Apr 2, 2012
The survey consensus was for no increase to slight increase in interest rates for 2012. Nothing dramatic. Very muted. There's no sense that the economy will turn gangbusters. At best, the economy will show modest gains in 2012.
Mar 22, 2012
On a two-day trip to promote his energy policy, President Obama said the nation must invest in alternative energy or cede leadership to China. He called on Congress to help create jobs by providing more aid to struggling homeowners and investing more in infrastructure.
Mar 9, 2012
Almost all the $7.5 billion worth of Hungarian banknotes in circulation pass through the Hungarian Central Bank annually, to make sure they are clean, untorn and suitable to be used to buy and sell things. The rest can be burned to serve as fuel for the poor.
Feb 17, 2012
Economic data indicate our economy is warming up. But how might Europe's problems affect America's recovery?
Feb 16, 2012
Commentator Megan McArdle says no president has that much control over the economy.
Feb 3, 2012
Many college grads feel betrayed when they can't find a job commensurate with their education. But Ramit Sethi of "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" says that it is possible to get your dream job -- if you're willing to work for it.
Feb 3, 2012
What if the U.S. economy is becoming the economic engine that keeps the global economy out of recession?
May 3, 2012
Marketplace reporters Sarah Gardner and David Gura discuss their recent reporting trips to Nevada and Nebraska as they take the pulse of the nation ahead of the presidential election.
Jan 19, 2012
U.S. households are ahead of the other major industrial nations in shedding debts.
May 4, 2012
We talked to trucker Don Holzschuh last August about he felt about the way things were going economically. Now, a check-in.