Feb 29 Rich Shopper, Poor Shopper and the End of Economic Mobility Photo by Tobias Helbig via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Alvera Pritchard: I found the Rich/Poor Shopper segment… Continue reading
Feb 29 Rich Shopper, Poor Shopper and the End of Economic Mobility Photo by Tobias Helbig via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Alvera Pritchard: I found the Rich/Poor Shopper segment… Continue reading
Feb 28 New Lows in U.S. Housing Prices Bode Ill for Economic Recovery A sign in a neighborhood outside of Greensboro, N.C. Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images. By Elizabeth Shell Tuesday's house price numbers are bad -- real bad. Not only have overall indicators dropped to their lowest levels… Continue reading
Feb 28 New Lows in U.S. Housing Prices Bode Ill for Economic Recovery A sign in a neighborhood outside of Greensboro, N.C. Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Tuesday's house price numbers are bad -- real bad. Not only have overall indicators dropped to their lowest levels since the housing… Continue reading
Feb 28 Michigan’s Auto Industry Workers, Republicans at a Crossroads By Dante Chinni WARREN, Mich. | If you want a sense of the challenges Mitt Romney and the GOP have in Michigan, you could learn a lot from standing on the corner of Mound and East 9 Mile roads here in suburban… Continue reading
Feb 27 Making Sen$e: What Would Happen if the U.S. Government Collapsed? U.S. Capitol at night; file photo Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Name: Teri Question: In the event… Continue reading
Feb 27 What Would Happen if the U.S. Government Collapsed? U.S. Capitol at night; file photo Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Name: Teri Question: In the event… Continue reading
Feb 24 Viewer Gives Paul Solman a ‘Hat Tip’ By Paul Solman Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his http://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/makingsense/ ">Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's "query": Name: Bob Comment: Ditch the stupid hat -- spoils your serious image!… Continue reading
Feb 24 Viewer Gives Paul Solman a ‘Hat Tip’ 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": Name: Bob Comment: Ditch the stupid hat -- spoils your serious image!… Continue reading
Feb 23 In Towns All Over U.S., Small Green Economic Shoots Spotted Creative Commons photo courtesy Flickr user innpictime Sometimes it's the small indicators that carry the most economic significance. For months now the unemployment rate and consumer spending numbers have shown signs of a slowly improving economy. Continue reading