Congress postponed a key vote on a Republican debt reduction plan, and pushed the decision back even closer to the deadline. But to those who study human behavior, it's not exactly procrastination.
Last night, a vote on Republican Speaker John Boehner's debt reduction plan was postponed. And some former Treasury Department officials say the debt ceiling is pointless.
The Great Recession, the housing bubble burst, and the on-going debt ceiling debate aren't easy to laugh about, but Dr. Goose and Money listeners try to bring some humor with economic limericks.
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau released today shows that rural Americans are growing fewer and older. But Demographer Kenneth Johnson says Americans are still moving to rural areas – they're just older Americans.
Fewer people filed for unemployment benefits last week. Could that be a sign that things are turning around? Adolfo Laurenti , deputy chief economist at Mesirow Financial explains.
Stock markets have up until now seemed less than bothered by the nation's debt-ceiling drama. But the so-called "repo market" on Wall Street shows that confidence is wavering.
