Economy

4/11/13 - Panel

Joe Donahue — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, news man Ray Graf and executive editor of the Poughkeepsie Journal, Stu Shinske. Joe Donahue moderates.

Today's topics include:
• The latest news from the lower Hudson Valley
• The Economy vs. the Environment
• Viewers Give up on Television
• Trust in Cruise Ships in down sharply

Numbers indicate NY economy on the mend

Dave Lucas — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:53:01 +0000

Rich Honen - Economic Outlook

Joe Donahue — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:35:00 +0000

Rich Honen from Phillips Lytle LLP joins us to discuss everything from the economy to the current state of the stock market to the attempts to limit unemployment.

Herbert London: The World As We Knew It

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:16:49 +0000

For elderly women who cut coupons in order to survive in their Florida apartments; for pensioners accustomed to monthly checks; for those who were saving for that condo in Tucson, the world as they have known it will be gone. Although politicians cannot say it for fear of generating public panic, the globe is so awash in debt that fiat money, cash reserves and savings will all be in a perilous state in the not too distant future.

Question of the Day - Shopping?

Ray Graf — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:11:37 +0000

Today is Cyber Monday.

Did you take advantage of Black Friday sales? Cyber Monday deals? Both? Neither?

Why or why not?

Chris Hedges' Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt

Joe Donahue — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:35:00 +0000

Two years ago, Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges and award-winning cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco set out to take a look at the sacrifice zones, those areas in America that have been offered up for exploitation in the name of profit, progress, and technological advancement. They wanted to show in words and drawings what life looks like in places where the marketplace rules without constraints, where human beings and the natural world are used and then discarded to maximize profit.

Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget

Joe Donahue — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:35:59 +0000

David Wessel is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning reporter, columnist, and bestselling author as well as the economics editor of The Wall Street Journal and writes "The Capital" column.

Report Finds Military Bases Have Huge Impact On Massachusetts Economy

Paul Tuthill — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:50:00 +0000

A new report details the huge impact existing military bases have on the economy in Massachusetts. The report was prepared as part of an effort to save the state’s six military installations from federal cuts. WAMC”s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports

Question of the Day - Winner of 2012 Presidential Election Won't Influence the Economy?

Joe Donahue — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:20:12 +0000

According to an Associated Press-GfK poll when it comes to the economy, half of Americans say it won't matter much whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins.

What do you think?

Hope Seen For Small Business Growth

Paul Tuthill — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:25:00 +0000

Leading economists say there is considerable uncertainty weighing heavily on the economic outlook for Massachusetts. But, for now, the state’s economy is doing comparatively well with signs of confidence in the future for small businesses. WAMC”s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.