President Obama is pointing to the Cleveland Clinic as a model for how to get quality health care at lower cost. But some say the clinic's method spells bankruptcy for other hospitals. Tamara Keith reports.
The Treasury Department wants to use $15 billion in TARP money to boost credit markets and buy up loans from the Small Business Administration. Commentator David Frum warns that once the SBA starts getting TARP funds, it won't stop.
Immigration from Mexico has slowed dramatically according to a new report out today from the Pew Hispanic Center. As Mitchell Hartman reports, the economy on both sides of the border is a major factor in the human ebb and flow.
The Detroit public school system has lost almost half its students and revenue. As the emergency financial manager, Robert Bobb has to make cuts where it hurts the most. He talks with Kai Ryssdal about the situation.
Two of the largest U.S. arbitration companies, which mediate legal conflicts between consumers and credit card companies, will stop accepting debt-collection disputes, thus shifting these cases to court. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Investment banks Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan each had big profits: $2.7 billion to be exact. But the more cautious Morgan Stanley reported a billion-dollar loss today. Does this mean substantial risk is necessary to gain a profit? Alisa Roth reports.
The health-care-reform conversation, so far, has been more about monetary policy than medicine. So what's in it for consumers and taxpayers? The New York Times' David Leonhardt talks with Kai Ryssdal about the economics behind reform.
Fluctuating gas prices haven't caused too much change in the way we view energy. But if gas prices rise to $6, $10, or $12 per gallon, author Chris Steiner says the effects would change everything from the way we drive to how we shop.
The name of the Build America Bonds (BAB) program implies that it's all about building roads and schools and things that ordinary taxpayers use. Shaky insurers have stalled the bond market, but government-backed Build America Bonds can help. Sally Herships reports.
TARP watchdog Neil Barofsky estimates that the $700 billion stimulus could end up costing taxpayers $23.7 trillion in the long run. But response from lawmakers, bankers and bloggers have been skeptical of his massive estimate. Steve Henn reports.
