Nation Dec 04 Why college education isn’t a bubble PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has argued that college is overvalued in this country and that not everyone should go. He's even called it a bubble -- like housing. But entrepreneur and academic Vivek Wadhwa defends higher education, calling Thiel's ideas… By Vivek Wadhwa
Nation Jul 14 The Dow may be above 17,000, but not for long A year after economist Terry Burnham predicted the Dow Jones Industrial Average would hit 5,000 before 20,000, it closed above 17,000 Monday. But Burnham is sticking by his call, introducing a scorecard to track the macroeconomic policies underlying the impending… By Terry Burnham
Making Sen$e May 22 The surprising bull: Thomas Piketty on Wall Street You've heard French economist Thomas Piketty talk about inequality and a global wealth tax to tap into the high rate of return on capital. The stock market is the source of much of that high-end wealth, and Piketty doesn't see… By Paul Solman
Dec 10 Watch Robert Shiller on Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics Robert Shiller on Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics…
Jun 19 Watch Paul Krugman on Europe ‘Doing the Unthinkable’ Paul Krugman's view on Spain's euro-woes and what Germany should do about it. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Author Charles Murray: Elites Should Teach Working Class How to Live Author Charles Murray: Elites Should Teach Working Class How to Live… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the Bubble, Covered Its Assets As part of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment," which argues that for the past 20 years, Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise that increases money for homeownership, pursued profits for itself and bought… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Are Social Media Services the Next Tech Bubble? The estimated value of tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn is soaring, but could another tech bubble be building? Ray Suarez discusses the social media services that are at the center of this question with Fortune magazine's Jessi… Continue watching