Pages
New technology for Fed's money-counting machines
Kai Ryssdal Oct 22, 2012
Now the Federal Reserve's money-counting machines can read bills worth $20 or less even if they're upside-down. They used to destroy bills that weren't stacked correctly.
Study: Changes to student loan repayments benefit the well-off
Jeff Horwich Oct 16, 2012
Today the nonpartisan New America Foundation is out with a report that suggests changes to income-based loan repayment rules are benefiting high-income, high-debt students.
Why we still can't vote online, and why that may be a good thing
David Brancaccio Oct 15, 2012
We can support candidates with a text, participate in polls, even register to vote online, but we still can't vote that way -- which might be good news.
A new digital music battle, and online gaming as political liability
David Brancaccio Oct 8, 2012
A Maine state senate candidate gets attacked for her online gaming activities, and a startup that wants to help you sell your used MP3s goes to court against a big entertainment company.
How tech is changing the debate
David Brancaccio Oct 3, 2012
Most people watching the first big presidential debate will do so on television, but for a fast-increasing number, it's far from the only primary source.
Millennials get their favorite TV and the debates too
Mitchell Hartman Oct 2, 2012
Young viewers might watch the CW channel during the presidential debates, but they'll still keep up with politics via social media.
Middle class at a crossroads, not for the first time
Krissy Clark Sep 21, 2012
What we can learn from American history about the presidential candidates' plans for the middle class.
Lasting legacy of Occupy Wall Street remains unclear
Tess Vigeland Sep 14, 2012
Social movements come and go -- will Occupy Wall Street be one that lasts? Or has it already dissipated? Also, listen to letters that Occupiers wrote to financial institutions.
How QE3 could help the economy
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 14, 2012
Yesterday Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke laid out the Fed's new economic stimulus plan. It's round 3 of so-called quantitative easing. The Fed will buy $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities every month, until it decides the economy has improved.
European markets feel effect of QE3 announcement
Jeff Horwich Sep 14, 2012
The Fed will spend $40 billion a month buying mortgage securities. Yesterday, that news was a big help to markets here in America. Today, it seems to be giving a helping hand to Europe as well.
