Congress passed a tax increase in May that's expected to rake in big bucks for the government — but it could backfire. U.S. businesses worry it'll hurt their ability to employee Americans oversees. Miranda Kennedy reports.
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Marketplace Money brings you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance — "January Effect." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
American Idol still rules. There are no movie-making rules. And everything's going to get faster in '07. Daily Variety's Mike Speier reviews the year in entertainment.
As we saw this week in Taiwan, damage to a few small cables can knock large regions off the Internet. Could that happen in the U.S.? Host Bob Moon talks with communications consultant Frank Dzubeck.
United is considering stripping away services that passengers now take for granted. Travel commentator Christopher Elliott says charging people extra to check their bags will only leave the airline exposed.
Marriage fraud rings in four states made a good, if illegal, business out of getting U.S. citizens married to immigrants in search of green cards. Ramy Inocencio reports.
More champagne equals happier consumers? Economists look at all kinds of indicators to measure consumer sentiment. Alex Goldmark introduces us to the high-end liquor benchmark.
