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The Agenda: Economic Reports and Their Impact on the Campaigns

In the wake of Friday’s poor job figures, the stock market is falling and the campaigns are pointing fingers. Motoko Rich, National Economics Reporter for our partner the New York Times, and Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for The Takeaway, discuss what’s in store for the week ahead. On the list: several new reports on economic […]

Measuring Wealth, One Big Mac at a Time

Purchasing Power and the Big Mac Index

Business, Economics and Jobs
The World

Business Note: Weather Index

The World

Grim numbers do not bode well for economic outlook

Business, Economics and Jobs
The World

Decoding the Latest Economic Numbers

Business, Economics and Jobs

Home price indexes, GDPs and jobless claim numbers are all coming in this week. The Takeaway speaks with Gus Faucher, director of macroeconomics at Moody’s Economy.com, and Andrew Walker of the BBC to interpret these economic indicators.

The World

The Economy: Why Are Global Markets Slumping?

Global Politics

Key indexes in Asia slumped this morning, while the World Bank predicted that U.S. and European economies will further shrink. Russell Padmore, BBC Business News presenter, joins The Takeaway with his analysis of this gloomy news on the world market

The World

The Baltic Dry Index: a centuries old window into the economy

Arts, Culture & Media

Ever since 1744, The Baltic Dry Index has measured the strength of the global economy. Jeremy Penn, chief executive of the Baltic Exchange talks about the most important economic indicator you’ve never heard of.

The World

Robert Reich

Business, Economics and Jobs

Faith talks to Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor and now Professor of Public Policy, about the state of the economy.