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In this math lesson, students will examine and calculate interest on loans and investments.

As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman reports on the aftermath of the financial crisis and how the Academy Award-winning documentary, "Inside Job" is influencing some leading economic thinkers. The film raises concerns about conflicts of interest f…

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA Were the contradictory responses political leaders had to the panic of 1893 driven more by economic/political self-interest or by differing visions of what kind of country they wanted the United States to be?

The average age of Vita Needle's workers is 74 years old, and that's no accident. The manufacturing company has intentionally hired seniors -- a decision that has increased profits and benefited older workers who often have a harder time finding a job. Paul Solman reports on their unique mod…

Paul Solman looks at the challenges older workers face trying to secure a job, let alone retire, amid the downturn.

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 2: Invest in Yourself from CEE's Learning Earning and Investing for a New Generation publication (Lesson 3 in the previous version). To explore the concept that people invest in themselves through education, the students work in two groups an…

As part of his series Makiing Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how freelancers are faring in the declining job market.

As part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the challenges veterans face returning home and searching for work in a troubled job market.

With a bad economy and nearly everyone on the internet, one job opening promoted online can receive thousands of applications. So with competition fierce and many firms using software rather than human beings to hire, Paul Solman explores whether it is worth it to apply online or if there ar…

Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union, explains why freelancers still lack many of the protections afforded to other workers.