The Shanghai Index fell 4.5% today on news of China's exploding economy and rising inflation. But Wall Street didn't react. Host Bob Moon gets some insight into what's happening from Eurasia Group director Jason Kindopp.

The sale of the nation's largest student loan company for $25 billion is expected to raise some eyebrows in Washington. John Dimsdale reports.

Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson discusses with host Kai Ryssdal what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.

Private equity firms reportedly are interested in buying up the biggest student loan company in the country, Sallie Mae, despite its recent troubles. Alisa Roth looks at what the appeal might be.

A private equity fund is reportedly considering buying the student loan firm for more than $20 billion, even as Sallie Mae battles allegations of improper connections between lenders and college financial aid departments.

Index funds are boring, right? Not quite. The index fund world is in turmoil….

Corporate America has posted 14 quarters of double-digit earnings growth. But in this earnings season analysts predict S&P 500 companies will report only about 3.5% growth. And analysts say that's OK. Amy Scott reports.

The Sunday Express, a British tabloid, reported the other day that a group of Middle east investors and U.S. private equity firms had combined…

KKR reportedly is interested in buying Dow Chemical for $50 billion, about a month after it announced a deal for Texas utility TXU for a then-record $32 billion. Alisa Roth reports.

From the Alliance for Investor Education. There's a new website that offers investors easy-to-use information on where to check out financial…