Jul 25 Should You Stash Cash if the Debt Ceiling Isn’t Lifted? By Paul Solman Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and President Barack Obama wait before a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House July 10, 2011 in Washington, D.C. to negotiate increasing the debt ceiling in order to avoid defaulting… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch ‘Gang of 6’ Debt Plan Gains Momentum as Aug. 2 Deadline Looms The effort to raise the country's borrowing limit saw the resumption of talks between President Obama and top congressional leaders on Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports on the lawmakers' race against the Aug. 2 deadline. Continue watching
Jul 19 Indonesia Rising: A Country’s Evolution By Talea Miller Indonesia has 240 million people living on 6,000 islands, belonging to hundreds of ethnic groups. The evolving democracy continues to grow its economy. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch Indonesia on the Rise: Is It a Model for New Democracies? Indonesia is an evolving, prospering democracy, but the country continues to struggle with corruption and economic inequality. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Debate Over Consumer Agency Continues as Obama Taps Cordray to Lead President Obama tapped former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Judy Woodruff leads a debate over the agency's role, responsibilities and funding with the Roosevelt Institute's Jeff Madrick and David Hirschmann of the… Continue watching
Jul 18 Were We Too Easy on Lincoln Electric? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here are a few queries: // We received a flurry of worried responses to our… Continue reading
Jul 15 Stand-up Economist: Is China Asia’s Ecuador? By Paul Solman // Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman has now made it to China and filed the second of his vlogs for us from Beijing. We found his comparison of China to Ecuador fascinating. For those who crave a… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Stand-up Economist: Is China Asia’s Ecuador? Standup economist Yoram Bauman has made it to China and filed the second of his vlogs. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Sneak Peek: Indonesia Series Explores Rising Power’s Major Health Challenges Ray Suarez talks about his trip to Indonesia and the country's health challenges. Continue watching
Jul 14 The Not-So-Golden Years: Are You Better Prepared Than Other Americans? By Paul Solman Explore a compendium of facts on Americans' shortfalls in retirement savings, presented in graphic form. As should always be your habit with poll data, don't try to take the actual numbers to the bank. But as rough approximations,… Continue reading