Fortune Magazine's Leigh Gallagher and T. Rowe Price's Andy Brooks talk with Kai Ryssdal about what's going on in investors' minds right now and signs of recovery in the economy.
Senators want tougher rules for Wall Street. Wall Street says it's just trying to make money. At times it seems like the people in Washington, D.C., and New York are speaking a different language. But commentator K.C. Cole says boundaries may be a good thing.
Every time you pay with plastic, somebody else pays too. The business that's taking the card pays a fee to the bank that issues the card. And the credit card firm gets some money too. But the Senate has passed an amendment that would restrict those types of interchange fees. Jeff Horwich reports.
Retailers worried that shoppers are still skittish about spending money are trying harder than ever to get consumers into their stores to flex their buying power. And what they're finding is that many of us will spend more when they offer us less. Adam Allington goes shopping to explain.
Author Adam Nicolson grew up in Sissinghurst Castle, a popular tourist destination in England. He talks with Kai Ryssdal about his new book, "Sissinghurst, An Unfinished History," and his quest to restore a farm at his family home.
In Greece, the unemployment rate for people between 18-30 is more than 25% — more than twice the rate in the general population. Joanna Kakissis reports that austerity measures are going to bring a lot of pain.
To reduce their budgets, states have tried to cut health programs, like home care for the elderly. Legal obstacles have made it impossible. But California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is unveiling a new tactic: cutting the programs entirely. Jeff Horwich reports.
President Obama tours Buffalo, N.Y. today to tour a small manufacturing plant and talk to workers about the economy. The city wants to bring back lost manufacturing jobs. Mark Scott reports.
U.S. farmers say imported catfish should be more rigorously inspected, but some suspect it's just a ploy to cut off competition. John Dimsdale reports.
The Federal Communications Commission says it wants to find a way to put an end to phone bills that number in the hundreds or maybe even in the thousands of dollars. Brett Neely reports.
