The rent is too damn high, according to a new Pew reportBy Kai Ryssdal and Maria HollenhorstApril 19, 2018Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesSince 2001, rental price increases have outpaced median household income growth.POSTED IN: affordable housing rental housing Great Recession ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why Facebook thinks you know these random peopleBy Molly Wood, Stephanie Hughes, and Shaheen AinpourMarch 28, 2018Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe social media platform is tracking more about your acquaintances than you might realize.POSTED IN: Facebook data privacy People friends social media 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
Inflation pressure evident at producer levelBy Mitchell HartmanFebruary 15, 2018POSTED IN: producer price index business dollar Great Recession ListenreadDownloadDownload
U.S. mortgage debt rises to $8.8 trillionBy Sabri Ben-Achour and Jana KasperkevicFebruary 13, 2018JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty ImagesThe housing market is turning around.POSTED IN: mortgage foreclosure housing crisis Federal Reserve Great Recession Divided Decade Economy read
How a red-hot housing market became a crisisBy Sabri Ben-AchourJanuary 25, 2018JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty ImagesLessons learned from the Divided Decade.POSTED IN: housing crisis Mortgages Great Recession real estate ListenreadDownloadDownload
The Fed's surprise move 10 years ago set the tone for its crisis responseBy Tracey SamuelsonJanuary 23, 2018TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty ImagesTen years ago this week, the Fed unexpectedly slashed interest rates at an unscheduled meeting. It was the first of many "bold" actions by the Fed during the financial crisis. POSTED IN: Economy Federal Reserve chairman of the federal reserve Ben Bernanke Great Recession The Divided Decade divideddecade ListenreadDownloadDownload
Could the Federal Reserve have prevented the financial crisis?By David Brancaccio and Katie LongJanuary 22, 2018Stephen Chernin/Getty ImagesA look at what the Fed was doing — and wasn't — before the crisis hit the headlines and your bank account. POSTED IN: Economy Great Recession 2008 The Federal Reserve interest rate Divided Decade ListenreadDownloadDownload
Holiday shopping reflects our personal economyBy Adriene Hill, Hayley Hershman, and Sean McHenryDecember 26, 2017Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesWhen we feel secure with our finances, we're more likely to splurge on that hot new toy.POSTED IN: Economy Retail shopping holiday shopping Great Recession ListenreadDownloadDownload
