Segments From This Episode

• Will social security increase offset retiree costs?

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Seniors wonder whether 1.7 percent hike next year will be enough to cover fast-rising health care expenses.

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• Gun sales boost Louisiana’s bicentennial

  by Marketplace Contributor

  With no public money for a celebration of Louisiana's bicentennial, the state has turned to merchandise sales — including two firearms.

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• Levi’s launches ‘trashy’ line of jeans

  by Adriene Hill

  Wearing the new jeans, made with 20 percent recycled plastic bottles, may say as much about your commitment to the environment as your taste in fashion.

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• Yes, some voters are still undecided

  by Marketplace Contributor

  As Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama prepare to meet again for tonight's second presidential debate, they'll face not only the moderator and each other, but undecided voters.

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• In Northern Spain, hard times stir separatist feelings

  by Christopher Werth

  In the Northern Spanish region of Catalonia, many say they would be better to go it alone. This rich region puts more into the central government than it gets out and Catalans are starting to resent this.

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• Betting the farm on rising food prices

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Could speculators be at the heart of increasing food prices?

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• Citigroup names new CEO in abrupt switch

  by Marketplace Contributor

  A sudden change of leadership at Citigroup raises new questions about the future of the embattled banking giant.

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• Anti-China rhetoric belies U.S. economic ties

  by Rob Schmitz

  Mitt Romney says Obama policies force U.S. to borrow money from China. But Japan is about to overtake China as largest holder of U.S. debt.

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• Could the candidates answer these questions in tonight’s debate?

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Foreign Policy magazine put together a list of questions they'd ask if they were in the town hall presidential debate tonight.

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