Segments From This Episode

• Britain’s snail mail for sale

  The British Government plans to sell off a majority stake in the world’s oldest postal service – the Royal Mail.

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• The phrase that defined the financial crisis

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  'Too big to fail' became the signature line of the financial crisis. Five years after the crash, many big financial firms are only bigger. But one has decided it's time to shrink.

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• What happened to the subprime lenders?

  by David Weinberg

  Many subprime employees moved into loan modification businesses.

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• What was Tina Brown able to do for print journalism?

  by Mark Garrison

  Tina Brown steps down as editor of The Daily Beast. She'll leave the magazine next year and start a new company.

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• Unemployment claims fell last week — but there’s a catch

  by Diane Swonk

  The trend is in the right direction, but the statistic won't dominate in the markets.

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• PODCAST: Too Big to Fail, right? So who’s deciding to shrink?

  by David Brancaccio

  Unemployment claims fell last week — but there's a catch. And 'Too Big to Fail' became the signature line of the giant bailouts. So who's getting smaller?

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• Groceries: a low margin business, but still highly desirable

  Billionaire Ron Burkle just bought the Fresh and Easy chain from Tesco. Today's earnings report from Kroger affords a glimpse into the way these markets make money.

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• Feeling less manly? Estrogen may help

  by Mark Garrison

  A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine raises new questions about what happens to men in middle age.

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• Jordan hosts Syrian refugees but feels the strain

  by Jeff Tyler

  Millions of Syrian refugees have fled into Jordan and the economic strain may be proving to be too much for the host country.

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