Ball gowns that literally make you glow, a chic mini dress that doubles as phone — these aren't ideas from the future, but ideas that are already available on the market. Janet Babin reports.
Verizon introduced pay-as-you-go plans for many of the smartphones it offers. With the high cost of smartphone plans, Verizon may open itself to a new market with its lower cost deals.
Food riots are starting to break out with the spike in food prices — particularly wheat — like the last time food costs jumped two years ago. Will the wheat shortage cause a repeat of the unrest two years ago?
One idea the president may propose in his jobs plan is a temporary cut in payroll taxes to encourage hiring. But critics say that once the taxes are raised again, high unemployment numbers will be back.
Tess Vigeland speaks with author Andrew Potter about his latest book "The Authenticity Hoax," where he argues that things like the locavore and eco-tourism is the new way to flaunt wealth.
Since the recession, many new grads have struggled to find jobs. But with steep cuts from district budgets and layoffs, new teachers find it especially challenging to find a position.
In part two of our series on data mining, Marketplace's Stacey Vanek Smith visits a data mining company and sees what they know about her through her credit card transactions, Facebook account… It's a lot.
Every time you swipe one a rewards card at a store, that data goes somewhere to get analyzed. Marketplace's Stacey Vanek-Smith takes a look at the multi-billion dollar data mining industry — how it has evolved and where it will go.
The latest jobs report has us down 54,000 jobs while the unemployment rate ticked up to 9.6%. Liz Ann Sonders from Charles Schwab talks with Steve Chiotakis about whether it is surprising that we keep losing jobs and CBS MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger tells us why this is the result of a "two decade party."
Watch Marketplace Morning Report Bill Radke sum up the week's news in a 60-second poem. This week: acquisitions, Burger King, Ben Bernanke, oil explosion, double rainbow
President Obama is considering trying to create new jobs with some new tax breaks for businesses. Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks with Bill Radke about what the White House wants to do.
A new kind of electric bus hits the road in Southern California. It will carry a full load of passengers over 30 miles, stop for 10 minutes, and fully recharge its batteries. The inventor points out the obvious: that's a lot less time than it takes to charge your cell phone. Steve Julian reports.
Noise may not top your list of problems that need to be solved. But if you live near an airport, work in a big city, you know unwanted sound can be a real problem. Jane Lindholm reports on the issue of noise.
Author Douglas Wellman talks with Bill Radke about his new book, "Boxes: The Secret Life of Howard Hughes," which claims billionaire Howard Hughes lost his money and still lived happily for a lot longer than you think.
In Orlando, Fla., a bloody battle for the veins of local high school kids has come to a conclusion. Two rival blood banks were trying to out-bid each other for the right to hold blood drives at 19 local high schools. Judith Smelser reports.
Marketplace's Eve Troeh gives an update about this morning's explosion on an oil rig off the Louisiana coast. No oily sheen on the waters, as previously reported by the Coast Guard, but the incident may hurt Louisiana's push for the White House to lift its Gulf deepwater drilling moratorium.
Burger King is going private for the second time in eight years. Being a private company may give time for the company to rejuvenate the brand, or the new investors can just borrow and not invest money into the company, like the last time.
Strawberry Shortcake at 30 now sports a cute miniskirt and plays rock guitar. No more dowdy pinafore for her — but reporter Sally Herships misses the Strawberry Shortcake of her childhood.
Regardless of economic climate, government offices continue to pay pensions. But the Great Recession is making governments re-think future employee pensions and how to deal with the pensions they're currently doling out.
The travel industry was hit hard by the recession. But rental car companies Hertz and Avis are putting up a fight for another rental company Dollar Thrifty.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that there should be a process to allow banks, too big and otherwise, to fail. Critics are skeptic such an idea will actually happen.
Burger King has agreed to be acquired by the investment firm 3G Capital for a little over $3.5 billion. Steve West, vice president of Stifel Nicolaus, talks with Steve Chiotakis about why the fast food giant is so pumped to go private and how it could change the restaurant.
Economist Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial talks with Bill Radke about what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's next move should be and how he's holding up.
The drilling operation to rescue 33 miners trapped underground in Chile was suspended temporarily after a fault was detected in the rock, but has since resumed. And we also learned the owner of the mine is in trouble and close to bankruptcy.
Last year's tax on British bankers' bonuses failed. At a financial conference, the U.K.'s former finance minister, Alistair Darling, said the bonus tax didn't curb excessive pay in the industry. Christopher Werth reports.
One of the new trends in urban living is urban vegetable growing. More and more community gardens are popping up in cities like Chicago.
And that means gardeners are increasingly struggling with veggie theft. Tony Arnold reports.
China has the world's largest cell-phone market. And now, if someone wants to buy a cell, they're going to have to hand over personal information to the government. Rob Schmitz reports.
Some economists are predicting an increase in unemployment over July's numbers when we get the jobs report for August. Could we be in for persistently high unemployment for the long haul? Mitchell Hartman reports.
A new report takes a look at how small businesses are affected by the new health care reform law. The law includes a tax credit to help small businesses afford health insurance. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
With the announcement of Apple's new social networking tool Ping, we look into the "walled gardens" the company is creating, and how they may be harmful for web users.
Federal regulators are still looking into the causes of the so-called flash crash that happened back in May. The Securities and Exchange Commission says it may have some new leads. Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks about what the SEC's latest findings are.
Just how environmentally friendly are your cute and cuddly pets? And how much will they cost you? Sustainability reporter Adriene Hill talks with Bill Radke about the your pet's carbon paw print. Plus, view a slideshow of environmentally-friendly pets.
Location via smart phone is the latest part of consumers that marketers and companies are latching onto. Reporter Joel Rose takes himself on a tour of Philadelphia for a smart phone scavenger hunt.
Marketplace commentator David Frum says that fresh solutions are needed to get the economy moving, but the federal government is stuck in its old assumptions.
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," may be a boon for the energy industry, but critics are questioning if the process that frees up more gas and oil in the ground is poisoning well water.
The new program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development is in an effort to stabilize communities and real estate prices across the nation.
JPMorgan Chase is shutting down its proprietary trading desks, the places where it trades on its own behalf. Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks the details with Bill Radke about how this might affect the bank.
Time Warner Cable has doubled the fee it charges customers for not listing their telephone number in a phone book. L.A. Times columnist David Lazarus talks with Bill Radke about why consumers are being charged for nothing.
A report from a liberal think-tank concludes: if you're the CEO, it's a good deal to slash jobs. And the executives who laid off the most workers? They ended up with the fattest paychecks. Mitchell Hartman reports.
Europeans are picky about their wine labels. Most believe wine should only be called Champagne if it's made in France. A new agreement between the European Union and Australia is beginning, which will mean that Australian winemakers can no longer make "champagne." Christopher Werth explains.
Just when you though you'd seen everything in the $40 billion pet industry, a new resort is opening in Disney World — not for people. It's exclusively for four-legged guests. From Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Katie Ball has the scoop.
There are reports that Burger King is considering a sale and has held talks with potential buyers. Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks with Bill Radke about whether going private will hurt or help the fast-food restaurant.
Smoking is practically a national pastime in Greece. More than 40 percent of Greeks over the age of 15 smoke. Last year, the government imposed a ban smoking in indoor public places, but the smokers ignored it. The government says it's going to crack down on smoking again. Joanna Kakissis reports.
Afghanistan's biggest private bank, Kabul Bank, says it could lose more money this year than it has in total deposits. The BBC's Mark Dummett talks with Steve Chiotakis about how stable Afghanistan's financial system is.
