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Is the end of quantitative easing near?
Kai Ryssdal May 24, 2013
Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke is cautiously optimistic.
A week of scandal and taxes
Kai Ryssdal May 17, 2013
Check out weekend reading picks (not about the IRS scandal) from our Weekly Wrap.
Our debt limit problems are over, right?
Kai Ryssdal May 10, 2013
Fannie Mae's paying $50 billion in dividends, so between that and the sequester, are our debt limit problems over?
Markets tread water above 15,000
David Brancaccio May 9, 2013
The new normal for the Dow Industrial average seems to be hovering around15,000 points. U.S. markets were down slightly this morning but still trading above the 15,000 mark.
Positivity in the April jobs report?
Kai Ryssdal May 3, 2013
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the economy added 165,000 jobs last month, beating analyst expectations. The unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, the lowest since December of 2008.
First quarter GDP report disappoints
Kai Ryssdal Apr 26, 2013
The GDP growth of 2.5 percent falls short of what economists had predicted. But does that mean bad news for the economy?
Why there's nothing wrong with a 2.5 percent increase in GDP
Scott Tong Apr 26, 2013
With all the dysfunction in government and economies, why should a 2.5 percent increase in GDP sound bad?
Why do we need GDP to grow anyway?
Noel King Apr 26, 2013
U.S. GDP grew at an annual pace of 2.5 percent in the first quarter, disappointing investors and many economists. But why is GDP growth necessary?
U.S. economy to 'grow' 3% under new GDP calculation
Noel King Apr 22, 2013
The U.S. economy will grow by 3 percent this summer, due to a change in the data used to calculate GDP.
Excel errors and a new Simpson-Bowles report
Kai Ryssdal Apr 19, 2013
Two economists admit they made a mistake in a paper largely referenced to in the country's budget policy decisions. And the deficit-cutting duo of Simpson and Bowles release a new plan.
