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Timothy Geithner's signature not fit for print
Megan Larson Jan 9, 2013
The Treasury Secretary had to upgrade his autograph to appear on U.S. currency, he revealed in an interview with Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal
Social Security money to run out sooner than thought
Jeremy Hobson Apr 24, 2012
The Social Security Trust Fund will run out of money three years earlier than previously thought in 2033. As for Medicare, that's still on track to run out of cash in 2024.
Utah officially makes gold and silver legal tender
Kai Ryssdal Apr 20, 2012
The governor signed into law this week that gold and silver coinage is legal tender in the state of Utah. But how does it work?
Iceland could adopt the Canadian loonie
David Brancaccio Apr 16, 2012
Iceland is looking to possibly adopt the Canadian currency. How would that work, and might that affect either country's economies?
The future of currency in Canada
Jeremy Hobson Apr 12, 2012
Canada just recently announced plans to phase out the penny, and now it's looking to bring it back -- in digital form.
Government officials fired over lavish spending at conference
David Gura Apr 3, 2012
A new report from the General Services Administration's inspector general says government officials spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on a training conference near Las Vegas -- and the money wasn't only going to binders and bag lunches.
As politics shift in Myanmar, so do economics
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 2, 2012
Myanmar's foreign minister announced that historic elections in the country have gone smoothly, including apparent victories by pro-Democracy candidates. Also this morning, Myanmar's central bank floated the country's currency for the first time.
Canadians are killing off their penny
David Gura Mar 30, 2012
Canadians don't even bother to pick pennies up off the street anymore.
President Obama hopes to boost IRS budget, tax revenue
John Dimsdale Mar 5, 2012
We're less than six weeks away from tax day, and this year the IRS is gonna have to do more with less when it comes to processing all those returns. President Obama hopes to change that.
What Americans think about President Obama's budget
Frank Newport Feb 16, 2012
Do Americans agree with President Obama's latest budget proposal? Gallup's editor-in-chief Frank Newport explains what Americans want the government to cut and spend more money on.
