Today's big story was Ireland. Yesterday, the country agreed to a bailout from The European Central Bank and the IMF, though the terms and…

Ben Bernanke visits Europe today to defend the Fed's decision to pump $600 billion more into government bonds. Germany in particular was vocal in…

Retail sales are up 1.2 percent, but consumers remain cautious about where they allocate their dollars. This trend is in keeping with the…

The Federal Reserve plans to invest $600 billion buying U.S. and corporate debt — learn why Republicans worry that the Fed may be a wee-bit too…

Good news — new people filing for unemployment dropped to the lowest level since July. In judicial news, before the U.S. Supreme Court is a case…

The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the…

The federal government's budget year ends September 30th – and Congress is nowhere near passing a new budget. What do YOU do when you can't meet a…

Have a cup of coffee this morning? Sustainability reporter Adriene Hill tells us why that cup is raising some environmental issues. The SEC wil…