U.S. Markets Tumble To Lowest Levels Since September
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday in a continuation of a recent rough patch on Wall Street. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 are down by more than 7 percent.
Economy
Obama Touts U.S. Economy In His Final State Of The Union
President Obama began his State of the Union Tuesday night with what he called a fact: The United States of America now has the strongest most durable economy in the world, citing 14 million new jobs.
David Bowie Also Left His Mark On Wall Street
He was the first musician to package his future royalties into a bond and sell them to investors.
In Kentucky, The Coal Habit Is Hard To Break
The coal region of western Kentucky has managed to keep its mining industry alive through changing energy trends of the past few decades. That is, until now.
China Views Untapped Consumer Market As Key To Stimulating Economy
The Chinese are famous savers, putting away large amounts of the money they make. The government sees its untapped, vast consumer market as a way to stimulate growth. But doing so requires some painful tradeoffs between entrenched interests.
Experts Consider Economics To Speed Up Ambulance Response Times
The Planet Money team takes a look at how ambulances use principles of economics to get to patients fast.
Obama To Highlight Auto Industry Success In State Of The Union
During President Obama's administration, the auto industry hit record sales in 2015. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat from Michigan, says Obama has a right to a "victory lap."
Goodbye Jobs, Hello 'Gigs': How One Word Sums Up A New Economic Reality
Once used by '50s hipsters to connote a no-strings-attached job, "gig" has been co-opted by venture capitalists hyping the new economic order. Linguist Geoff Nunberg reflects on the word's resurgence.
Richard Thaler: Why Most Economists Might As Well Be Studying Unicorns
Shankar Vedantam talks to Richard Thaler — father of behavioral economics and author of Misbehaving -- about why we so often fail to act the way we should and how marshmallows can predict the future.
State Of The Obama Economy: Far Better, But Still With Many Troubles
The economy has improved dramatically in the Obama era. But problems still abound because of the soaring national debt, a deformed tax code, shrunken paychecks and a growing skills gap.