze? Pedestrians pass an entrance to the Greek finance ministry in Athens. European stocks declined from a five-month high as the region's finance ministers failed to agree on a debt-swap deal for Greece and called for a greater contribution from… Continue reading
Jan 26 Could Greece Fire Off a Global Credit Freeze? Pedestrians pass an entrance to the Greek finance ministry in Athens. European stocks declined from a five-month high as the region's finance ministers failed to agree on a debt-swap deal for Greece and called for a greater contribution from… Continue reading
Jan 25 Is There a Big Relief Rally Under Way? The European Central Bank's new headquarters, still under construction, right, are seen alongside other buildings within the city, across from the River Main in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Some might be expecting comment on… Continue reading
Jan 25 Is There a Big Relief Rally Under Way? By Paul Solman The European Central Bank's new headquarters, still under construction, right, are seen alongside other buildings within the city, across from the River Main in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Some might be expecting comment on the… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Debating Obama’s Vision for the U.S. Economy In his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, President Obama spoke about his economic goals for the country. Gwen Ifill discusses the broader points, including fairness, taxes and American manufacturing, with Heather Boushey of the Center for American Progress… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch New Consumer Watchdog Richard Cordray Makes First Appearance on Capitol Hill New Consumer Watchdog Richard Cordray Makes First Appearance on Capitol Hill… Continue watching
Jan 24 Is ‘Hot Money’ Responsible for the Financial Crises? Photo by flickr user Mike Poresky and used under a Creative Commons / Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here… Continue reading