Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial, talks with Steve Chiotakis about what the latest retail numbers mean for holidays sales, and the latest jobless numbers.
The U.S. is down more than 8 million jobs since the recession started, and the Obama administration is considering giving companies tax credits if they create new jobs. Harvard University economist Greg Mankiw explains to Kai Ryssdal how it might work.
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely tells Kai Ryssdal about a survey of golfers that exposed how their approach to the game correlated to the way they worked.
Democrats are talking about what else they could do to get the economy moving. One idea: taking more action against unemployment by extending safety net programs and introducing tax incentives. Steve Henn reports.
The Obama administration is looking at ways to create jobs, including tax incentives for businesses that hire and more infrastructure spending. John Dimsdale reports.
Russell and Kandy Hildebrandt found themselves in a predicament a lot of Americans are in — buried in credit card debt. But they dug out of their financial hole. They tell Tess Vigeland how they did it.
We've all heard the unemployment reports: Millions of people are slaving away on job applications. Or are there? The job market is so tough, some people have just given up. Mitchell Hartman reports.
