My Two Cents - Most Commented

Pages

0

A jobless recovery

by
Chris Farrell
Jun 9, 2009
It sure looks like the recovery--when it comes--could be poor at generating jobs. It isn't just the high unemplpyment rate. It's the large number...
2

The economics of global climate change

by
Chris Farrell
Jun 9, 2009
The sustainability and global climate change debate is shifting from science to political economy. I'm probably late to this paper, but I just read...
Posted In: sustainability
0

Peter Bernstein

by
Chris Farrell
Jun 8, 2009
Peter Bernstein passed away on June 5th. He was the nation's leading financial philosopher of risk. Bernstein was one of the wisest people I've...
0

A miserable job market

by
Chris Farrell
Jun 5, 2009
The employment report suports the notion that the 18 month long recession is nearing its end. The 345,000 decline in payroll employment is about...
0

Personal bankruptcies up

by
Chris Farrell
Jun 4, 2009
In the 1990s and early 2000s more Americans than ever filed for personal bankruptcy. On April 20, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the...
Posted In: Personal Finance
0

The Dow

by
Chris Farrell
Jun 3, 2009
Remember Victor Talking Machines, Postum Incorporated, and Nash Kelvinator? Probably not, unless you love business and finance history. These...
Posted In: Investing
0

We're borrowing less

by
Chris Farrell
Jun 2, 2009
Economist Brad Setser has a powerful chart on his blog. He makes the important point that despite the run-up in federal borrowing the U.S. is...
1

Is the recession over?

by
Chris Farrell
Jun 2, 2009
When the National Bureau of Economic Research gets around to dating the end of the recession will they pick June as the downturn's trough? It's...
0

New HSA limits

by
Chris Farrell
Jun 1, 2009
According to America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) about 8 million people are covered by HSAs. That's up from 6.1 million one year earlier....
1

The "claim and suspend" Social Security move

by
Chris Farrell
May 29, 2009
This could be a financial boon to a number of retirees. Many older people on Social Security have been forced by the bear market to go back to work...
Posted In: Personal Finance

Pages

Marketplace economics correspondent Chris Farrell helps you manage your money.

Buzzworthy

Recent comments on our stories..

JerryCPP's picture

The safety payoff of the big business of gun training

Great story, but I didn't hear the two most important things in firearm safety. A gun is ALWAYS loaded, and don't point a gun at...

JerryCPP | May 22, 2013
Annapolis57's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

Annapolis57 | May 17, 2013
jgrothues's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

jgrothues | May 16, 2013
rcd43's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

rcd43 | May 16, 2013

Join The Buzz - Register Now »

AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA

261 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012