Oct 07 Watch W, V, U or L: How Is the Economic Recovery Shaping Up, Literally? The latest unemployment figures out Friday reinforce the notion that the U.S. economy remains weak when compared to recoveries of the past. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman visits with economist Simon Johnson… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch The Complexity of 2,982 Names Jer Thorp and Jake Barton about the difficulty of arranging the Sept. 11 victims names. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch New Economic Reports Offer Mixed Signals With All Eyes on Job Creation Economic Data Offer Mixed Signals With All Eyes on Jobs… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Census Data Reveals New Geography of Marriage for Americans What Does Data Reveal About the Geography of Marriage?… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Biz Stone: We’re ‘Only 1% Into Journey That Will Become Twitter’ Twitter's Biz Stone discusses their business model and why the company isn't for sale. Continue watching
Feb 04 A Disjointed Jobs Report and U-7, Month Two By Elizabeth Shell Today's unemployment data are a muddle. The two surveys - of individuals and of employers - seem to say very different things. Unemployment dropped - to 9 percent, according to the "household survey." Three cheers. But the "payroll survey" reports… Continue reading
Nov 30 Tool$ Tuesday | The Bush Tax Cuts By Paul Solman Today's Tool$ Tuesday is another look at how the tax cuts might be implemented. This Bush Tax Cut tool comes by way of the Tax Policy Center, a much-appreciated think tank in today's hyper-polarized environment. Continue reading
Nov 30 Tool$ Tuesday | The Bush Tax Cuts By Elizabeth Shell Today's Tool$ Tuesday is another look at how the tax cuts might be implemented. This Bush Tax Cut tool comes by way of the Tax Policy Center, a much-appreciated think tank in today's hyper-polarized environment. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Poll Numbers Show Voters Turning Away From Democrats Recent poll numbers show that Democrats are in trouble, even among some voters that supported the president's agenda two years ago. But the Obama administration insists there is no indication that there will be a huge disappointment for the Democratic… Continue watching
Jul 23 Is Unemployment Any Guide to Future Growth? Question: How reliable is unemployment data as a guide to future economic growth? Paul Solman: Not much at all, I wouldn’t think. For one thing, employment tends to FOLLOW growth — for the obvious… Continue reading