Marketplace Features

January 31, 2000

The Big Apple's New Sheen
We go to New York City, where Mayor Giuliani and stock market money have given the Big Apple a new sheen. Marketplace's Jeff Tyler reports   RealAudio

New England's Rebound
New England was one of the regions hardest hit by the recession in the last decade. Reporter Nina Keck looks at how life has changed for the region in the last ten years, what the region's strengths are and why it is poised to stay strong. She's talks with two people whose careers crashed during the recession and who are now on the upswing, working in software and medical administration fields.   RealAudio

February 1, 2000

Feeling the Job Squeeze
American consumers are feeling flush as the stock market booms and inflation keeps its head down. And with more people buying more stuff, companies are snatching up workers at record speed. What happens when you combine a tight job market with a high-revving economy? Find out in this report from Cynthia Ingle.   RealAudio

Who Gets the Credit?
As the nation continues it's longest economic run many want to take the credit. Who should be congratulated? President Clinton? Greenspan? The Internet? Marketplace's John Dimsdale reports from Washington.   RealAudio

February 2, 2000

How Long Will the Good Times Roll?
So far in the series, we've looked back at the U.S. economic boom, which is wrapping up a historic ninth year. David Manasian asks how long will the good times roll?   RealAudio

Who Got Left Behind?
In our ongoing series, reporter Christy George looks at how the economic boom is actually hurting some of America's white-collar workers in today's market.   RealAudio

February 3, 2000

The Price of Growth
By most measures, the U.S. economy is booming. But as Marketplace's Christy George reports, some of the growth has come at a personal cost.   RealAudio

Life Across the Atlantic
Things are great in the U.S.A., but folks in Europe and Japan aren't faring quite so well. From London, Stephen Beard takes a look at the last ten years through the eyes of three families on each of these continents.   RealAudio

Two Sides to the Economic Coin
Our series on economic expansion continues with a historical look at the difference between expanding productivity and technology driven stocks from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.   RealAudio

February 4, 2000

How Long Will the Good Times Roll?
So far in the series, we've looked back at the U.S. economic boom, which is wrapping up a historic ninth year. David Manasian asks how long will the good times roll?   RealAudio

Lessons in a New Economy
Host David Brancaccio talks with Peter Schwartz, the author of The Long Boom and with Robert Gordon, a professor from Northwestern University, who debate the "new economy," its dimensions and its future.   RealAudio

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