Dec 29 Watch Is the postal service going the way of the pony express? The U.S. Post Office announced that the price of a first class stamp will rise from 46 to 49 cents in late January. Rising costs and diminishing usage may endanger future of mail delivery. Canada is phasing out urban delivery… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch How to track the lost unemployment dollars Extended unemployment benefits expire for some 1.3 million Americans after Congress fails to extend a recession-era program that steps in after state benefit limits are reached. Brenda Cronin has been covering the story for The Wall Street Journal. Continue watching
Dec 28 Stakes are high for families losing jobless benefits WESTMINSTER, Calif. -- The end of unemployment checks for more than a million people on Saturday is driving out-of-work Americans to consider selling cars, moving and taking minimum wage work after already slashing household budgets and pawning personal possessions to… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch George Packer talks economic forces in political discourse George Packer talks economic forces in political discourse… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Indian central bank chief on the wake-up call to reduce foreign money dependence Indian central bank chief on the wake-up call to reduce foreign money dependence… Continue watching
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