Nation Mar 07 U.S. employers add 151,000 jobs last month though unemployment up to 4.1 percent By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Nation Apr 02 Why education won’t solve America’s inequality crisis Earnings inequality in America has increased since 1979 — that much we know. But why and what to do about it is murky — in part because we’re often talking past each other when we talk about inequality. There are… By Simone Pathe
Education Jan 06 Watch New Study Gauges Teachers Impact on Students’ Lifetime Earnings Replacing a bad teacher with an average or a good one has measurable economic benefits such as boosting a student's lifetime earnings by hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a new study done in part by Harvard University economist…
Economy Jul 27 Watch BP Finalizes Leadership Shakeup, Replacing Hayward With Dudley BP confirmed that Bob Dudley will take over as CEO of the embattled oil giant in October and announced a $17 billion loss in earnings, saying it paid out at least $32 billion for compensation and cleanup of the Gulf…
Economy Mar 05 For Many Part-Timers, Underemployment Is a Full-Time Concern Since the start of the recession, more Americans have been thrust into part-time work either due to economic concerns or because they can't pin down a full-time job. By Maureen Hoch
Jul 30 Exxon, Shell Report Massive Drops in Profits Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. reported Thursday that its earnings plunged 66 percent in the second quarter, following a steep decline in fuel prices over the past year. Continue reading
Apr 21 How Significant Are the Latest Earnings from Wells Fargo? Question: Wells Fargo just announced quarterly financials in very positive position. Do you think this is a really significant event? How should we evaluate the latest numbers? Paul Solman: Your guess is as good as mine, Sheldon. I’ll quote again… Continue reading
Apr 20 How Should We Interpret the String of Positive Earnings Reports from U.S. Banks? Question: After three major banks – Citigroup, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs – announced better-than-expected earnings last week, Bank of America announced more than $4 billion in first-quarter profits today. How should we interpret this string of good earnings reports?… Continue reading
Apr 20 Bank of America Posts Better-Than-Expected Earnings By PBS News Hour Bank of America, the largest U.S. lender by assets, reported that its income in the first quarter of 2009 more than tripled to $4.2 billion. Continue reading