Jun 01 Watch In Detroit, Mixed Emotions Over GM’s Bankruptcy Move Paul Solman reports from Detroit on how General Motors' bankruptcy filing may impact different company stakeholders -- from union members to bondholders to car dealers -- and explains why the company chose reorganization over liquidation. Continue watching
May 21 Watch For One Reporter, a Personal Journey Through the Mortgage Meltdown In the latest report of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman talks to New York Times economics reporter Ed Andrews, who chronicles his personal tale of the mortgage crisis in "Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown."… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch In Slumping Economy, a Shift in Shopping Habits Economics correspondent Paul Solman speaks with author Paco Underhill about how consumer habits have changed during this recession. Continue watching
Feb 13 In Case You Missed It: Society’s Ability to Weather Crisis Largely Depends on Leaders’ Positions By Business Desk As the country struggles through an economic crisis, Paul Solman talked to author Jared Diamond about his book “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” on Friday’s NewsHour. Read the transcript here. // ]> // ]]>… Continue reading
Jan 09 In Case You Missed It: Economists Explain Why Hints of the Economic Crisis Eluded Them By Business Desk Paul Solman reports from San Francisco on a conference for economists and why hints of a recession were missed. // ]> // ]]>… Continue reading
Dec 23 I’m Not Sure It’s My Responsibility to Go Out and Shop to Keep Businesses Afloat. By Business Desk Question/Comment: It seems to me there’s been a shift in market thinking in the recent past. I’m not sure that it’s my responsibility to go out and shop to keep businesses afloat; I always thought that it was business’ responsibility… Continue reading
Dec 19 Which Is It: Spend or Save? By Business Desk Question/Comment: We’re told that lower consumer spending will make economic recovery much more difficult. We’re admonished that we don’t save nearly enough, and are among the lowest among industrialized nations. So which is it: spend or save? Paul Solman: The… Continue reading
Dec 17 In Case You Missed It: Low Consumer Confidence Limits Holiday Spending By Business Desk // ]> // ]]> On Tuesday, Dec. 16, Paul Solman looked at the psychological causes and effects of low consumer confidence through the holiday season. Continue reading
Nov 07 Can Anything Good Come From the Crisis? Paul Solman: In anticipation of the weekend, when I don’t get many questions from you folks to answer, I sometimes pose rhetorical questions. And because they come from me, I’m in a unique position to answer them. As is the… Continue reading
Nov 07 And Now For Something Not Completely Different Paul Solman: For those who just can’t get enough of my explanations, and like them in video form, you can go to the the home of the weekly PBS show called ‘The Newsmakers,’… Continue reading