Nov 22 Watch Bubble in the making? How the stock market might not reflect the current economy Bubble in the making? How the stock market might not reflect the current economy… Continue watching
Nov 18 Dow breaks new record BREAKING: Dow Jones industrial average hits 16,000 for first time, Standard & Poor's 500 hits 1,800.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 18, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 15 For 20-somethings, retirement may be further away than they realize Flickr user Clint McMahon] If you're in your 20s and you haven't thought seriously about retirement, you're not alone. But chances are, retirement is farther off than you're planning for, anyway. The international insurer Aegon… Continue reading
Nov 15 JPMorgan reaches $4.5 billion settlement with investors BREAKING: JPMorgan reaches $4.5 billion settlement with investors on mortgage-backed securities.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 14 Janet Yellen faces Senate confirmation hearing .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } PBS NewsHour will… Continue reading
Nov 12 Gender pay gap narrowing, but mobility gap persists Recently released data shows the earnings gap between men and women narrowing, but men are still more upwardly mobile than women, particularly when their parents have lower incomes. Photo Troels Graugaard/Getty Images. Women are closing the gender… Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch Chinese party leaders consider major economic reforms China is now the world’s second largest economy. So what happens there, naturally, has great implications for the rest of the world. There’s a very important meeting going on now in Beijing involving the top leaders of the ruling Communist… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Despite shutdown, October jobs report still good news for economy Despite shutdown, October jobs report still good news for economy… Continue watching
Nov 07 GDP growth, highest for the year, beats expectations Photo by [Flickr user Mirko Tobias Schaefer] The U.S. economy grew 2.8 percent in the third quarter (July, August and September), outpacing the 2 percent growth many economists had predicted and coming in as the fastest… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch A Living Wage for the Greater Good? A Living Wage for the Greater Good?… Continue watching