Marketplace Stories

Bekah Jerde, executive director of Omaha’s Radio Talking Book Service, manages a modest budget, works alongside just two other employees, and oversees an army of volunteer readers.

Nearly two-thirds of builders are offering things like free appliances or lower-interest rate loans, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

“Once you realize how deep it is in all of our infrastructure, you start to see both how transformative it was and also really how risky it is,” said Katherine Dunn, author of “Little Blue Dot: How GPS Shaped the Modern World.”

In his first press conference, Warsh reaffirmed the Fed's commitment to price stability. But what that means in practice is anyone's guess.

Jobless claims dropped only slightly last week, and unemployment is fairly low at 4.3%. But that might feel different, depending on where you live.

Lack of leisure dollars and high fuel prices are causing shoppers of large recreational vehicles to hold back.

Overall retail sales in May were up 0.9%, much more than economists expected. And it’s not just because things were more expensive.

When the price of housing is high, moving out of a family home or other group living situation to live on one’s own is less attractive.

According to the latest Census report, sales at sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores were up 11.3% in May from the same time a year ago.

The U.S. dollar enjoys the “exorbitant privilege” of being the world’s reserve currency. What would happen if that changed?