Jun 06 Watch ‘Economics Is Not a Morality Play’: Paul Krugman on Managing Financial Crisis Should we have let foundering financial firms fail in 2008? Economics correspondent Paul Solman sits down with economist Paul Krugman to discuss the provocative bestseller "The Great Deformation" by David Stockman and the government's role in mediating economic meltdowns. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch European Union Has Power to Address Continental Problems Collectively European Union Has Power to Address Continental Problems Collectively… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Making Sen$e of Bailouts: Why the U.S. Government Bought ‘Troubled Assets’ Making Sen$e of Bailouts: Why the U.S. Government Bought 'Troubled Assets'… Continue watching
Jan 21 Merle Hazard Makes Sen$e: The Country Crooner Goes Global By Elizabeth Shell Friday’s post consists of a Web chat with the Elvis of economics, the Ferlin Husky of finance, the Charlie McCoy of micro, the Jimmy Dean of the dismal science — star of the country-and-western macrocosm, investment advisor Jon Shayne who… Continue reading
May 04 Watch Bailout for Greece Raises Stability Concerns Across Europe, U.S. Angry protesters again took to the streets in Athens over the cuts and tax hikes the Greek government is planning amidst a financial bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Margaret Warner talks to an economist about… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Could Financial Reform Make Bailouts, ‘Too Big to Fail’ Less Likely? Financial reform legislation ran into a roadblock in the Senate Monday afternoon as Republicans blocked the start of debate on a plan backed by many Democrats. Gwen Ifill gets four points of view on the overhaul's road ahead in Congress… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch ‘Strategic Defaulters’ Skip Mortgage Payments as Home Values Tumble As part of his continuing series of reports making sense of economic news, Paul Solman tells the story of some homeowners who have stopped paying their mortgages even though they can still afford them. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Silicon Valley Slump Shows Shift of U.S. Technology Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on how the economic downturn has hit Silicon Valley and what it means for the future of U.S. technological innovation. Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Evaluating and Preventing a Massive Financial Crisis As part of his continuing series of reports making sense of business and the economy, Paul Solman talks to MIT finance professor Andrew Lo about why he's asking Congress to keep investigating the financial crisis. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Is the U.S. the Latest World Power in Decline? As part of his continuing series of reports examining the country's economic future, Paul Solman sits down with Yale historian Paul Kennedy to discuss the rise and fall of the U.S. and other great economic powers. Continue watching