Dec 14 Tool$ Tuesday: Interactive Tax Cut Graphic By Elizabeth Shell Today's tool concerns the extension of the Bush tax cuts and comes via the Washington Post, which generated the interactive graphic some time ago. But it's as timely a tool as ever, given that the Senate voted Monday night… Continue reading
Dec 13 What’s Causing U.S. Personal Spending to Drop: Job Losses, Fear or Both? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and site visitors on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Michael Cassady Question: Paul, If the U.S. consumer market is the… Continue reading
Dec 13 What’s Causing US Personal Spending to Drop- Job Loss, Fear? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Michael Cassady Question: Paul, If the U.S. consumer market is the economic driver of the U.S. economy, and that of China too, with middle-class incomes stagnant, and consumer debt more controlled following the housing market bubble, how many jobs… Continue reading
Dec 10 Loan Modifications: A Question of Economic Injustice? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Three questions today, one answer. Name: James Tracey Question: On a recent… Continue reading
Dec 10 Loan Modifications: A Question of Economic Injustice? By Elizabeth Shell Three questions today, one answer. Name: James Tracey Question: On a recent program, you interviewed a lady from the New York city area, who works in the public education field. She was about to lose the house that her family… Continue reading
Dec 09 Good Ideas to Save the Economy Can Have Unintended Consequences 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 Thursday's query: Name: Fred Damato Question: Would this work to jump start the economy?… Continue reading
Dec 09 Good Ideas to Save the Economy Can Have Bad Unintended Consequences By Elizabeth Shell Name: Fred Damato Question: Would this work to jump start the economy? Give all citizens (with incomes up to $250,000) the option to withdraw some or all of their retirement savings tax free if they pay all cash for a… Continue reading
Dec 08 Looking To the Past To See the Future: More Anxiety May Await Us By Elizabeth Shell Name: Sophia Shelko Question: What does the future hold for people that have lost or have been victims of this economic crisis? An example: those who faced foreclosures of their homes and had their credit ruined. Paul Solman: If the… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch Ireland’s Woes: Onetime Celtic Tiger Now ‘Nation of Beggars’ Ireland's finance minister announced severe budget cuts Tuesday as its economy reels from a real estate boom and bust that have left the country with massive debt. Emma Alberici reports from Dublin for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Continue watching
Dec 07 Two Retirement Planning Tool$ to Use NOW By Paul Solman Retirement tools. The questions they ask you to fill in seem designed to scare your pants off: How much do you expect to earn on your assets? When are you planning to retire? When are you going to die?… Continue reading