Marketplace's senior producer of personal finance breaks down economics plainly and simply in his new book, "Man vs. Markets."

There's been a lot of talk recently about the need to ring-fence certain economies in Europe. These aren't the economies that have defaulted or been bailed out; these are the economies that are too big to fail. Italy is the most glaring example.

Most people have dark thoughts when they hear the word exposure, but exposure can be beneficial -- if it's done in moderation, as I explain in this...

Often conflated, often confused, fiscal and monetary policies take very different approaches to influence the economy. And they rely on two very ...