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A bubble-less recovery
Friday, October 28, 2011
President Obama's former economic adviser Austan Goolsbee talks about rebuilding the economy without another debt-driven bubble.
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Josh Brown: Bankruptcy 'not a pleasure cruise' for municipalities
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The town of Harrisburg, Pa. recently voted to declare bankruptcy. Will more municipalities across the country soon follow suit?
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What Europe can learn from TARP
Monday, October 3, 2011
We speak to Tim Massad, who heads up the Troubled Asset Relief Program, about its successes, failures, and the lessons that Europe can learn.
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Looking for ways to rescue Europe from financial crisis
Monday, September 26, 2011
Reports of a new plan to solve the euro debt crisis are emerging, but it may not be soon enough to prevent a collapse.
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Do you have financial PTSD?
Friday, September 9, 2011
The housing bubble, the financial crisis, the dismal jobs reports... The economy the past few years has depleted many pocketbooks -- and traumatized many consumers.
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How to measure an economy
Friday, August 19, 2011
GDP is the chief measure of how healthy an economy is doing, but it may not give the most accurate reading. Marketplace's Heidi Moore shares other potential yardsticks.
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Savings will drive the economy forward
Friday, August 19, 2011
Some economists are saying consumer spending will push the economy forward. But outgoing Federal Reserve bank president Thomas Hoenig says savings will save the economy in the long term.
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Is it a recession or a contraction?
Friday, August 12, 2011
You may think they're interchangable terms, but there's a big difference between them. An economist explains the difference and why he thinks we're in a contraction, not a recession.
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The economic impact of the Afghanistan troop drawdown
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Washington bureau chief John Dimsdale discusses what President Obama had to say in his speech about the Afghanistan troop withdrawal and looks at the economic impact it might have.
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Fed: Household wealth down about 20%
Friday, March 25, 2011
According to a survey released by the Federal Reserve today, the average family's household net worth declined around 20 percent between 2007 and 2009.
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New office crisis: Boomers won't leave!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Many baby boomers who were planning to retire soon will have to hold off, due to the plummeting values of their retirement funds. Commentator Dan Drezner says this may make things worse for Generation X in the office.
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Housing plan raises ethical questions
Friday, February 20, 2009
Mortgage relief is on its way, but not everyone who will receive help from Obama's housing plan may warrant it. Is it fair? Tess Vigeland speaks with ethics columnist Randy Cohen about the questions involved in paying for our neighbors' mortgages.
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Mixed signals on jobless numbers
Friday, June 5, 2009
Unemployment hit its highest rate since 1983, though the pace of layoffs let up in May. So have we turned a corner in this recession? Janet Babin reports.
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Financial Crisis 101: CDOs explained
Friday, October 3, 2008
Investment instruments known as collateralized debt obligations are partially to blame for the mortgage crisis. They're complicated and hard to explain, but Rico Gagliano gives it a try with help from Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch.
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