Although Sen. Christopher Dodd has announced he will not seek reelection, Tess Vigeland reports that as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee he still has time to push for credit card reform.
More employers are using Skype, iChat and other video conferencing technologies to screen job applicants. Mitchell Hartman talks to experts about how to make the best of a video interview.
Three Marketplace Money listeners share their goals for the new year: Learning their credit score, teaching the kids about family finances, and improving their budgeting.
How can homeowners stop the carnage associated with mortgage loan modifications? Harriet Brackey, a columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, offers some advice.
A new form released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development — the Good Faith Estimate — is intended to make mortgage terms a little easier to understand. Bankrate.com's Holden Lewis explains.
Soon "unenrolled" tax preparers will be subject to higher standards. Rico Gagliano reports on the federal guidelines rolling out in the next two to three years, which are intended to help keep taxpayers safe.
Increasing numbers of students are starting their pursuit of higher education at community colleges. Among them are minorities, Latinos especially, who see the schools as a good first step. Emily Hanford reports.
Katharine Brooks, director of the University of Texas Austin's Liberal Arts Centers, talks with Kai Ryssdal about what's behind the drop in teaching positions for historians and liberal arts professors.
The Big Money's Heidi Moore and Clusterstock.com's John Carney talk with Kai Ryssdal about how Sen. Dodd's retirement will impact reform, whether Treasury Secretary Geithner can hold onto his job, and the latest job report.
A House committee is planning to put Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on the hot seat over his role in keeping certain information secret about the bailout of AIG. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Google has applied for approval from federal regulators to buy and sell electricity. Is the Internet giant really going to compete with brick-and-mortar utilities? Jeff Tyler reports.
The economy lost 85,000 jobs in December, the unemployment rate held steady at 10%, and a look behind the numbers shows a jobless picture that's even worse. John Dimsdale reports.
U.S. employers cut 85,000 jobs in December, a number much worse than the 8,000 job cuts economists had expected. But the government's unemployment rate stood still at 10%. Bill Radke talks with Mark Zandi at Moody's Economy.com
Rumors are circulating that NBC may be looking to cancel Jay Leno's show. Leno hasn't been able to retain viewers for the 11 o'clock news. Jennifer Collins reports.
With Wall Street so up and down, it's hard for any expert to get a sharp reading into where the markets are heading. So some investors are looking into other options to find out about future financial fortunes. Cash Peters has the story.
Washington, D.C. is set to topple New York City as the most expensive office rental market in the country. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports why everyone — from corporations to lobbyists — is vying for real estate in the nation's capital.
Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone has joined the race to buy the Saab brand off of General Motors. Stephen Beard reports why the bid is surprising and why it shouldn't be taken lightly.
NFL owners and the players union have until March to come up with a new labor agreement before the salary cap expires for next season, which would mean salaries could skyrocket for some players and fall for others. Nancy Farghalli reports.
Arizona is selling its legislative buildings to investors to raise $735 million to make up for its budget deficit — a financial move not often made by states. Brett Neely explains why investors will find these assets valuable.
Prices are once again going up at the pump and that's likely to continue throughout the month. But with consumer demand down and the unemployment rate still hovering, some analysts say the higher costs can't be sustained all year. Bob Moon reports.
Each week on Marketplace Money, host Tess Vigeland looks at the week's major national and international stories that will impact the average listener's wallet.
Latinos are the fastest-growing part of the U.S. population. But Latino students are the least likely to get college degrees, so they're getting special attention. Emily Hanford reports.
The annual Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Las Vegas. Kevin Pereira from G4's "Attack of the Show" talks with Kai Ryssdal about what's getting the biggest buzz at the CES.
Writer John Cassidy talks with Kai Ryssdal about the article he wrote for The New Yorker, which discusses the decline and fall of the Chicago School of economics after the financial crisis.
Various companies have been trying to buy candy maker Cadbury. Now, Cadbury board members are reportedly in talks with Hershey. Why so much fuss over chocolate? Jeremy Hobson reports.
Apartment vacancies in the U.S. rose to 8% last quarter. But with so many people losing their homes, you'd assume folks would be moving into apartments. Where's the disconnect? Jeff Tyler reports.
The EPA is proposing tougher limits for the nation's most persistent air pollutant — smog. And it's no longer just the urban corridors that will have to clean up. Sam Eaton reports.
Big retail chains have been reporting how their stores did in December, and the overall numbers have been better than expected. Does that mean the overall economy is improving? Mitchell Hartman reports.
Delta and American Airlines are dueling over Japan Airlines, Japan's largest carrier. How will this affect international flights to Asia? Bill Radke talks with Seth Kaplan of Airline Weekly.
NASA only has about five more space shuttle flights to go, and that means some 7,000 workers at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida face unemployment. The state is trying to find new work for those employees. Bob Moon reports.
The European Commission awarded hundreds of millions of dollars worth of contracts for companies to start working on a satellite navigation system called Galileo. But why spend all that money when there's GPS? Bill Radke talks with European correspondent Stephen Beard.
In order to replenish dwindling reserves, the FDIC is considering charging member banks more if they're involved in risky behavior. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
College football's Bowl Championship Series has been criticized for shutting out smaller schools with strong teams. And now a political action committee is actually lobbying for a change. Brett Neely reports.
An economic recovery may be underway, but we still have a while to go. Steve Chiotakis gets a breakdown and 2010 forecast from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.
Even if December's retail numbers look a little better for some companies than they did in 2008, analysts see a rough stretch for stores for some time to come. Alisa Roth looks ahead at what might befall retail companies this year.
By insisting "on selling fully integrated hardware and software devices, instead of focusing on low-cost, widely distributed software," Apple could be making a huge mistake, again.
Morten Hansen, management professor at U.C. Berkeley, talks with Kai Ryssdal about the surprising list of best-performing CEOs in the latest Harvard Business Review.
Lots of companies are trying to boost their green credentials, but they also want to save money. For a furniture company in Ohio, sending less to the landfill is doing both. Dan Bobkoff reports.
Opponents of health care reform have raised concerns about the likelihood of malpractice suits under a new system. But that's not the case in Britain's taxpayer-funded NHS. Stephen Beard reports.
Aviation security is undergoing changes because of the foiled Christmas Day terrorist attack in Detroit. Commentator David Frum says that's going to cost us.
New York Times columnist David Leonhardt talks with Kai Ryssdal about why President Obama favors the Senate's health care bill over the House's version, and what to expect over the next few months in the health-care overhaul.
Stores like Macy's are anchor tenants that are vital for business at traditional and strip malls. But these two types of malls are reacting to the economy in different ways right now. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd will not seek re-election. He was leading the Senate's work on Wall Street reform, so what happens now? John Dimsdale reports.
American companies cut an estimated 84,000 jobs
in December according to ADP Employer Services. That's the smallest drop in almost two years. Steve Chiotakis gets more from Richard DeKaser of Woodley Park Research.
Analysts on Wall Street have raised concerns recently about a slowdown in online trading activity, and some market watchers worry other traders may follow suit. Bob Moon reports.
The IRS says it will require registration and certain testing standards for tax preparers after a report showed many of them to be negligent of tax law. Bill Radke talks with Los Angeles Times business columnist David Lazarus.
Prada may deny that it's talking to Swiss luxury goods company Richemont about a deal, but there's no doubt the company is in need of some funding. Alisa Roth explores the fashion giant's options for reducing over a billion dollars of debt.
E.U. officials are trying to head off a financial crisis in Greece that could have global repercussions. Bill Radke talks to European correspondent Stephen Beard about why the country's economic problems are particularly pressing.
Steve Chiotakis talks with HealthSouth co-founder Aaron Beam about his new book, "HealthSouth: The Wagon To Disaster," which chronicles the $2.8 billion fraud of HealthSouth co-founder Richard Scrushy.
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is strongly advocating a law to legalize table games in the state, and has threatened to lay off 1,000 state employees unless it passes by Friday. Joel Rose reports how the move would help the state budget.
Where will the departure of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd leave his financial reforms? Steve Chiotakis explores Dodd's proposals with Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer.
Closed doors in Europe and America are pushing Africans to find new destinations, including South America. But what they find in Buenos Aires is not always what they expect. Ian Mount reports.
Airline executives are watching the government's reaction to the alleged Christmas Day terror attack in Detroit. John Dimsdale reports they know extra security hassles can affect their bottom line.
The U.S. Postal Service is rethinking the way it does business after losing $3.8 billion last fiscal year. Molly Messick reports the postal service's mission is part of what makes it so hard to meet budget.
Miguel Helft, technology reporter for The New York Times, talks with Kai Ryssdal about what Google wants to achieve with its new phone and how it might affect the mobile ad market.
The winter cold snap is expected to increase U.S. heating demand, which is giving oil prices a bump. But it's not just oil the weather's affecting. Sam Eaton reports.
ESPN is going to launch a new 3-D channel. With 3-D movies like "Avatar" busting out at the box office, will we all need new TVs and set-top boxes to watch? Mitchell Hartman reports.
Kraft Foods' offer for candy maker Cadbury has hit a roadblock: Warren Buffett's company has voted against the bid. Jeremy Hobson reports this deal may be more evidence that not every merger is a match made in heaven.
DVD sales were down about 13 percent last year as movie fans spent more money on actual movie tickets. But that doesn't help the films with revenue, as a big chunk of that usually comes from DVD sales. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
The annual Consumer Electronics Show kicks off later this week in Las Vegas, and if the Christmas season is any indicator, it may not be horrible. Bill Radke talks with reporter Michael Learmonth about what show visitors might get to see.
If the fall of the auto industry wasn't hard enough for auto parts suppliers, they're now getting denied crucial support from lenders in their efforts to survive. Jeremy Hobson reports.
The Conference Board released a survey among people working that found only 45 percent of those polled were satisfied with their jobs. Employees under age 25 were the most unhappy. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Airport security may just be getting tighter now, but one little-known measure allowing officials to scan through or confiscate your laptop indefinitely has had businesses upset for a while. At least, the ones who know about it. Alisa Roth reports.
A report says health spending slowed in 2008, while the health care industry overall grew at its slowest rate in 50 years. Gregory Warner explores what kept many hospitals running.
Despite selling its U.S. frozen pizza business to Nestle in a $3.7 billion deal, the extra cash still hasn't helped Kraft win over Cadbury. But some say the tide may be turning in Kraft's favor. Christopher Werth reports.
