Nov 28 Is America Addicted to War? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Godwin Ohiwerei Question: Are we addicted to war? How come we never… Continue reading
Nov 25 If Bank Deposits Pay So Little, Why Do Mortgages Cost So Much? Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Name: Jack McBroom Question: My first mortgage in 1970… Continue reading
Nov 24 European Bond Scare: Germany Edition Trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany. Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images. The U.S. markets lie as still today as the birds on America's platters, but the same cannot be said for fluttering Europe, or anywhere else… Continue reading
Nov 23 Economic Inequality and the New Mommy Divide Paul Solman: Today's Making Sen$e post comes courtesy of the page's web chief, Elizabeth Shell. A majority of first-time working mothers are now receiving paid maternity leave -- a first since the government started tracking the data in the… Continue reading
Nov 22 Mainstream Economic Media Cry Wolf I've been saying the following to friends and colleagues for months now: In all my many years as a business and economics reporter, I have never seen a greater cognitive dissonance than in the current coverage of the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 21 How Do Tax Changes Affect Spending? Paul Solman frequently answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Aime Casavant Question: How does raising or lowering taxes affect the economy?… Continue reading
Nov 18 Liberal Economist Bob Frank: Current Congress Will Be Guilty of ‘Gross Political Malpractice’ "Bob Frank and PJ O'Rourke AGREE," Paul Solman tweeted recently, referring to the political differences of liberal economist Frank and conservative satirist O'Rourke. "Build the damn bridges. Now." Frank and O'Rourke recently partnered to author an opinion… Continue reading
Nov 17 Who’s Happier: Conservatives or Liberals? By Diane Lincoln Estes. Just a quick note on a story we're working on… Continue reading
Nov 15 The Allure of Fool’s Arbitrage Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Tuesday's query: Name: Eriks Blaschka Question: My smart colleague told me that he would be… Continue reading
Nov 11 New Google-Powered Jobs Bank Aims to Lower Veteran Unemployment Rate A homeless U.S. military veteran stands in line for free winter clothing at a 'Stand Down' event hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Organizers say the homeless veteran population has surged in recent years along with the high… Continue reading