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JPMorgan's profits foretell good economic fortunes
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 12, 2013
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo reported higher profits, after a quarter in which interest rates rose sharply.
Wall Street worried by strong jobs growth
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 5, 2013
The Labor Department's latest jobs report shows 195,000 jobs added to the economy, and unemployment steady at 7.6 percent.
Mortgage rates jump: Should we be worried?
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David Gura
Jun 28, 2013
U.S. mortgage rates jump to their highest level since July 2011, following comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.
Ben Bernanke's muddled message?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 21, 2013
The Fed chairman spoke about quantitative easing on Wednesday, and the possibility of tapering, and the markets reacted.
Do rising rates mean an improving economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 14, 2013
The ten-year T-note is above two percent, but some are concerned this might mean the end of quantitative easing in the near future.
May jobs report shows increased, but slow, hiring
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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 7, 2013
The May jobs report showed increased hiring, but with a few caveats.
Volatile markets and mixed economic data
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 31, 2013
The Weekly Wrap covers the ups and downs of the past week in economic news.
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Is the end of quantitative easing near?
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 24, 2013
Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke is cautiously optimistic.
A week of scandal and taxes
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Kai Ryssdal
May 17, 2013
Check out weekend reading picks (not about the IRS scandal) from our Weekly Wrap.
Our debt limit problems are over, right?
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 10, 2013
Fannie Mae's paying $50 billion in dividends, so between that and the sequester, are our debt limit problems over?