Kathy Kristof of CBS MoneyWatch joins Tess Vigeland to answer listener questions, including how U.S. citizens working overseas can save for retirement.
Tess Vigeland talks with MSN columnist Jim Jubak about last year's stock market plunge, whether people who chose to get out of stocks made the right decision, and the recovery since then.
The Commerce Department says February retail sales rose 0.3%. David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor's, talks with Steve Chiotakis about how important the retail sales number is and which stores experienced big increases.
A bankruptcy examiner in the Lehman Brothers case has officially outlined the final days of that firm. Marketplace's Alisa Roth talks with Steve Chiotakis about what's in the 2,200-page report and what happens next.
The federal budget deficit for the month of February was almost $221 billion. There are wars to pay for and bailouts, but commentator Todd Buchholz says we ought to be paying attention to Social Security too.
Fashion magazines like Marie Claire and Glamour are hiring plus-size columnists and putting models who break the stick-figure mold on their covers in bathing suits. But professional women say they've been left behind. Sally Herships reports.
Faced with a deficit and troubled school system, Kansas City's Board of Education voted to close 28 out of 61 schools. Barbara Shelley, columnist for the Kansas City Star, talks with Kai Ryssdal about what led to the decision and its impact.
Chile's President-elect Sebastian Pinera will soon take office in the aftermath of its huge earthquake. Professor Sebastian Edwards talks with Kai Ryssdal about how the quake has changed Pinera's platform of job creation and economic growth.
