Marketplace - America's Financial Crisis

A bubble-less recovery

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:11:52 -0500

President Obama's former economic adviser Austan Goolsbee talks about rebuilding the economy without another debt-driven bubble.

Josh Brown: Bankruptcy 'not a pleasure cruise' for municipalities

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:16:51 -0500

The town of Harrisburg, Pa. recently voted to declare bankruptcy. Will more municipalities across the country soon follow suit?

What Europe can learn from TARP

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:58:37 -0500

We speak to Tim Massad, who heads up the Troubled Asset Relief Program, about its successes, failures, and the lessons that Europe can learn.

Looking for ways to rescue Europe from financial crisis

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:58:14 -0500

Reports of a new plan to solve the euro debt crisis are emerging, but it may not be soon enough to prevent a collapse.

A comic-book guide to the financial crisis

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:41:20 -0500

Sr. Editor Paddy Hirsch and his Whiteboard teams up with illustrator Dan Archer to tell the story of the 2008 financial crisis in comic-book format.

Do you have financial PTSD?

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:41:55 -0500

The housing bubble, the financial crisis, the dismal jobs reports... The economy the past few years has depleted many pocketbooks -- and traumatized many consumers.

'Nickel and Dimed,' 10 years later

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:11:28 -0500

Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the book "Nickel and Dimed," talks about how the economy and attidues about the poor have changed since her seminal work was published 10 years ago.

How to measure an economy

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:36:08 -0500

GDP is the chief measure of how healthy an economy is doing, but it may not give the most accurate reading. Marketplace's Heidi Moore shares other potential yardsticks.

Savings will drive the economy forward

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:21:48 -0500

Some economists are saying consumer spending will push the economy forward. But outgoing Federal Reserve bank president Thomas Hoenig says savings will save the economy in the long term.

Is it a recession or a contraction?

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:27:36 -0500

You may think they're interchangable terms, but there's a big difference between them. An economist explains the difference and why he thinks we're in a contraction, not a recession.