Jun 19 Paul Krugman on Europe ‘Doing the Unthinkable’ EmbedVideo(3671, 620, 386); This week we're profiling one of the more prolific, public and controversial economists -- Paul Krugman. We couldn't fit everything of interest into one piece, so over the next few days we're rescuing some… Continue reading
Jun 18 Economist Paul Krugman on Germany’s ‘Whips and Scourges’ EmbedVideo(3660, 620, 386); Welcome to "Paul Krugman Week" here on Making Sen$e. We'll be devoting the next five days to excerpts from our extensive interview with him a few weeks ago at his home in Princeton, N.J., plus… Continue reading
Jun 15 In Defense of Borrowed Money Photo by Philip Taylor PT via Flickr Creative Commons. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: Name: Jason Copping Question: Has… Continue reading
Jun 13 Breaking Down the Finer Points of Jamie Dimon’s Testimony President and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon testifies before a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday. The committee is hearing testimony from Dimon on how JPMorgan Chase lost over $2 billion in stock market trades. Photo… Continue reading
Jun 12 Betting on Death: Creepy or Not? EmbedVideo(3617, 620, 386); Monday night the NewsHour featured my discussion with Harvard professor Michael Sandel about his new book, "What Money Can't Buy," born from his famed, regularly mobbed Harvard course, "Justice," most of which is… Continue reading
Jun 11 Saddled with Student Debt? Where To Find Help By Elizabeth Shell Here's a running debt clock tracking total student loans in America (the mechanics of which are at finaid.org, one of the sites run by financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz.). If you're like one of the… Continue reading
Jun 11 A ‘Lord’s Prayer’ for Spain’s Economic Troubles Banco de Espana (Bank of Spain). Photo by Two Steps Behind via Flickr Creative Commons. Today, in the last of our pain-in-Spain posts, a viral version of the Lord's Prayer, as tweeted by Paul Solman… Continue reading
Jun 08 In Spain, a Disturbing Lack of Confidence Bank of Spain in Madrid. Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. It's "Pain in Spain" week here at Making Sen$e. Thus far we've featured a two-part dispatch from former New York Times correspondent Ana Westley. Today, her husband… Continue reading
Jun 07 Is Everyone Sharing the Pain in Spain? Church of Our Lady of Incarnation in Spain. Photo by SantiMB via Flickr Creative Commons. In the second part of her dispatch from Spain, former New York Times correspondent and friend of Making Sen$e, Ana Westley describes the… Continue reading
Jun 06 More Pain in Spain People take part in a protest in front of a BBVA bank office in Barcelona. Photo by Josep Lago AFP/Getty Images This week here at Making Sen$e, we'll be featuring dispatches from Europe's financial front lines - mainly and… Continue reading