Feb 02 Widening the Underemployment Pool – And Those Who Calculate It Photo by Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images. More signs that the U.S. economy may not be headed into a strong recovery just yet: unemployment was at 8.6 percent in January, with underemployment up to 18.7 percent. But wait… Continue reading
Feb 02 Widening the Underemployment Pool – And Those Who Calculate It Photo by Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images. More signs that the U.S. economy may not be headed into a strong recovery just yet: unemployment was at 8.6 percent in January, with underemployment up to 18.7 percent. But wait… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch Facebook IPO: Putting a Value on Social Media Giant Facebook, the world's leading social media service, filed papers with the SEC Wednesday to raise $5 billion and take the company public. Jeffrey Brown discusses its business model, its growth potential and some interesting revelations in the IPO paperwork with… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch HUD Secretary Donovan: ‘We Need to Do More’ to Help Homeowners HUD Secretary Donovan: 'We Need to Do More' to Help Homeowners… Continue watching
Feb 01 How Much Does Uncle Sam Spend on Foreign Aid? NewsHour image by Vanessa Dennis. Sources: State Department, USAID. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesdays query: John E. Tucker asks: Could reducing U.S… Continue reading
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