Segments From This Episode

• Egyptian economy still chugging along amid protests

  by Julia Simon

  Egyptians began voting today in the first phase of parliamentary elections. The country's economy has hit a hard patch, but not quite come to a halt.

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• PODCAST: Black Friday’s leftovers

  by Mary Dooe

  

  The national retail federation says sales over the last 4 days jumped 16 percent from last year. Consumers spent an average of 398 dollars on Black Friday– and Black Thursday, and all Black Saturday and Sunday. And about 40 percent of that shopping was done online.

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• What is a ringfence?

  by Paddy Hirsch

  

  One of the solutions being floated around to help save Europe is called a "ringfence." But what is that exactly?

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• Strong central government in Europe could force spending cuts

  by Jeremy Hobson

  'Germans first and Europeans second' might no longer fly as tensions increase in the European debt crisis.

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• Italian government encourages citizens to buy bonds

  by Marketplace Contributor

  The new initiative seeks citizens' help to bail the country out. Even so, towering debt remains a huge problem for Italy.

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• ‘Increased discipline’ needed to fix Europe

  by Andrew Walker

  Ideas are being bounced around today about ways to solve the European debt crisis once and for all.

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• U.N. climate summit begins in South Africa

  by Eve Troeh

  The annual U.N. Climate Summit starts today in Durban, South Africa. Unfortunately, these summits don't seem have a great track-record for enacting change.

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• Fiscal union could solve Europe’s debt problems

  One idea that's emerging this morning is to create a fiscal union between countries to enforce tighter budgets across Europe.

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• Fairfax, Va.: Land of corporate headquarters and 4.6 percent unemployment

  by John Dimsdale

  One country in Virginia is managing to survive and prosper even as the country at large has ongoing financial problems.

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• Mid-day Extra: Cyber Monday goes mobile

  by Jeremy Hobson

  Today is Cyber Monday, and it follows on the tails of a very promising Black Friday sales weekend. But what do customers, and companies, have to lose from the surge in mobile shopping?

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• Lipitor at the end of its patent

  by Gregory Warner

  Pfizer's big seller, Lipitor, loses its patent this week. But the drug giant isn't ready to give up all those customers just yet.

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• NBA reaches tentative deal

  by Steve Chiotakis

  After months of deadlock, the National Basketball Association has reached a deal to begin the season on Christmas.

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• European debt crisis reaches pivotal moment

  Last week marked more bad news for economies across Europe, including Germany. If more countries follow suit this week, the crisis could reach its threshold

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• Where the euro crisis could hit the U.S.

  by Heidi Moore

  Money markets are supposed to be a safe investment. The European debt crisis could soon change that.

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• President Obama meets with euro officials on crisis

  by Heidi Moore

  President Obama is hosting some top European Union officials at the White House this morning, as concerns grow about what the debt crisis in Europe could do to the American economy.

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