Personal finance expert Chris Farrell talks with host Scott Jagow about what the Fed should do next with interest rates.

You want to sell your home, but you don't want the price to sink in the softening market. How do you protect yourself? Janet Babin tells her story.

With interest rates going up, is the era of big houses on its way out? Bob Moon takes a look.

The government said today that construction spending fell 1.2 percent in July — the biggest drop in five years. The main reason: home building is down. So we're at the point of asking, will housing take down the whole economy?

Jobless figures were expected to remain unchanged. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports the numbers will likely vindicate the Fed's decision to hold interest rates steady.

The latest jobs numbers are in and itseems employers are still hiring at a decent pace — with exceptions in a couple industries. Scott Tong reports.

Consumer spending in August jumped to its highest point in six months. But a barometer that's predicted four of the last five recessions says we're firmly in the midst one. What's really going on? Bob Moon reports.

Major retailers report their August sales figures today. Nancy Marshall Genzer tells us what to expect.

New data show the rate of bankruptcy filings has plummeted. But Ashley Milne-Tyte reports that the numbers could be misleading.

The Census Bureau releases its latest study on wage and poverty trends today. Helen Palmer reports that while the economy has grown, some research shows the poverty rate has risen.