Sep 28 A Fresh Look: Rent Now, Buy Later? We asked Paul Solman to weigh in on whether to rent or buy: Since the 70s, it's been a no-brainer. Buy or rent? Buy, of course. You'll be making an investment instead of just paying off some landlord. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch To Rent or to Buy? Housing Market Leaves No Easy Answers Housing prices showed signs of stabilizing in July, but worries remain in many parts of country about the pros and cons of homeownership. Jeffrey Brown gets two views on homeownership versus renting from Jack Hough of SmartMoney magazine and Karl… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Clinton Adviser Tyson: Drop Tax Cuts for Wealthy to Spur Spending Next in our continuing series of discussions on whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts to all or some Americans, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Laura Tyson, who served as President Clinton's chief economic adviser. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Britain's Clegg on Afghan War Strategy, Budget Austerity Britain is in the process of unveiling tough budget cuts to trim the country's deficit. Margaret Warner talks to British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg about the economic crunch and his country's take on the Afghan war. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Greenspan Says Bush-Era Tax Cuts Should Lapse, Warns on Budget Deficit Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan talks to Jeffrey Brown as part of a series of conversations on the debate over tax cuts. Continue watching
Sep 23 Greenspan Warns U.S. Can't Afford Tax Cuts, Debt Levels Too High By Murrey Jacobson Back in 2001, when then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave the Bush-era tax cuts his blessing, it was considered a pivotal moment that helped shape that debate. Nearly a decade later, Greenspan tells Jeffrey Brown that he now… Continue reading
Sep 23 Could Small Stuff Be Good Indicators the Economy is Turning Around? Question: In trying to understand how to read the signs that we might be in a more robust recovery, I hear a lot about business expansion, hiring, product development and other growth-oriented factors that would serve as key indicators. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Author Shteyngart Envisions Love Amid Ruins of a Collapsed America Author Gary Shteyngart takes a satirical approach to the economic meltdown in America, combined with a love story in a world of tech-crazy savages in his new novel "Super Sad True Love Story." Jeffrey Brown sits down with the author. Continue watching
Sep 22 Why Can't New Jobs Be Created Immediately? This entry is cross-posted on the Business Desk, where business and economics correspondent Paul Solman answers your questions on economic news. Follow Paul on Twitter. Question: First of all, thank you for the articles on the 99ers. We… Continue reading
Sep 21 Obama Economic Team Turning Over as Larry Summers Departs By Murrey Jacobson It's official now: With the midterms fast approaching, President Obama's economic team is turning over. The latest departure: Larry Summers, the president's chief adviser on economic matters and director of the National Economic Council, who announced Tuesday afternoon that… Continue reading