Many local bank managers say they aren't seeing the level of financial disruption or the liquidity crisis plaguing the upper echelon institutions on Wall Street. Kate Archer Kent visits a local bank in Shreveport, La.
Host Tess Vigeland talks to author Margaret Atwood about the place of lending in our society and the importance of trust in keeping the system working properly.
Another person it's important to have faith in: the one managing your money. Host Tess Vigeland talks to Diahann Lassus about establishing a trusting relationship with your financial advisor.
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks to historian David Kennedy about the tools the next president will have at their disposal for battling America's financial crisis.
The FDIC promises that the money you put into the bank isn't going anywhere, even if the bank goes under. Host Tess Vigeland asks former FDIC chairman William Issac how that guarantee works.
Marketplace presents "Here's What I'm Doing," a series asking people from all walks of life how they're coping with the financial crisis. In this edition, Marketplace Money listener Lita Powell-Drake.
Marketplace presents "Here's What I'm Doing," a series asking people from all walks of life how they're coping with the financial crisis. In this edition, New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff.
Marketplace presents "Here's What I'm Doing," a series asking people from all walks of life how they're coping with the financial crisis. In this edition, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.
The U.S. definition of poverty is more than 40 years old, and critics think it's time for an overhaul. Mayors from all over the country met in L.A. to come up with a plan for resetting the poverty line. Rachel Dornhelm has more.
Are we in a recession? A slowdown? A rebalancing? What happens next? Kai Ryssdal asks Mike Mandel, writer for BusinessWeek, and Johs Worsoe, senior executive vp, global markets, for Union Bank, for their thoughts.
