"We were using duct tape and string to try to hold the thing together"By Kai RyssdalMarch 16, 2018Don Emmert/AFP/Getty ImagesWe get a preview of Kai's interview with Tim Geithner, Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke.POSTED IN: Economy business tariffs larry kudlow trade steel aluminium China Europe ListenreadDownloadDownload
A match made at Bear StearnsBy Amy ScottMarch 15, 2018William Alatriste, courtesy of Justin and Leigh BrannanTen years later, a couple who met at the bank look back on its collapse.POSTED IN: Economy Justin Brannan Leigh Holliday Bear Stearns financial crisis ListenreadDownloadDownload
Toys R Us and why the retail downturn is all about debtBy Marielle SegarraMarch 14, 2018DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty ImagesStore closings and bankruptcies are usually blamed on online competition. But that's only part of the story.POSTED IN: business Retail Amazon Toys R Us leveraged buyout debt ListenreadDownloadDownload
Did the government meddle too much during the financial crisis? By David BrancaccioMarch 13, 2018Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shares her perspective.POSTED IN: FDIC Great Recession financial crisis Bear Stearns JP Morgan government ListenreadDownloadDownload
The wake of Hurricane Maria lingers in struggling Puerto RicoBy Andy UhlerMarch 08, 2018POSTED IN: Economy Puerto Rico hurricane maria social safety net debt disaster relief social workers aid ListenreadDownloadDownload
Student loan debt is changing - what's your experience? By Marketplace Weekend StaffFebruary 23, 2018Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesStudents with large loan balances aren't defaulting, but they're not reducing their debt either. POSTED IN: Education student loan student loan debt college university for-profit colleges ListenreadDownloadDownload
Save more or owe more?By Aaron SchrankFebruary 22, 2018POSTED IN: Economy consumer debt Savings debt wages income savings accounts credit card debt. ListenreadDownloadDownload
Should you worry about the national debt?By Lizzie O'Leary and Paulina VelascoFebruary 16, 2018Win McNamee/Getty ImagesWe have short-term focus but a long-term problem. POSTED IN: debt deficit budget deficit national debt Economy Medicare Social Security ListenreadDownloadDownload
Philadelphia makes an economic case for safe injection sitesBy Dan GorensteinFebruary 15, 2018Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe facilities could save at least $2 million a year by reducing expensive ambulance rides, emergency room trips and hospital visits, the city says.POSTED IN: opioid crisis addiction health care Philadelphia ListenreadDownloadDownload
