Latest from Alisa Roth

• Oct 21, 2010

  Microsoft offers different rates for different Office usage

  Microsoft's Office software comes pre-packaged with different programs with different tasks, and that means some of the programs never even get used — but you have to pay for them anyway. There was an announcement today, however, that changes are ahead.

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• Oct 20, 2010

  Banks trying to move from fees to profit

  Can there be a world without overdraft fees? Not entirely, but they may not be as much. Banks like Bank of America seem to moving away from charging fees upon existing customers to drive profits from consumers. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Oct 19, 2010

  Banks’ profits don’t equal revenue

  For the third time in a row, Citigroup has posted quarterly profits. That doesn't mean the banking institution, one of the biggest names in the financial crisis, is entirely up on its feet again. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Oct 18, 2010

  Citi builds core biz, but still faces issues

  Citigroup earnings topped $2.2 billion, the third quarter it has made profits. A poster child of the financial crisis, Citigroup has been trying to recover by selling off businesses. At the same time, it's building up its core businesses. Alisa Roth reports.

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• Oct 14, 2010

  It’ll be $300 for your own slice of Apple

  Shares for Apple are just over $300, making it the second most valuable company in the U.S. by market capitalization.

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• Oct 13, 2010

  A friendlier, more personal payday lender

  Marketplace's Alisa Roth visits a new kind of payday lender that is part of an FDIC pilot program. The program gives payday loans — but it gives borrowers get personalized financial advice and more time to repay the loans.

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• Oct 12, 2010

  Big bucks offered for children’s apparel retailer

  Bain Capital offered nearly $2 billion for children's store Gymboree. What makes kid's clothing so appealing to investors? Marketplace's Alisa Roth reports.

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• Oct 7, 2010

  Will halted foreclosures hurt housing?

  The Justice Department is looking into whether banks have been improperly foreclosing on properties and evicting the owners. Ally Financial, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America have halted foreclosures in 23 states while they try to figure out whether legal paperwork is in, in fact, legal. What will the freeze will do to the real estate market? Alisa Roth reports.

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• Oct 6, 2010

  Stepping inside Microsoft’s retail stores

  Microsoft is about to open its fifth and biggest retail store directly across from the Apple store at the Mall of America in Minnesota. It's Microsoft's boldest attempt to compete with Apple. Alisa Roth reports on Microsoft's year-old move into retail.

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• Oct 5, 2010

  Firms deal with consumer-less recovery

  Profits are flowing at a lot of companies — thanks in part to major cost-cutting, not because people are flocking back to stores. But how long we can sustain a consumer-less recovery? Alisa Roth reports.

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