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Despite stock market gains, an uneven recovery
Adriene Hill Jun 7, 2013
The markets are faring well and hitting record highs. Does that mean retirement accounts have fully recovered?
Renting homes to recovering addicts, for a profit
Sarah Gross Apr 9, 2013
A growing number of U.S. homeowners are renting rooms to recovering addicts and turning their properties into so-called ‘sober homes.’ It's a hot but sketchy new real estate market.
Drug use and debt: A credit card for recovering addicts
David Lazarus Feb 1, 2013
A new prepaid debit card targeted at former substance abusers aims to keep the holder's spending on a very short leash.
New home sales disappoint, but trend remains positive
Mark Garrison Jan 25, 2013
Despite a dip in home sales last December, new data reveals that overall sales for 2012 were the highest in three years.
What trends are on display at the L.A. Auto Show?
Jeff Horwich Nov 30, 2012
The opening of the L.A. auto show comes at an interesting time; the market for cars in the U.S. has rebounded even as the broader economic recovery continues at a painfully slow pace.
Should the Fed coordinate with Congress?
Jeff Horwich Oct 12, 2012
With the Federal Reserve's interest rate near zero and the recovery still slow, some economists are speculating on what you might call a "nuclear option".
How does today's economic recovery stack up?
Chris Farrell Oct 11, 2012
Republicans have been calling it the weakest recovery in U.S. history, but comparing recessions and recoveries has become incredibly controversial because, as in the case of much of economics, it all depends.
Numbers still point to lukewarm economic recovery
Bob Moon Aug 22, 2012
Conflicted news from Federal Reserve reflects tentative relationship drags on between Americans and their money.
Gas and oil fuel cities to rebound
Mitchell Hartman Jun 27, 2012
Metros with high-tech, manufacturing and reviving housing sectors also recover faster.
This economic recovery will be a jobless one
Chris Farrell Jun 21, 2012
Marketplace's Chris Farrell argues that this recovery is more similar to the jobless recoveries of the 1990s and 2000s than of the 1980s and 1970s, and he talks about what to expect going forward.
