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 frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here… Continue reading
Jan 23 Why Are Banks Ditching Foreclosed Homes, and What’s the Euro Worth? Renzo Salazar places a sign in front of a foreclosed home in Miami. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here… Continue reading
Jan 23 Why Are Banks Ditching Foreclosed Homes, and What’s the Euro Worth? Renzo Salazar places a sign in front of a foreclosed home in Miami. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here… Continue reading
Jan 20 Stand-up Economist Signs Off From China and Thinks About Its Future By Paul Solman EmbedVideo(2491, 620, 386); In this final edition of our "Man in Beijing", stand-up economist Yoram Bauman ties up his China miniseries with thoughts on the future for the so-called "Communist" country. Five months doesn't make him an expert,… Continue reading
Jan 20 Stand-up Economist Signs Off From China and Thinks About Its Future EmbedVideo(2491, 482, 304); In this final edition of our "Man in Beijing", stand-up economist Yoram Bauman ties up his China miniseries with thoughts on the future for the so-called "Communist" country. Five months doesn't make him… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Stand-Up Economist Signs Off From China and Thinks About Its Future In this final edition, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman ties up his China miniseries. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch In Chapter 11 Filing, Kodak Tries to Develop New Vision for Survival Eastman Kodak, a once-powerful American brand now struggling to stay relevant in an increasingly digital world, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the film pioneer's news with Julie Philipp, news director of WXXI Public Television in Rochester,… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Villaraigosa: Washington Must Be Smart About Cuts, Investments in U.S. Cities Bracing for a new federal budget, hundreds of U.S. mayors sought meetings in Washington this week. Their message: don't let cities fall through the cracks. Ray Suarez discusses the challenges local governments face amid a national debt crisis with Mayors… Continue watching
Jan 19 Rejected Keystone XL Pipeline Project at Top of Congress’ Agenda Capitol dome; file photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Congress got back to work this week, kind of. The House convened late Tuesday evening, conducted one day of legislative business on Wednesday and then left town again so the Republicans… Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch How Big a Role Do Private Equity Firms Play in U.S. Economy? As private equity firms gain more attention this election season, Judy Woodruff discusses whether private equity activity is more focused on short-term profits or the long-term health of companies with The Riverside Company's Stewart Kohl and author Josh Kosman. Continue watching