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Greenspan: a hard act to follow
Sep 1, 2007
Ben Bernanke has been tapped to replace Alan Greenspan as the next Fed chief. Marketplace business editor Cheryl Glaser reports.
A new man for the Fed
John Dimsdale Sep 22, 2011
Today the president announced his nominee to become Alan Greenspan's replacement: Ben Bernanke. If confirmed, he'll be Fed Chairman when Grenspan retires in January. John Dimsdale reports.
Chris Farrell on earnings
Sep 1, 2007
Finance Expert Chris Farrell talks to host Scott Jagow about how much faith investors should put in earnings forecasts.
Debt is bad, but that's not all
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 1, 2007
New York Fed President Timothy Geithner warned Wednesday that America's budget deficit could hamper future economic growth. But Stacey Vanek Smith reports that there's more to the story.
Making payments in the Gulf
Sep 1, 2007
Mortgages, car payments, school loans: bills have been piling up along the Gulf. Marketplace commentator Robert Reich says it's going to take some creative accounting to get them paid anytime soon.
The "Straight Story" with Chris Farrell: Inflation Hype
Sep 22, 2011
It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell to help you sort out the "Straight Story." This week, Chris deflates inflation expectations.
Inflation: the dreaded word
Hilary Wicai Sep 1, 2007
In September, consumer prices saw their biggest jump in 25 years. Energy prices are up 12 percent — the sharpest rise since the feds started keeping records back in '57. Hillary Wicai reports.
Game theory gets the Nobel
Ruth Kirchner Sep 1, 2007
Two game theorists won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences today. Marketplace's Tess Vigeland tries to figure out what winner Thomas Schelling is <em>really</em> thinking in this report.
Nobel Prize in Economics goes to game theorists
Scott Tong Sep 1, 2007
The individual work of Thomas Schelling and Robert Aumann has helped inform trade negotiations in the global market, the Nobel committee said. Marketplace's Scott Tong reports.
Looking forward to Q3 numbers
Ashley Milne-Tyte Sep 1, 2007
Katrina and Rita may not have had the broad chilling effect they were expected to have on third-quarter earnings, which are due out this week. Ashely Milne-Tyte reports.
