Mar 12 Why Am I Paying So Much at the Pump? A gas station in Brooklyn, N.Y. Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Linda… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch Spitzer: Richest Americans Would Likely Still Work Facing 60% Tax Rate Spitzer: Richest Americans Would Likely Still Work Facing 60% Tax Rate… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Jobs Report Shows ‘More Momentum,’ but Unevenness Seen in U.S. Recovery Jobs Report Shows 'More Momentum,' but Unevenness Seen in U.S. Recovery… Continue watching
Mar 09 227,000 New Jobs Added While Unemployment Holds at 8.3% Steve Chock uses a plasma welder to cut metal during a class at Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Photo by Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg via Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell Healthy job numbers arrived Friday, and,… Continue reading
Mar 09 227,000 New Jobs Added, While Unemployment Holds at 8.3% Steve Chock cuts metal during a class at Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Photo by Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Healthy job numbers arrived Friday, and, for once, the two surveys -- payroll and household… Continue reading
Mar 08 How are Small Businesses Affected by Changing Taxes on the Wealthy? Kim Chauvin and her husband Dave, co-owners of the Mariah Jade Shrimp Company, prepare a small load of shrimp to be delivered to a client at their shrimp processing plant in Chauvin, La. This husband and wife team have… Continue reading
Mar 08 How are Small Businesses Affected by Changing Taxes on the Wealthy? Kim Chauvin and her husband Dave, co-owners of the Mariah Jade Shrimp Company, prepare a small load of shrimp to be delivered to a client at their shrimp processing plant in Chauvin, La. This husband and wife team have… Continue reading
Mar 07 What Do Fewer Workers Mean for the U.S. Economy? Photo by Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Name: Taylor Vincent Question: Surprised by the significant… Continue reading
Mar 07 What Do Fewer Workers Mean for the U.S. Economy? Photo by Scott Eells/Bloomberg 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: Name: Taylor Vincent Question: Surprised by the significant… Continue reading
Mar 06 Are Credit Default Swaps Casinos in Disguise? Photo of the inside of the Venetian hotel and casino in Las Vegas by Flickr user kris.hoet. Update | 1 p.m. ET This post has been edited from its original posting. Update | 1:50 p.m. ET This post… Continue reading