SEC seeks contempt charges against Tesla CEO Elon MuskBy Associated PressFebruary 26, 2019Mark Brake/Getty ImagesTweets from Feb. 19 projected the number of cars the company will make this year. POSTED IN: business tesla Elon Musk SEC Securities and Exchange Commission tweets Twitter company information read
Could the latest government jobs data show the economy is slowing? By Ben BradfordFebruary 12, 2019Ildo Frazao/iStock/Getty Images PlusThe Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey — aka JOLTS — may be pointing to a downturn. Today's report should tell us more.POSTED IN: Economy JOLTS economic indicators job opening and labor turnover survey ListenreadDownloadDownload
Refunds are looking slimmer this tax seasonBy Marielle SegarraJanuary 29, 2019Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesHere's what you told us.POSTED IN: federal taxes IRS tax refund Wealth and Poverty wealth & poverty ListenreadDownloadDownload
Millions of workers don't do 9 to 5. So where's the child care? By Erika BerasJanuary 14, 2019Erika Beras/MarketplaceThere's a growing need for round-the-clock child care centers.POSTED IN: wealth & poverty Wealth and Poverty childcare daycare single mothers nontraditional jobs ListenreadDownloadDownload
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed retailBy Tommy AndresDecember 20, 2018iStock / Getty ImagesA decade later, everything is still on sale.POSTED IN: Economy business Great Recession divideddecade Retail e-commerce dollar stores sales department stores brick-and-mortar stores read
Seniors are still struggling to recover after the financial crisis By Erika BerasDecember 19, 2018Erika Beras/MarketplaceThe number of seniors filing for bankruptcy has nearly doubled since 2007 to a record high of 12 percent, part of it driven by the financial crisis; another part by mounting debt for things like medical care, mortgage loans and credit card bills.POSTED IN: Wealth and Poverty senior citizens elderly Great Recession Retirement ListenreadDownloadDownload
A new program helps foster kids by providing affordable housing for adoptive parents and seniors By Melanie SevcenkoDecember 07, 2018Melanie SevcenkoBridge Meadows brings foster families and seniors together in affordable housing.POSTED IN: life foster care children foster system department of health and human services homes forever home adoption adoptive services ListenreadDownloadDownload
A Hail Mary bid to save SearsBy Meghan McCarty CarinoDecember 07, 2018Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe chairman of the storied retailer has proposed a $4.6 billion bid to save what's left of the 130-year-old chain. POSTED IN: business Sears corporate eddie lampert SEC Securities and Exchange Commission bankruptcy loans debt ListenreadDownloadDownload
Competition propels global airlines into smaller citiesBy Adrian MaNovember 21, 2018Courtesy of WOW airSeeking less competition, global airlines are opening stops in smaller cities. But can the new routes survive? POSTED IN: business traveling Airlines flying Oil airline operations international travel supply and demand ListenreadDownloadDownload
