Nov 16 Watch What Does U.S. Military Deployment Mean for Asia-Pacific? President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 U.S. troops will head to Australia, but he stopped short of saying the move was meant as a message to China. Ray Suarez explores what the move means for regional politics with… Continue watching
Nov 16 Is America a Loan Shark or a Borrowing Walrus? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Wednesday's query is answered first by Paul, and further down by Yoram Bauman, our frequent economist contributor… Continue reading
Nov 09 For the Love of Chinese Bread By Paul Solman // Economic analysis of a local, family-run bread bakery is the topic of the latest dispatch from Yoram Bauman, our temporary economist-in-residence in China. Using his improving (but still a bit limited) language skills and a visit to the… Continue reading
Nov 09 For the Love of Chinese Bread EmbedVideo(1942, 482, 304); An economic analysis of a local, family-run bread bakery is the topic of the latest dispatch from Yoram Bauman, our temporary economist-in-residence in China. Using his improving (but still a bit limited) language… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch For the Love of Chinese Bread Economic analysis of a bakery is the topic of this dispatch from Yoram Bauman in China. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch World’s Population Teeters on the Edge of 7 Billion: Now What? World's Population Teeters on the Edge of 7 Billion -- Now What?… Continue watching
Oct 14 Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing By Paul Solman // In this latest dispatch from China, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. We first reported on this threat in our "China on the Rise" series back in 2005, when MIT economist and… Continue reading
Oct 14 Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing EmbedVideo(1753, 482, 304); In this latest dispatch from China, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. We first reported on this threat in our "China on the Rise" series back in 2005,… Continue reading
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
Oct 06 Faking Blood Tests to Avoid Discrimination in China By Talea Miller Carriers of hepatitis B routinely battle discrimination, now a new service offers to fake clean test results. Continue reading