Economy

Jill Schlesinger of CBS/Moneywatch explains how the G7's collective decision to intervene and lower the value of the yen could be the best chance of a swift recovery for Japan.

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The Japanese earthquake has rattled markets and companies hoping to raise capital. But many experts call it a pause, not the end of the rally.

David Kelly, chief market strategist with JP Morgan Funds, explains how the disaster in Japan will impact global markets as the U.S. enters a "recovery mode."

This final note today, something to take our minds off Japan. Something a little lighter. Something, perhaps, from the mind of Alan Greenspan….

Caitlin Shetterly, author of "Made for You and Me," and her husband Dan Davis discuss their troubles during the Great Recession, and how it brought them on a journey across the country.

Increased productivity from employees is good, but at some point employers need to hire more of them.

U.S. gross domestic product growth in the last quarter of 2010 was lower than estimated because spending by state and local governments declined.

Steve Chiotakis speaks with Jill Schlesinger, editor-at-large for CBS/MoneyWatch, about the Commerce Department's downward revision of the nation's Gross Domestic Product number, and the rising cost of oil.

Representatives from the G-20 — the world's 20 largest economies — met in Paris this weekend to discuss how to measure "global imbalances" in the economy. One goal of the summit was to determine a way to measure those "imbalances" and prevent another financial crisis, as Stephen Beard reports.