Dec 20 Watch Admitting ups and downs of 2013, Obama looks forward to new ‘breakthrough year’ Obama admits ups and downs of 2013, looks forward to new 'breakthrough year'… Continue watching
Dec 19 Disappointing unemployment and housing data follow Fed’s vote of confidence in economy Photo by Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Disappointing unemployment and housing reports released Thursday initially depressed stocks after Wednesday's rally. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose to 379,000 last week -- almost a nine-month high, according to the… Continue reading
Dec 19 Data from 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target may be compromised By News Desk Shoppers wait in line at Target on the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Burbank, California, November 22, 2012. Photo by Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters Between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 data from 40 million credit and debit cards might… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch The Fed’s Open Market Committee: Making Sense of the Sanctum The Fed's Open Market Committee: Making Sense of the Sanctum… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Putin’s economic bailout for Ukraine angers protesters supportive of EU deal Putin's economic bailout for Ukraine angers protesters supportive of EU deal… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch To taper stimulus efforts? Examining the Fed’s role in the economic recovery To taper stimulus efforts? Examining the Fed's role in the economic recovery… Continue watching
Dec 16 Amazon workers in Germany strike during peak holiday sales period Over 1,000 German workers for Amazon.com went on strike Monday over a dispute about pay and conditions, Reuters reports. Continue reading
Dec 15 Calculating a living wage across the United States By News Desk Workers chant outside a McDonald's restaurant in Harlem in April, 2013. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images In "Life in the cash economy for 'underbanked' Americans" and "One NYC family's struggle to survive on a fast food salary," PBS… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Sunday, December 15, 2013 South Africa without Mandela, surveillance changes, and living in the cash economy. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Life in the cash economy for “underbanked” Americans By PBS News Hour Nearly 20% of low income US households are "underbanked," according to the FDIC. But is providing access to traditional, mainstream financial services the best solution for everyone? A professor does double duty as a New York City check casher and… Continue watching