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What's behind the slow rise of health care costs? Our pocketbooks
Dan Gorenstein May 7, 2013
Health care costs have been rising at a slower rate for the last four years. Why? Hint: The answer is not the recession.
Many job openings, fewer hires
David Weinberg May 7, 2013
New numbers on job openings in the U.S. are out. And there's a bit of a mystery: Why are there so many job openings and so few hires?
Six things one listener did to ditch $20,000 in debt
Margaret Aery May 17, 2013
Ten years ago, Marketplace Money listener Greg McKenna was over $20K in debt. Today, he's debt free and has a nest egg worth over $100,000. Here's how he did it.
Jobs are one thing, but what about credit?
Julia Coronado May 6, 2013
One way to evaluate the health of an economy is to look at the jobs picture, which looks pretty rosy so far this spring. But there’s another sign to keep any eye on: the availability of credit.
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.
Would raising wages lead to more or fewer jobs?
Noel King May 3, 2013
Economists don't agree on whether higher wages boost the economy, or discourage employers from hiring.
EU faces second year of recession
Stephen Beard May 3, 2013
For the first time in history, the 17 nations that use the euro are headed for two years of back-to-back recession, according to the European Commission.
This week in personal finance
Stacey Vanek Smith May 3, 2013
We analyze the latest jobs report and get an update on how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is helping stay-at-home parents earn lines of credit.
Why the Fed wants you to quit your job
Sabri Ben-Achour May 2, 2013
The rate at which Americans are quitting their jobs is rising. That can be a good sign for the economic and labor market outlook.
The worst jobs in history
Chau Tu May 2, 2013
From leech gatherer to factory worker, breaking down some of history's worst jobs.
