Why is the yen so strong right now, and why should Americans be concerned about the status of Japan's currency? Host Bill Radke turns to Hugh Johnson, manager of Johnson Illington Advisors, for his view.
Steve Forbes has weathered stock market storms before. But the chairman and CEO of Forbes Media says the U.S. always comes back. He tells us his crisis game plan for our series, "What am I doing?"
In the latest installment of our series, "What I'm Doing," we talk to Robert Latson, a 69-year-old retiree of General Motors, who's hesitant to touch his retirement money.
Need to feel a little sunshine in this dark, cloudy economy? We don't blame you, so we thought we'd help find you some. If your house is solar-friendly, solar systems consultant Paul Scott can help you save money.
Twenty years ago, Congress passed the Women's Business Ownership Act to improve chances for women entrepreneurs. Entrepeneurship reporter Mitchell Hartman reports on accomplishments so far and what lies ahead.
Kai Ryssdal talks to David Leonhardt of the New York Times and Leigh Gallagher of Forbes about Congress' decision to funnel more cash to struggling homeowners and other news from a busy week.
Recessionary fears have really gone global now. And on Wall Street, some wondered if the Dow would drop low enough to trigger "circuit breakers," which halt trading. Kai Ryssdal turns to Jeremy Hobson for perspective.
Investors are bearish in the throngs of a recession. Bill Radke talks to Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial, who says it will get worse before it gets better, but many problems are panic-driven.
Perhaps the U.S. federal government needs to spread more money to the states and rebuild infrastructure to help fix the crisis. Bill Radke explores this idea with professor James Galbraith for our "What's the Fix?" series.
What could the government have done to soften the blow of the crisis? Commentator Susan Lee looks into the question in our first installment of our "What's the Fix?" series.
