Stories Tagged as
Financial crisis
Time to unwrap the presidency
by
Richard Core
Dec 29, 2008
In this time of crisis we have not one, but two presidents on the case. One is addressing the issues, while the other is unveiling his portrait. Do...
Dressing up for the crisis
by
Richard Core
Oct 30, 2008
On today's Marketplace, Mitchell Hartman reports on how Halloween revelers are seizing on the financial crisis for their costume and party themes...
Dow closes up nearly 900 points
by
Richard Core
Oct 28, 2008
Consumer confidence hits an all-time low and today's Dow reacts by ... hitting the second-highest point gain ever. Analysts contacted by the...
A look inside Marketplace
by
Richard Core
Oct 21, 2008
If you're a loyal listener to Marketplace (you are a loyal listener, aren't you?), you may appreciate the Los Angeles Times' story on what's going...
The credit crisis as Antarctic expedition
by
Richard Core
Oct 13, 2008
In the third installment of his videos making the financial crisis easier to understand, Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains how banks...
Crisis explainer: Uncorking CDOs
by
Paddy Hirsch
Oct 3, 2008
Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a bubbly explanation of the intricacies of "collateralized debt obligations" -- those financial instruments that got us into this financial mess.
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Brackets for the meltdown office pool?
by
Scott Jagow
Oct 1, 2008
My colleague Steve Henn in our Washington bureau e-mailed the following to me this morning. It's the laugh of the day ... Click here for a larger...