viability

This week's Your Money column looks at the viability of the Social Security system, and how much more you might have to save if benefits were cut.

Struggling automakers GM and Chrysler submitted restructuring plans to the government to show their viability. Those plans are likely to reduce the size of the companies.

Will that work? John Dimsdale reports.

Struggling automakers GM and Chrysler submitted restructuring plans to the government to show their viability. Kai Ryssdal speaks with John Dimsdale about what is included in the plans.

The Treasury Department announced that banks with more than $100 billion in assets will be required to undergo a comprehensive stress test to check their viability before receiving more aid.

But can a test really tell us how healthy these banks are? John Dimsdale reports.