Segments From This Episode

• A habit of learning about money early

  by Tess Vigeland

  

  We all know the three "r's" for school: reading, writing, and arithmetic. But some education advocates want to add another mandatory piece of school curriculum: personal finance.

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• Prepaid cards hit the market

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  Consumers are finding a new way to charge their purchases: prepaid cards. But are they a better alternative to credit cards?

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• Libyan protests push oil prices up

  by Adriene Hill

  Libya is a major oil producer. The country's unrest has spilled into the oil markets. So what should we expect in the coming days?

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• Colonel Sanders more profitable in China than the U.S.

  by Rob Schmitz

  For the first time ever, KFC is making bigger profits in China than in the U.S.

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• CARD Act turns 1

  by David Gura

  What a difference a year makes — or does it? A year ago, new rules and restrictions were placed on credit card companies to benefit consumers. So where do we stand now?

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• The U.S. and the world in an Age of Anxiety

  by Marketplace Staff

  Financial Times columnist and author Gideon Rachman discusses his thoughts on how international cooperation has given way to conflict in this current "Age of Anxiety."

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• What spillover will the unrest in Libya have?

  by Marketplace Staff

  Members of Libya's U.N. delegation called on Colonel Moammar Gadhafi to step down amid reports that the Libyan government fired on protesters. Reporter Mitchell Hartman talks with Tess Vigeland about what's happening in Libya and how people in Egypt are viewing the situation.

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