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Marketplace Money host Tess Vigeland is wrapping up her "Road to Ruin?" trip in St. Louis. She says a high school economics class has given her hope the next generation may learn from the current crisis.

The FDIC is asking for the authority to raise the cap on the deposits it insures, a move that seems to have the support of both presidential candidates.

Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

The bailout bill deal that pretty much everbody thought we had at the end of the business day on Thursday came undone later in the evening.

Marketplace's John Dimsdale explains what happened and where things stand right now.

As is now the case with short-selling of some 800 companies. It's ILLEGAL -- for the moment. By the way -- there's already talk that short sellers will sue.

And this may be just the beginning. Marketplace's John Dimsdale tells us Washington... As usual... Is not short of ideas for new regulations.

Oil falls for a fourth day, but investors found little relief as economic jitters remained in the marketplace.

A report on factory orders is better than economists had expected. Apple hints at new product releases.

The SEC has released a report on the agencies that gave high marks to subprime securities. Host Kai Ryssdal asks Marketplace's Amy Scott about the agency's latest efforts to clean up the ratings business.

A big shake-up in the search business: Microsoft's bid is off the table and Yahoo has announced a partnership with Google.

Kai Ryssdal gets the latest developments form Marketplace's Bob Moon.

With U.S. demand poised to decrease, have we seen the peak of gas prices? Kai asks Marketplace's Jeremy Hobson.

Most of us are going to get tax rebate checks as a result of the stimulus package approved a couple of months ago.

But, there's a catch or two. Marketplace Money host Tess Vigeland has the details.

Another bad report on the economy from the government today: 80,000 jobs lost in March, the biggest monthly drop in five years.

How bad are things going to get? Marketplace's Alisa Roth went looking for answers.