Apr 06 Unemployment Rate Dips to 8.2% as 120,000 New Jobs Are Added in March A job seeker holds a job application during the San Francisco Hirevent job fair last month. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. The online headlines sum up the just-released March unemployment numbers: "Job Growth Loses Steam," announced the Wall… Continue reading
Apr 05 A ‘Bubble’ Media Diet: The Daily Show, M*A*S*H and the PBS NewsHour? Jon Stewart interviews Adm. Mike Mullen during a 2010 "Daily Show" taping. Public domain photo via the U.S. Navy In Tuesday's post, which featured viewer emails responding to Charles Murray's bubble quiz, we published one from a… Continue reading
Apr 04 Are Strategic Defaults the Housing Crisis’ Culprit? Creative commons image courtesy of flickr user truliavisuals. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Name: Tuba Gokcek Question: Strategic defaults… Continue reading
Apr 03 Your Thoughts on the Bubble Quiz Creative commons photo courtesy flickr user Smaku. A bevy of emails have inundated our inbox since we first posted Charles Murray's popular quiz, "Do You Live In a Bubble?" and its attempt to ascertain users' socio-economic status… Continue reading
Apr 02 Where to Find Our Economic Inequality Coverage Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Name: Bill Grisolia Question: Did you do the report examining the connections between the growing… Continue reading
Apr 02 Economic Inequality Series: A Guide Illustration by Alberto Ruggieri via Getty Images. Paul Solman has been covering economic inequality for nearly 25 years as part of his business and economics reporting for the PBS NewsHour. His recent series has looked at the… Continue reading
Mar 30 The Mega Millions Lottery: to Play or Not to Play? By Paul Solman Tammy Redlen and Sierra Luchien walk into Bluebird liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., after waiting in line for nearly three hours to purchase their Mega Millions ticket. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. When a lottery pot gets as big… Continue reading
Mar 29 Where Does Temp Work Fit Into Underemployment? Unemployed and underemployed workers and supporters at the American Dream Movement Rally in October 2011. Creative Commons photo by David Sachs/SEIU lnternational. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his… Continue reading
Mar 28 Does Europe Face a Corporate Takeover? European flags in front of the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission -- the executive of the European Union -- in Brussels, Belgium. Creative Commons photo courtesy Flickr user TPCOM. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour… Continue reading
Mar 27 U.S. Home Prices Still Going Down San Francisco saw one of the sharpest declines in home sales from December 2011 to January 2012, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Photo by Chip Chipman/Bloomberg via Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell This post… Continue reading