Economy

The U.S. will soon publish its revised estimate for the country's economic growth rate and the expectation is slippage. But economics correspondent Chris Farrell says there is good news that's being ignored, and talks with Bob Moon about why he's somewhat optimistic.

Economic soothsayer Ruth Lordan talks with Steve Chiotakis about her prediction for the unemployment rate. She's seeing 10.5%. Will she be right?

A couple of weeks ago, the Federal Reserve surprised the markets when it decided to buy more government debt. But that move came with a lot of debate among Fed officials. Reporter Amy Scott talks the details with Bob Moon.

The Federal Reserve said it wouldn't add more money into the economy. But that it would continue to reinvest the money it put in during the financial crisis. That money is meant to help banks shore up their balance sheets and encourage them to lend more. Alisa Roth reports that's putting banks in a bind.

The San Francisco Fed released a report saying the odds are about 50-50 that we'll get a recovery or a double dip within the next two years. We're all too familiar with what a recession feels like. What would a second hit mean? Alisa Roth reports.

The Federal Reserve will soon meet to discuss interest rates and its economic strategy. Alice Rivlin, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Fed vice chairman, talks with Kai Ryssdal about the Fed's next move and whether it's constrained by the federal deficit.

In the first of our series, Money Changes Everything, reporter Sean Cole follows the story of four recession-struck friends who embark on a mission to build "Fort Awesome" and live off the land on a $550 parcel in the Texas desert purchased on eBay

Gross Domestic Product rose by 2.4 percent this quarter — about what analysts were expecting, but still slower than first-quarter growth.

Marketplace's Wall Street reporter Jeremy Hobson escaped Manhattan this week for a series on how the rest of the country is dealing with the recession. He joins us from Memphis, Tenn., to talk about how joblessness and foreclosures are affecting the region.

In Washington, politicians can't agree if they should wind down the stimulus to keep the deficit under control or give the economy another kick. It turns out a similar debate is happening across town at the nation's central bank. What should the Federal Reserve do? John Dimsdale reports.