It used to be that games like Uno or checkers were for the very young or the very old. But loneliness and a bad economy have created an opportunity for one company. Gigi Douban reports.
Reuters blogger Felix Salmon and Fortune's Leigh Gallagher talk with Kai Ryssdal about whether the Federal Reserve should be the uber-regulator for the financial system, and whether Chairman Ben Bernanke will keep his job.
Americans have socked away money at its highest rate in more than 15 years. But if consumers are saving more, and banks are being stingy too, how do we get money flowing through the economy? Bob Moon reports.
The next surge in foreclosures has arrived. Borrowers with good credit are defaulting, and the latest wave of foreclosures is already lapping at the edge of communities all over America. Mitchell Hartman reports.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is on defense, denying claims that he deliberately hid information about Bank of America from other regulators. Tamara Keith reports.
It's hard to tell where the bottom is when indicators are pointing in different directions. Steve Chiotakis asks economics correspondent Steve Farrell why he's able to look at the data and tell we're getting there.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is answering tough questions in Congress on his role in the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch merger. Bill Radke gets the latest from Marketplace's Jeremy Hobson.
California lawmakers don't have much time to resolve a record $24 billion budget gap. The crisis has spurred massive cuts in local funding, making it painful for the poorest Californians. Rob Schmitz reports.
