Seventeen banks have failed so far this year, but their customers can rest easy -- thanks to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains.
Even though we don't see them with anthropomorphic features and two arms and legs walking down the street, there are robots all around you. Watch the video. (Featuring original music by Kelly Pratt). View the entire series: http://www.marketpla ce.org
Special Correspondent David Brancaccio presents a week-long series of special reports on how technology is impacting the future of jobs in America. Hear the series all week (starting March 26, 2012) on Marketplace, Marketplace Morning Report, Marketplace Money and online at marketplace.org.
Lawmakers are considering yet another bill to ban insider trading. But the term "insider trading" seems open to interpretation. Senior Producer Paddy Hirsch helps us understand what it is and why it's a big deal.
Proprietary trading is the target of the Volcker Rule, a centerpiece of the Dodd-Frank financial reform act. Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch explains what it is, and why it's potentially dangerous for our savings and the financial system.
So Facebook has filed to go public. How exactly does an initial public offering work? Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch explains.
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Learn the difference between secured and unsecured debt -- a lesson that Irish taxpayers could use as they face the prospect of footing the bill for the bailout of state-owned Anglo Irish Bank.
Private equity funds are groups of investors that flip companies for a profit. It's the technique they use that makes them special, as senior producer Paddy Hirsch explains.
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The term Re-hypothecation came up a lot during the MF Global meltdown. It's quite a common term in the securities market -- but what does it mean? Marketplace Money senior producer Paddy Hirsch explains.
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