Many small businesses' growth is on hold because banks aren't lending to them. Banks aren't lending because so many small business owners now have bad credit scores. How to end the stand-off? One lender may have found a way. Rob Schmitz reports.
The government says personal income rose in November at the fastest pace in six months. And our spending increased as well. So, how pleased should you be? Bill Radke gets the opinion of economist Richard DeKaser.
How much of a future do paper greeting cards have in the era of Facebook and Twitter? Sabri Ben-Achour reports on how the greeting card business is changing.
Commentator Susan Lee says the indirect costs of government subsidies that encourage people to buy homes hugely outweigh the benefits. That's why she sees the fifth-straight year of declining home ownership a good thing.
Many states have exhausted the funds set aside for jobless benefits. Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman explains what they are doing to keep payments flowing to the unemployed.
As the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close, Steve Chiotakis talks with Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan to try to characterize the last 10 years.
The National Association of Realtors is expected to report better home sales numbers than a year ago. But even though sales might be picking up, there are still plenty of bargains to be found. Sally Herships reports.
Commentator K.C. Cole says economic "experts" who say the recession is over must be so blinded by rising stock prices and corporate profits that they don't notice the shuttered stores and unemployed workers all around them.
The average consumer has fewer people on their shopping list this holiday season — though 40% of adults haven't even started their holiday shopping yet. When they are shopping, they're buying refrigerators. Brett Neely reports.
If you don't want to spend $100 on a Christmas tree, head to your local national forest. With a $10 permit and a little brute strength, you can take home the tree of your choice. Shannon Mullen reports.
