Diane Lincoln Estes

1 month ago | pbs.org | Diane Lincoln Estes

Mar 20, 2025 6:25 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Egg prices have soared to new records over the last couple of months. The wholesale price for a dozen white eggs climbed to over $8 in February. Since then, that price has dropped but the prices consumers pay at the grocery store are still high. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at what has been going on.

1 month ago | pbs.org | Diane Lincoln Estes

Mar 6, 2025 6:25 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio President Trump is holding the first crypto summit at the White House Friday, featuring investors, CEOs and founders of crypto companies. Many in that world also hope Trump spells out a clearer path involving little regulation in the future, while Trump says he will announce the details of a new crypto reserve for the federal government. Paul Solman reports.

Jan 22, 2025 | pbs.org | Diane Lincoln Estes

The video for this story is not available, but you can still read the transcript below. Jan 22, 2025 6:30 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Within hours of taking office, President Trump declared a national energy emergency as part of his plan to push for more oil and gas drilling and to heavily boost fossil fuels. He also started a process to reverse much of what the Biden administration did on greener energy.

Dec 3, 2024 | pbs.org | Diane Lincoln Estes

Dec 3, 2024 6:40 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio There is a disconnect between seemingly solid economic numbers and the way people feel about this economy. Voters clearly were upset about the cost of living and that helped elect Donald Trump to a second term. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from Ohio on how Americans see this in the wake of the election.

Oct 14, 2024 | pbs.org | Diane Lincoln Estes

Oct 14, 2024 6:25 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio Students in rural communities graduate from high school above the national average. But when it comes to applying to college or getting their degree, those students' rates of attendance and completion are well below their peers in urban and suburban areas. A New Mexico initiative is helping to narrow that gap. Stephanie Sy reports for our series, Rethinking College.