Feb 27 What Would Happen if the U.S. Government Collapsed? U.S. Capitol at night; file photo Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Name: Teri Question: In the event… Continue reading
Feb 24 Viewer Gives Paul Solman a ‘Hat Tip’ Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's "query": Name: Bob Comment: Ditch the stupid hat -- spoils your serious image!… Continue reading
Feb 23 The Financial Answer Man: Carl Richards Takes Your Questions EmbedVideo(2772, 620, 386); By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell A while back we asked you to submit your most pressing personal finance questions so that I could put them to Carl Richards, the napkin-sketching, New York… Continue reading
Feb 22 Why Banks Are Getting Haircuts Home foreclosure in Greeley, Colo. Photo by Flickr user david_shankbone under a Creative Commons license. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesday's query: Name:… Continue reading
Feb 21 Boomer Babies ‘Boomerang’: Happy Homecoming? Or Are Grads Giving Up? Image by the PBS NewsHour. The boomerang business is booming. Ever since our story on "accordion families" and "boomerang kids" ran last week, personal testimony has been coming in over the transom. We'll share a sample of it with… Continue reading
Feb 16 A Spanish Love Story of Family, Work and Emigration From left to right: Paul Solman, Jose Antonio Martinez and Ana Westley in Spain, 2010. Image by the PBS NewsHour. Today, an email from old friend Ana Westley, an American ex-pat journalist who has written for the New York… Continue reading
Feb 15 The Astonishing Trend in Income Gains for the Very Rich Chart via a report from the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities based on data from the Congressional Budget Office. The chart above comes to you courtesy of the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities --… Continue reading
Feb 14 Boomerang Kids: When College Grads Move Back Home By Elizabeth Shell EmbedVideo(2700, 482, 304); A new college grad's guide for what to do after earning that higher education degree: Buy a suit Find a job Start saving for retirement Move back home with mom… Continue reading
Feb 13 Covering the Eurozone’s Financial Crisis A euro sign sculpture stands in front of European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo via Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell. Follow all of NewsHour's coverage of the eurozone financial crisis… Continue reading