kai ryssdal

More than 14 million Americans are out of work. In this special one-hour Marketplace broadcast, host Kai Ryssdal examines what that means for the economy and how to get Americans back to work.

Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal takes a walk through downtown Shanghai with China-watcher and analyst Jim McGregor. They take a look at China's changed role in the global economy and its importance to the United States and the global economic recovery.

Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Rob Schmitz about the challenging job market Chinese college grads are facing.

After President Mubarak's speech this evening, angry protests continue in Tahrir Square and elsewhere in the country.

Daily News Egypt business editor Amira Ahmed speaks to Kai Ryssdal about the atmosphere and the economic indications.

Christopher Davidson, a professor of Middle East politics, talks with Kai Ryssdal about how much Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is worth, how he got so rich, and what may happen to that money if he's ousted.

Rachel Sterne, the new chief digital officer of New York City, talks with Kai Ryssdal about what her role is and how she plans to make the Big Apple more digital savvy.

Standard & Poors recently announced that it was going to lower the ratings of nearly 1,200 mortgage-backed securities.

The problem here, says journalist Jesse Eisinger, is that these were rated in the past two years, meaning the rating agencies don't seem to know what they're doing.

He talks to Kai Ryssdal about the details.

News came today that anyone who had commented or contributed to a Gawker Media site had their passwords compromised by hackers.

Kai Ryssdal talks with Kevin Purdy, a contributing editor from Lifehacker (a Gawker site), about how to best protect yourself online.

Kai Ryssdal talks to Mike Konczal of the Roosevelt Institute and Dr. Richard Green of the University of Southern California's Lusk Center for Real-Estate about the consequences of a foreclosure moratorium.

In light of the foreclosure paperwork fiasco, investors at private funds and mortgage-investment giants are looking to get their money back.

And as Bob Moon tells Kai Ryssdal, they may just be able to, thanks to something called a "put back."