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Tim Cook goes to Washington
Gigi Douban May 21, 2013
Apple CEO Tim Cook tries to answer the $1.7 trillion question: How does the U.S. get corporations to repatriate their overseas profits?
In France, an encore for recession
Stephen Beard May 15, 2013
France today entered a double-dip recession. It depends on exports to Italy and Spain and they, like many eurozone nations, are still feeling the pinch. Europe's slump is dragging down the global economy.
Pour la culture: France mulls taxing the tablet
Stephen Beard May 14, 2013
France's newest contribution to culture? A proposed tax on mobile phones.
Retail sales edge up in April
Julia Coronado May 13, 2013
Did you buy a car or get some new clothes recently? You were not alone.
Tesla's secret to success? Selling emissions credits
David Weinberg May 8, 2013
Luxury electric car maker Tesla is expected to report a profit on Wednesday. The profit comes not from the $100,000 cars, but from California Zero Emission Vehicle Credits that amount to thousands of dollars a car when resold to other car makers.
Small, not big, online retailers oppose Internet sales tax
Ben Johnson May 8, 2013
It's rare these days that legislation flies through the U.S. Senate and gets bipartisan support in the House of Representatives -- but the Internet sales tax bill could do both.
Five taxes you didn't know you were paying, in GIFs
Margaret Aery May 7, 2013
President Barack Obama is proposing to increase federal tax and fees on airlines tickets. But before prices take off, here's a look at some other tax-heavy items you already pay more for.
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.
Airline ticket taxes might take off with new proposal
Stacey Vanek Smith May 7, 2013
Taxes on your flights are pretty hefty, and they might get heftier soon. But how do they compare to taxes for other services?
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.
