Mike Munger

With Wall Street indexes down for a third straight day yesterday and poor economic reports in recent weeks, the global economies outlook does not look bright. Duke University economist Mike Munger helps us decipher what this means for our economic future.

Around 1.3 million people in the U.S. have lost their unemployment benefits since the beginning of 2010. Duke University economist Mike Munger looks at the history of unemployment benefits and their effects on the unemployment rate.

A study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute released Wednesday shows that more Americans are waiting longer to retire because they are not financially secure.

Unemployment is rising, and the job market is painfully lean ? but, hey, did you know the recession is over? GDP numbers out this morning say the economy is officially rebounding.