There's no doubt that in light of the faulty paperwork by banks, the foreclosure crisis has become a huge tangled mess. Who's to blame and how much punishment is deserved? Kai Ryssdal talks to Congressman Alan Grayson about how much of it may have been deliberate systemic fraud.
Craigslist is a go-to resource for millions of Internet users in search of that apartment, cheap bike or even that missed connection. But reality TV? Kai Ryssdal chats with producer Drew Brown about Craigslist TV.
With the recent housing and foreclosure crises, there's a lot of uncertainty in the future. But that doesn't mean our American values have or should change, says Tufts professor Daniel Drezner.
Industrial production was down 0.2% in September. Julia Coronado, chief U.S. economist at BNP Paribas, talks with Jeremy Hobson about what's behind that number and what to make of the latest earnings from Citigroup, Hasbro, and Halliburton.
Investors will be watching Apple, which will report its fourth-quarter earnings. The company is expected to have done pretty well in the latest quarter. Reporter Mitchell Hartman talks with Jeremy Hobson about how well Apple is doing.
In 2008, Christopher Miraldi lost his job as a banker on Wall Street after 20 years in the business. He looked for work outside of financial services and struggled with health insurance issues in the process. Jeremy Hobson checks in with Miraldi two years after they first met.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed will likely get into another round of quantitative easing to stimulate the economy. Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan talks with Steve Chiotakis about what quantitative easing involves, the harm it can cause, and whether it will do anything to get more jobs created.
Kai Ryssdal speaks to Leigh Gallagher from Fortune Magazine and Felix Salmon from Reuters about Ben Bernanke's latest statement and what's going down on Wall Street.
As the price of gold soars, gold-for-cash stores are popping up everywhere, trying to take advantage. But they may not be around for long. Tony Arnold reports from Chicago.
What do the New York Times, Dow Chemical and George W. Bush have in common? They've all been targets of the Yes Men, a duo dedicated to sticking it to the man through elaborate hoaxes. Who could be their next victim? Yes Man Mike Bonanno stops by the Marketplace studio.
