Going over listeners' responses to past broadcasts. This week: considering drugs in sports, Dominique Strass-Kahn's sexual assault case, and consumer buying habits.
The number of dollar bills rolling off the printing presses at the U.S. Treasury Department hit a modern low last year, thanks in large part to the increased use of credit cards. Binyamin Applebaum, reporter for the New York Times, explains.
John Challenger, CEO of the job placement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas, explains today's job report, and how jobs in the technology and energy industries are showing strong signs of growth.
Ratings agency Moody's downgraded Portugal's debt to junk status, saying the country would likely need a second bailout to regain a strong financial foothold. Economist Fernando Alexandre explains.