Marketplace for April 11, 2011
Competition between anglers and stylists threatens a shortage of rooster feathers. Producers look to boost supply.
As the political battle shifts from the budget to the U.S. debt, banks and other firms weigh contingency plans for a possible government default.
A Duke University study finds doctors often choose riskier treatments for themselves than for their patients.
Gasoline sales have fallen for five straight weeks, according to MasterCard, signaling that pump prices may have reached an economic tipping point.
Marketplace reports on what gets cut this fiscal year and who takes the hit.
Robert Samuelson of Newsweek and The Washington Post discusses why the government may have set itself up for failure, and why constituents are to blame.
One month after a 9.0 earthquake then a tsunami and nuclear leak hit Japan's Northeast coast, the country is struggling to mend its economy.