Maybe I'm just being stubborn, but something still doesn't seem right about these bank earnings. Goldman Sachs followed Wells Fargo with "better…

Retail sales were down in March and stocks are down this morning. But Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sees signs of recovery. Other things to read:…

Marriott has decided to offer a new perk for guests — if you don't want a newspaper, we won't give you one. The company says starting June 1,…

Reality TV knows no bounds. The day after Navy snipers took out three Somali pirates is the perfect time, it seems, for Spike TV to announce a new…

This week, Marketplace is back on the "Road to Ruin?" Last October, reporters Tess Vigeland and Amy Scott started at opposite ends of the country…

There may not be as many TV ads for toothpaste or breakfast cereal, but Politico points out the "avalanche" of issue ads on cable TV. Lobbyists,…

Impromptu poll question — If your employer offered you a year off from work and paid you a third of your salary to do it, would you take it? A…

The government is telling GM to get ready for a June 1st bankruptcy, according to the New York Times. GM bondholders have a tough call. Do they…

My weekly After the Bell podcast is now available for download. You can access it on the Marketplace podcast page or go directly to iTunes. It's…

You probably heard that Fox is planning a new reality series called "Someone's Gotta Go." Each episode, employees of a small business that needs…