Economy

Reporting from WLRN's studio in Miami, Marketplace host Jeremy Hobson holds a roundtable discussion about the economic issues affecting Miami.

He came here as a boy from Cuba, worked hard, became a local reporter, and, today, he's the mayor of one of the largest cities in the country. Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado talks about his city and his American Dream.

Newly released transcripts from 2007 show Federal Reserve officials were slow to act as the economy slid into recession.

New data for the month of November show the U.S. trade deficit has hit its widest point in seven months — but could that be a good thing?

How confident are you about our economic future? A survey from the polling firm Gallup finds the answer may have more to do with politics than economics.

When asked if the next year will be one of prosperity or difficulty, 65 percent of those surveyed see difficulty in their future.

The U.S. Census Bureau today released a burst of data on who works in which profession and where. We plucked out a few interesting facts from the release.

Consumer confidence at a five-year high according to new data this week. But what exactly makes us so confident?

Though the latest GDP numbers are up and jobless claims are down, the economic details tell a gloomier story.

Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in history, so what does he know about the economy that few others do? Buffet discusses the biggest investment mistake he's ever made, his economic concerns in the year ahead, and how to get the U.S. growing again.