Pages

President Obama to announce 2013 budget

by
David Gura
Feb 10, 2012 President Obama unveils his budget for next year on Monday, at a community college just outside of Washington, D.C. But how serious is this executive branch wish list in a gridlocked Washington?

$25 billion foreclosure settlement announced

by
Joel Patterson
Feb 9, 2012 Five big banks punished for illegal lending practices.

11 million homeowners underwater

by
Joel Patterson
Feb 2, 2012 Over a quarter of Americans owe more than their homes are worth, but does the U.S. government have the political will to help?

Obama's latest push for mortgage refinancing

Interview by
Adriene Hill
Jan 30, 2012 In his State of the Union address, President Obama sketched out a plan to help homeowners refinance, something Allan Sloan calls 'Wall Street bailing out Main Street.'

President Obama pushes for payroll tax extension

Interview with
Juli Niemann
Dec 6, 2011 A tax hike could be in store for all Americans at the start of next year if Republicans and Democrats in Washington can't agree. The current payroll tax cuts put money into the pockets of consumers.

How the cost of college could be lowered

by
Steve Henn
Dec 5, 2011 President Obama meets at the White House today with a small group of university and college presidents on how to reduce the cost of higher education. But the answers might have to come from the schools themselves.

MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama defends U.S. spending on no-fly zone, consumer spending up 0.7% in February

by
Katharine Crnko
Mar 28, 2011 Here are today's top headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Gary Locke expected to be new U.S. Ambassador to China, Oil prices fall on OPEC discussions

by
Katharine Crnko
Mar 8, 2011 Today President Obama is expected to nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the new U.S. Ambassador to China. He'd be the first Chinese-Ame...

Obama isn't worried about the NFL

by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 21, 2011 This final note today. As negotiations between NFL team owners and the players association count down to a midnight deadline tonight, President...

MIDDAY UPDATE: Chinese TV ads, debt control and Starbucks app

by
Katharine Crnko
Jan 19, 2011 President Obama welcomes Chinese President Hu Jintao to the U.S. this week for a state visit. President Hu also will meet with key U.S. corporate...

Pages

View Complete List »

AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA

261 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012