Economy Jul 05 Watch Left Behind by the Recovery, Inner City Teens Struggle to Find Jobs Left Behind by the Recovery, Inner City Teens Struggle to Find Jobs…
Health Jun 28 Watch Health Care Law Aims to Reduce Need to Rehospitalize Medicare Patients Health Care Law Aims to Reduce Need to Rehospitalize Medicare Patients…
Economy May 04 Watch For New College Grads, Jobs Outlook Better but Far From Great For New College Grads, Jobs Outlook Better but Far From Great…
Economy Apr 30 Watch How Apple, Other Tech Companies Take Advantage of U.S. Tax Code How Apple, Other Tech Companies Take Advantage of U.S. Tax Code…
Apr 27 Watch Student Loans: the Politics, Pitfalls and Payoffs Ignoring a veto threat by President Obama, House Republicans voted Friday to extend a 2007 provision that halves the rate on Stafford student loans, but the parties are split on how to pay for it. Jeffrey Brown, George Washington University's… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Jobs Report Shows ‘More Momentum,’ but Unevenness Seen in U.S. Recovery Jobs Report Shows 'More Momentum,' but Unevenness Seen in U.S. Recovery… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Unemployment Dips to 8.5%, but How Is Overall U.S. Recovery Going? A surge in December hiring pushed the nation's unemployment rate to 8.5 percent, the lowest it's been in three years. Jeffrey Brown discusses the meaning of the most recent jobs report with Mesirow Financial's Diane Swonk and Mark Vitner of… Continue watching
Jul 29 How the U.S. Racked Up $14 Trillion in Debt By Paul Solman A fascinating set of graphic debt data, courtesy of the New York Times. Meanwhile, amidst all the scare talk of a bond rate crisis, has anyone noticed that the bond market is rallying mightily… Continue reading
May 04 A Dark Abyss of Blessing or Curse By Elizabeth Shell Name: Hillhopper Question: I just listened to a business executive on TV say that the investment he made would return in three years based on fuel savings. Why is it that people that make financial decisions are not math savvy?… Continue reading