Television producer John Papola and economist Russ Roberts present their latest music video, an entertaining fictional hip-hop battle between famous economists John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek.
David Wyss, chief economist with Standard & Poor's, examines today's news that the U.S. gross domestic product grew only 1.8 percent in the first quarter.
In his press conference yesterday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged to retain low interest rates inspite of inflation worries. Karen Shaw Petrou of Federal Financial Analytics explains.
Fierce storms have torn through large swaths of the South, destroying homes and businesses from Mississippi to Georgia. Steve Chiotakis reports from Birmingham, Ala. with more.
In an historic press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discussed why the recovery is taking so long, why he's not concerned about inflation long term, and when interest rates might increase.
Going over listeners' responses to past broadcasts. This week: disagreeing on Calvin Coolidge's accomplishments, and how the government responded to the BP oil spill.
New York Times journalist Diana Henriques is the only reporter to interview Bernie Madoff twice from prison. In her new book 'The Wizard of Lies' Henriques provides vivid details of the events that led up to, and followed, the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
