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Recession aids in Social Security losses

Mar 25, 2010
The Congressional Budget Office says this year Social Security will start paying out more than it's bringing in from payroll taxes, at least five years sooner than was expected. Alisa Roth reports.

Where we are with exec compensation

Mar 23, 2010
Pay czar Kenneth Feinberg talks with Kai Ryssdal about his 2010 report on executive compensation and whether there is still public anger over what corporate America is making.

Study finds this recovery is jobless

Mar 17, 2010
Fewer jobs are being created in the recovery from the latest recession compared to the last three recessions, according to a study by the Brookings Institution. Jeremy Hobson reports.

EU to help get Greece out of tough spot

Mar 16, 2010
European finance ministers have come up with a plan to help Greece avoid default, should its debt crisis reach that point. Marketplace's European correspondent Stephen Beard explains the details with Kai Ryssdal.

Ireland methodically slashes spending

Mar 15, 2010
Faced with mounting debt, Ireland's government has slashed nearly $6 billion from its budget -- a big adjustment for a country with just 4.5 million people. Christopher Werth reports on the end of the Celtic Tiger.

Does finance reform bill go far enough?

Mar 15, 2010
Harvard law and finance professor Hal Scott talks with Kai Ryssdal about the changes proposed in Sen. Dodd's financial-industry reform bill.

Dodd unveils financial reform bill

Mar 15, 2010
Senate Banking Committee chairman's legislation would create a council of regulators and broaden the Federal Reserve's oversight powers. Brett Neely reports.

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Dodd to unveil financial reform bill

Mar 15, 2010
Sen. Christopher Dodd will go public with his plan to prevent another banking crisis. Washington bureau chief John Dimsdale talks with Steve Chiotakis about what Dodd's plan for financial regulation includes.

Report: Lehman execs manipulated data

Mar 12, 2010
A bankruptcy examiner report has found that negligence and manipulation on the part of top executives at Lehman Brothers contributed to the firm's collapse. Amy Scott reports on a piece of accounting chicanery known as "Repo 105."

Report: Lehman used fuzzy accounting

Mar 12, 2010
A bankruptcy examiner in the Lehman Brothers case has officially outlined the final days of that firm. Marketplace's Alisa Roth talks with Steve Chiotakis about what's in the 2,200-page report and what happens next.