Economy

We speak to Adolfo Laurenti of Mesirow Financial on the ongoing European debt crisis, and whether the U.S. is on the same track.

The largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history happened in Jefferson County, Ala., yesterday.

As Europe's economy continues to sour, the impact here isn't borne equally around the nation. In fact, some regions don't feel it at all.

Three newly elected and re-elected mayors across the U.S. discuss the plans and priorities they have for their cities.

Julia Coronado, chief economist with BNP Paribas, talks to us about the crisis in Europe, what political changes could be coming in the U.S., and the problem that more of us should be worried about.

The "top 1 percent" is a term being used a lot these days, but who exactly is that demographic?

More Americans are living in communities with poverty rates of at least 40 percent, especially in the the Midwest, the South and in the suburbs. A new report from Brookings says it's harder to escape such concentrated poverty.

PIMCO's Bill Gross says it took us more than seven years to get into this mess, and it'll take just as long to get out of it.

According to a measure called the Human Development Index, America ranks lower than other developed countries — especially when it comes to the wealth gap.

Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio discusses the Census Bureau's new nuanced measurement of poverty and how it gives us a better understanding of who's poor.