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The economics of humiliation
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 2, 2011
Poet, social critic and author Wayne Koestenbaum discusses why there's so much shame involved in issues of money.
Amid debt fears, investors look to Switzerland for safety
Jul 26, 2011
U.S. Treasury bonds have typically been the safety investment for investors, but the debt risk means U.S. debt is less safe. So, the new darling currency is the Swiss Franc.
U.S. exports helping the economy
Jul 20, 2011
There's a bright spot of economic growth. And it should be getting more attention.
PODCAST: Debt talks continue, man's best friend enters the wine business
Jul 11, 2011
Here are today's top headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and from around the web. ...
New Jersey legislation approves cuts in benefits
Jun 24, 2011
Garden State lawmakers gave final approval to a plan that would require public workers to pay more for benefits. Joshua Rauh, associate professor of finance at Northwestern University, explains.
The role of manufacturing in the economic recovery
Jun 24, 2011
Chris Low, chief economist with FTN Financial, discusses President Obama's $500 million pledge to jump start manufacturing jobs, and how manufacturing plays into the U.S.'s economic expansion.
The Swedish lesson
by
David Frum
Jun 22, 2011
Greece continues to grapple with its debt crisis. But there are other European countries that have managed to regain their economic footing in this climate.
SCOTUS throws out gender-bias suit against Walmart
Jun 20, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a class-action effort against Wal-Mart Stores could not go forward.
Finding the link between oil and Greece
Jun 17, 2011
Chris Low, chief economist with FTN Financial, explains some of the factors that are brining down the cost of oil, and when we'll see the prices down at the gas pump.