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Stock trading glitch spooks investors again
Heidi N. Moore Aug 2, 2012
Knight Capital’s faulty software sent trading haywire and could sink the brokerage firm. Is technology helping or hurting investor confidence?
Weekly Wrap: Contrary economic indicators
Tess Vigeland Jul 27, 2012
The Dow vaulted back over 13,000 while Gross Domestic Product just treads water in the shallow end of the pool. What can we take away from the latest economic data?
In Dave Eggers' 'Hologram,' the fall of U.S. manufacturing
Kai Ryssdal Jul 18, 2012
In his new novel, "A Hologram for the King," Dave Eggers muses on manufacturing and the global economy though the eyes of a struggling American businessman in Saudi Arabia.
Making progress on household debt
Chris Farrell Jun 25, 2012
The good news: Households are reducing debts. The bad news: There remains a considerable way to go.
Global turmoil and retirement planning
Chris Farrell Jun 13, 2012
What should investors -- especially those in their 50s and 60s -- do with their already diminished retirement savings?
Scott Patterson on the robot infestation of Wall Street
David Brancaccio Jun 12, 2012
Machines -- they do such a good job cleaning your dishes, but what about running your stock market? In his new book, Dark Pools, Scott Patterson says that technology on Wall Street has left regulators mystified.
Rising use makes food stamps a target
Krissy Clark Jun 6, 2012
The recession has boosted the number of Americans on food stamps to 44 million.
Economic woes go global
David Gura Jun 4, 2012
May's jobs reports has worried investors worldwide about their short-term prospects. But there are more acute fears of a global slowdown, caused by what’s going on in Europe and emerging markets.
Your economic predictions: Shadow or no shadow?
Adriene Hill May 28, 2012
Last Groundhog Day we asked a couple economists to predict the economic future. Today we asked them to do it again.
Dow flying high despite other poor economic indicators
Josh Brown May 2, 2012
The Dow closed near its highest level in about four years yesterday, but how can that be when there are so many other economic indicators recently that don’t look so great?
