Marketplace Money Stories

Jun 23, 2007
You can’t always get a full tank
MPR Photo/Tim Pugmire
Just when you thought it was safe to get a quick, full tank of gas, the credit card companies shut you down. Tess Vigeland talks to the Associated Press's Ieva Augstums about how some consumers are finding out that their cards won't let them fill all the way up.
Jun 23, 2007
If you have money, they’ll know . . .
Debt collectors have found a new way to get their cash: an electronic service that lets everyone you owe know when you're making payments. Critics say this could cause things to get ugly. Ashley Milne-Tyte has the story.
Jun 23, 2007
There’s a lot to like about cash investing
In today's low-inflation, rising interest-rate environment, cash investments like CDs and money markets are looking more attractive. Steve Tripoli reports on the quieter side of investing.
Jun 23, 2007
Straight Story: Drug safety
APM Photo
Economics editor Chris Farrell says to better monitor drug safety, Congress should give the FDA more funding.
Jun 23, 2007
Mailbag for Friday, June 22, 2007
This week, Chris Farrell answers listener questions about choosing a closed end fund, investing as a teenager and taking care of a child with a disability.
Jun 23, 2007
Day in the Work Life: Castles in the sand
He builds works of wonder with sand and gets paid for it. Life really can be a beach.
Jun 23, 2007
Financial advice for the class of 2007
You've got your degree and you're ready to take on the world. But are you ready to pay for it? We got some advice from the class of 2006 on how to manage your cash in the real world.
Jun 16, 2007
Straight Story: The end of worker discrimination
APM Photo
Pay discrimination can't survive where there's transparency. Economics editor Chris Farrell thinks businesses should be required to publish everyone's salary.
Jun 16, 2007
Day in the Work Life: Music as therapy
Psychotherapy working a little slow? Sometimes it's easier to sing what you're feeling than to say it.
Jun 16, 2007
Diversify your portfolio . . . with your own stem cells
Putting a new spin on the term "life savings," a company wants to help you bank your own stem cells while you're still healthy. Andrew Phelps sits in on a deposit.