Over the weekend parts maker Delphi headed into bankruptcy court. Automaker GM, which used to own Delphi, might now be responsible for as much as $11 billion in pension costs. Amy Scott reports.
This weekend's earthquake has left as many as 40,000 dead, 2.5 million homeless and thousands more injured in Pakistan. Miranda Kennedy reports real damage has also been done to Pakistan's economy.
Genetic testing for some diseases could mean better preventive care, but might reveal something that would make health insurers skittish. Workers at IBM won't have to worry about that, though. Hillary Wicai has more.
The latest version of world trade talks have got a boost today when the US offered to cut farm subsidies by 60 percent. Stephen Beard reports from the European Desk in London.
Two game theorists won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences today. Marketplace's Tess Vigeland tries to figure out what winner Thomas Schelling is really thinking in this report.
The West Bank might not seem the likeliest place for a real estate boom, but the community of Alfei Menashe is seeing property values rise. Hilary Krieger has more.
Che Guevara was killed on October 9, 1967; lately his image has become something of a windfall for capitalists. Author Alvaro Vargas Llosa tells Kai Ryssdal that sometimes a t-shirt is not just a t-shirt.
People who raise money for a living will tell you that sometimes it's the smallest amounts that are hardest to get. Dennis Nishi has the story of Fundable, a new website for smaller, more personal campaigns.
The business world can be a real pressure cooker. Don't take out your frustration on the interns — duck into The Marketplace Confessional and let off that steam anonymously.