Wall Street

Mesirow Financial's chief economist Diane Swonk talks with Bill Radke about how big of a deal it is that the S&P 500 Index crossed the 1000 mark for the first time since the fall of 2008.

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq relaxed some of their rules when the financial crisis hit. But those old rules are back, which is making some companies nervous. Jill Barshay reports.

Freelance business writer Heidi Moore and Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon talk with Kai Ryssdal about the politics of health care reform, and whether the markets should be doing as well as they are.

The Gross Domestic Product shrank last quarter by 1 percent. a smaller decline than what economists expected. Bill Radke explores GDP in the bigger picture with Bankrate.com analyst Greg McBride.

Kellogg was among the winners in today's financial market. Steve Chiotakis explores the connection between cereal and recession with Juli Niemann from Smith, Moore and Company in St. Louis.

The market holds its breath as Yahoo and Microsoft join forces to take on Google. Steve Chiotakis talks to Doug Foreman of Highmark Capital, who describes the battle in an analogy of chimps versus gorilla.

Despite a drop in Hong Kong stocks today, the China State Construction Construction Engineering Group had a very successful trading debut. Bill Radke talks to John Foley from Breaking Views about Asian investors' elevated view of IPOs.

Steve Chiotakis talks potential Bank of America closings and the S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index with Juli Niemann from Smith, Moore and Company in St. Louis.

Verizon reported a drop in quarterly profits. Was this to be expected? Steve Chiotakis checks in with Sam Stoval, chief strategist for S&P Equity Research.

After the dot-com bust, regulators made Wall Street firms start proving why they pushed certain stocks by hiring independent research firms. But the money for that research is running out, meaning there'll be fewer voices to guide investors. Amy Scott reports.