Jan 05 Bernie Sanders vows to break up banks during first year in office By Lisa Lerer and Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will pledge to break up the country's largest financial institutions within the first year of his administration should he win the White House next November. He plans to make that pledge in a… Continue reading
Dec 16 Why the Fed’s decision on interest rates probably doesn’t matter By Vikram Mansharamani We need to look at the big picture, and when we do, we might conclude today’s decision probably doesn’t matter that much. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 9:15 New report finds Americans lack economic mobility, opportunity By PBS News Hour A striking lack of economic mobility exists in America, according to a new report released this week by the Brookings Institute and the American Enterprise Institute. Authors of the report, Kay Hymowitz and Larry Aber join NewsHour's Megan Thompson to… Continue watching
Nov 06 Do October’s job numbers signal good times (and an interest rate hike) to come? By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 271,000 jobs in October, nudging the unemployment rate down to 5 percent. Continue reading
Nov 05 What does the future hold for workers in a freelance economy? By Paul Solman More independent contractors put large corporations into a very powerful position. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 4:11 Under new policy, will Chinese families choose a second child? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 2:01 Facing a demographic crisis, China modifies its one-child policy By PBS News Hour China’s Communist Party changed its longstanding one-child policy to allow couples to have two children. While the original policy was introduced in 1979 to curb a surging population, the country now faces a labor shortage and the needs of its… Continue watching
Oct 16 House bill suggests Congress unlikely to tackle transportation issues By Joan Lowy, Associated Press A bipartisan, six-year bill introduced in the House maintains transportation spending at current levels despite widespread calls to dramatically increase the money available to rehabilitate or replace aging highways, bridges and rail systems. Continue reading
Sep 17 What you need to know about the Fed’s potential interest rate hike By Vikram Mansharamani How can an interest rate set by the Federal Reserve affect you?… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Price of contact lenses at issue in court case By PBS News Hour About 40 million Americans wear contact lenses to correct their vision -- and how much those lenses cost is now the subject of a courtroom battle. The largest lens manufacturers don’t want eye doctors who sell contacts to be undercut… Continue watching