With foreclosed properties slowing down the growth of the housing market, a new plan has emerged to get the government to rent out houses to investors.
More than 700 gay and lesbian couples will marry on Sunday in New York, the first day they legally can marry in the state. Thousands more will follow. But not all will be marrying just for love. Some are being told they have to.
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report on credit scores. It turns out the credit score number you have isn't necessarily the one businesses are using to decide whether to lend to you.
Here in Los Angeles, Carmageddon came and went without a hitch. Citizens heeded the warnings and the predicted epic gridlock didn't happen. Tess Vigeland wonders if there's a way to scare people into saving for retirement too.
It's hot and sticky, but air conditioning is expensive. We turn to the Dinner Party Download guys to get tips on how to get your party on this summer without a huge air conditioning bill.
Once upon a time, businesses could wait to see what a Facebook or Twitter would become before including it in their advertising strategies. The bursting on the scene of Google+ is prompting many businesses to run to catch up.
Since Democrats in Congress gave up on cap-and-trade legislation a year ago, many green energy projects have been canceled and investment in new ones has fallen.
Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota says President Obama's proposal to push back the debt ceiling deadline by a few days will not address long-term solutions
You know those nature shows where they put a little tracking device on an animal and then release it into the wild? Some guys at MIT have done that with electronics.
Greece is getting another bailout package — one that nearly treats it like a default — but that won't be enough to solve the fundamental problems of the Eurozone.
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opens today in Washington, one year after President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law. A tour of the offices shows what the bureau is as it opens, even though it has yet to get a director.
One year after President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act, more than 300 new rules for the financial sector are on the way. How banks and other interests go about shaping them is fairly straightforward, at least to start: Write a letter. Get in line to talk to the rule-makers.
Louise Story, business reporter with the New York Times, discusses her article on Wall Street's fallback plans if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling before August 2nd.
The Federal Aviation Administration could face a shutdown this weekend if Congress cannot agree on budget subsidies. The major sticking point is subsidies for small, rural airports.
European leaders are meeting today in Brussels to discuss a second bailout for Greece, but the package could send the country into a 'selective default.'
Norquist is the long-time promoter of the no-new-tax pledge that almost every Republican in Congress has signed. But when he suggested that letting the Bush tax cuts expire wouldn't technically be a tax increase, it became clear the pledge is bigger than any one person.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a bill that officially classifies beer as an alcohol — not food. It's a move that could upset the international brewing industry.
European leaders are holding an emergency meeting in Brussels today over fears that the economic instability in Greece has spread to much larger economies — namely Spain and Italy.
Sen. Mark Warner of the "Gang of Six" discusses how he feels about the debt ceiling negotiations, and whether the group's proposed deficit-reduction plan can pass.
Going over listeners' responses to past broadcasts. This week: the credibility of rating agencies, social networking for seniors and nail polish for men.
Treasurer in Oakland County, Mich., sues the mortgage giants, claiming they owe millions in taxes on foreclosed properties. Fannie and Freddie claim they're exempt because they're government entities. But are they really?
Richard DeKaser, an economist with the Parthenon Group in Boston, explains why he thinks the bipartisan group's 'grand bargain' has the greatest chance at passing.
