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Obama adviser: Jobs report shows continued recovery
David Brancaccio Jun 7, 2013
Alan Krueger, chairman of the president's council of economic advisers, discusses the latest jobs report and what it means for the recovery.
Consumers are upbeat even as job creation lags
Mitchell Hartman Jun 7, 2013
Economists see an improvement in consumer confidence, partly driven by the stock market and rising home prices.
Fed dread unsettles markets
Diane Swonk Jun 6, 2013
Uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's next move is throwing investors for a loop and unsettling markets. Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial, explains what the 'Fed Dread' is all about.
Layoffs are down, but will hiring be up?
David Brancaccio Jun 6, 2013
Overall layoffs have decreased since last year, but some industries in particular are cutting back.
Private sector job gains and the Fed's next move
David Brancaccio Jun 5, 2013
Payroll processing company ADP reports 135,000 private sector jobs were added last month, falling below analyst expectations. Will the weak numbers cause the Federal Reserve to stick to stimulus?
Education start-up looks to disrupt textbook market
Ben Johnson Jun 6, 2013
Boston-based start-up Boundless, which provides free educational materials online, says it's looking to help cash-strapped students find an alternative to expensive textbooks.
In school, the wealth gap takes the form of the opportunity gap
Kai Ryssdal Jun 3, 2013
While much attention has been given to the achievement of students, little attention has been given to the disproportion in educational opportunities between wealthy and poor children.
We're spending less on things that are getting cheaper
David Brancaccio May 31, 2013
In February, then March, Americans spent more money than the month before. But today there's news that consumer spending dropped a tenth percent in April.
The difference between a paid and unpaid internship? A job later
Sally Herships May 31, 2013
Students may want to think twice about working for free: interns who get paid are almost twice as likely as their unpaid counterparts to get a job offer when they graduate.
Sequester cuts weigh on Head Start programs
Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 29, 2013
Cuts to government-funded child development programs leave parents scrambling to find child care.
