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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.
Cleaning up your financial portfolio
Barbara Bogaev Apr 19, 2013
Tax season gives many of us a chance to review the past year and examine our investment portfolios. We've got tips on how to improve yours.
The Excel mistake heard round the world
Kai Ryssdal Apr 17, 2013
The flurry of budget deficit reduction talks we've heard in the past three years was based on faulty research--an Excel spreadsheet mistake.
American Airlines grounded; economists make Excel mistake
Kai Ryssdal Apr 16, 2013
A computer glitch and an Excel mistake each made today's news.
Raj Chetty: Exploring how the economy works in real life
David Weinberg Apr 16, 2013
Raj Chetty just won the John Bates Clark Medal for economists under the age of 40. We walk with him through one of his experiments that shed light on how people make economic decisions.
Euro unemployment rises to record high 12 percent
Stephen Beard Apr 2, 2013
The jobless rate across the 17 counties that use the euro currency rose to 12 percent in January and February of 2013, adding to signs that the region's economic slump may not be over.
Cyprus capital controls threaten fate of the euro
Stephen Beard Mar 28, 2013
Strict controls on the level of withdrawals have prevented a bank run in Cyprus. But the restrictions are raising fresh doubts about the future of the euro.
Expensive mistakes: Emotions and investing
Kai Ryssdal Mar 28, 2013
Buy high and sell low is a sad truth for a reason. Time and again we let panic or euphoria drive our actions in the market and wind up making big, expensive mistakes.
Too proud to sell: The disposition effect in behavioral finance
Dan Egan Mar 29, 2013
The disposition effect says investors tend to "sell the winners, and hold onto the losers" for purely emotional reasons. One behavioral economist fell for the classic investment mistake.
In Cyprus bailout, what's Russia got to do with it?
Stephen Beard Mar 15, 2013
European finance ministers are meeting in Brussels today, and at the top of their agenda is Cyprus. The small Mediterranean island nation, which has 850,000 people, is in desperate need of a bailout.
