Matt Berger

The economy added 117,000 jobs in July, sending the nation's unemployment rate down to 9.1 percent for the month, according today's monthly emplo...

As the debt ceiling debate drags on in Congress, the political whirlwind that's dominated the news can sometimes cloud the reality of the real...

Online auctions aren't just for Beanie Babies anymore. Today, the online auction site Artnet said that it has sold what might be the most expens...

I stumbled upon this pearl from the WBEZ video archive during a random YouTube search this morning. For no other reason than it's funny and i...

The latest version of the budget-balancing game Budget Hero, produced by our newsroom partners from American Public Media's Public Insight Network,...

Policy makers on Capitol Hill are struggling to agree on how to address the nation's deficit, but just how well do you think you could do if give...

Posted by Jennifer Collins In honor of the closing of the 405 freeway in Los Angeles this month, here's a playlist of tunes inspired by that usu...

On this Memorial Day the U.S. markets are closed but bankers are busy in Europe, where policy makers are investigating whether or not Greece will...

Dinner, haircut, taxi ride, hotel bell hop, valet parking: How do you decide when and how much to tip for services? In an effort to unravel the ...

Cars outnumber drivers in Los Angeles nearly two to one, but you don't necessarily need one to get around, according to one frugal commuter who does it on an electric-assisted bike.