Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: House Passes Bill to Halt Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns In other news Wednesday, the GOP-led House passed a bill that would end public financing for presidential campaigns. Republicans said it would save $617 million over 10 years. Also, the Federal Reserve said it will maintain efforts to boost the… Continue watching
Jan 26 The ‘Hits’ Just Keep On Coming By Paul Solman By "hits," I mean Merle Hazard's Golden Newbie Euro-crisis Euro-tunes, as well as the Internet views that they've been garnering. Monday's post: The Pain in Spain Falls Plainly from Merle's Brain. Yesterday's: Erin Go Broke. And… Continue reading
Jan 25 Making Sen$e: Erin Go Broke By Paul Solman Today's post puts the economic woes of the Emerald Isle to music. The lyrics are Hazard's, though I confess to have taken crack at them myself and then, at some risk to my ego, sent both sets of lyrics… Continue reading
Jan 25 Erin Go Broke By Elizabeth Shell Today's post puts the economic woes of the Emerald Isle to music. The lyrics are Hazard's, though I confess to have taken crack at them myself and then, at some risk to my ego, sent both sets of lyrics --… Continue reading
Jan 24 The Pain in Spain Falls Plainly from Merle’s Brain By Paul Solman The first of this week's series of posts from the ever-melodic, ever-economic Merle Hazard debuts today: a ditty on the plight of Spain. Continue reading
Jan 24 The Pain in Spain Falls Plainly from Merle’s Brain By Elizabeth Shell The first of this week's series of posts from the ever-melodic, ever-economic Merle Hazard debuts today: a ditty on the plight of Spain. Continue reading
Jan 21 Merle Hazard Makes Sen$e: The Country Crooner Goes Global By Paul Solman Friday's post consists of a Web chat with the Elvis of economics, the Ferlin Husky of finance, the Charlie McCoy of micro, the Jimmy Dean of the dismal science -- star of the country-and-western macrocosm, investment adviser Jon… Continue reading
Jan 21 Merle Hazard Makes Sen$e: The Country Crooner Goes Global By Elizabeth Shell Friday’s post consists of a Web chat with the Elvis of economics, the Ferlin Husky of finance, the Charlie McCoy of micro, the Jimmy Dean of the dismal science — star of the country-and-western macrocosm, investment advisor Jon Shayne who… Continue reading
Jan 20 Desolate Detroit: The Forsaken City By Paul Solman In its heyday, it boasted nearly two million people, the world's premier automobile industry, the world's most popular music (Motown), and perhaps the country's most prosperous black middle class. But Detroit's population is down 50 percent, as are… Continue reading
Jan 19 Buzz Words in 2020 Will Be Same as in 18th Century. At Least Economically-Speaking. By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesday's query: Name: Sam Question: I immensely enjoy your segments on PBS. I am… Continue reading