Experts have advised U.S. financial regulators to place tougher rules on high-speed computer trading to prevent a sequel to the May 6 "Flash Crash." But technology is driving stock markets to merge, raising questions about whether bigger exchanges will make things worse. New York bureau chief Heidi Moore reports.
The Port of Miami is undergoing construction to accommodate bigger ships. But having lost out on funding from President Obama's budget, port officials are now scrambling to find money elsewhere.
Kai Ryssdal talks to Dr. Julianne Malveaux, economist and president of Bennett College for Women, about her thoughts on the state of African Americans coming out of the recession.
The U.S. economy created far fewer jobs than expected in December, even though the unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent from 9.8 percent, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday.
A report released today reveals that although health care spending rose in 2009, the recession still caused many people to put off medical care, mostly because of lost health insurance. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
The Great Recession has affected people of all ages and classes, but for Generation R — the 20-somethings who have just graduated college to find a poor job industry — it's their day-to-day lives. Jeremy Hobson talks to researcher Maria Kefalas about this important group.
