Robert Spector, author of "The Mom & Pop Store," talks with Tess Vigeland about why that small store down the street is doing pretty well in this recession.
Condominiums depend on owners of their units chipping in for common expenses like fixing the roof. But what happens when the deadbeat owner next door is a major bank. Ashley Gross reports.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has announced that interest rates will stay low for a while. That's good news for borrowers, but what about savers? Marketplace's John Dimsdale has some ideas that might be of greater interest for them.
Quentin Peel, The Financial Times' chief correspondent for Germany, talks with Bill Radke about why a new word has entered the Greek debt crisis debate: Nazis.
Several cities across the country are eliminating their mounted police units in an effort to save money. But the city of Baltimore has found a creative way to keep its steeds galloping: corporate horse sponsorship. Cathy Duchamp reports.
There are many reasons why families face foreclosure, like loss of income or rising health care costs. But several new studies show there's another factor closely linked with foreclosure rates: gas prices. Andrea Bernstein reports.
Some big banks have been placing bets on whether Greece will default on its debt. Reuters blogger Felix Salmon talks with Bob Moon about whether it is fair to demonize the banks, and where we go from here.
Delegates at the global climate summit failed to figure out a way to stop the destruction of the world's forests. But some lawmakers think they have a solution, and it relies on financing from some of America's biggest polluters. Michael Montgomery reports in collaboration with Mark Schapiro.
