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Marketplace's Sam Eaton talks to Madeleine Brand about the impact of the falling U.S. dollar in this country and around the world. Among other things, it should give an edge to American manufacturers.

The Fed meets Tuesday to discuss short-term interest rates. Marketplace's John Dimsdale talks about what he expects to see.

Here are some tips for how people can handle moving between the government health plan for low-income residents and the private plans offered on the federal health law's exchanges.

Bear Stearns traders and dealers have seen the value of their stock share plummet and their futures put in jeopardy. Marketplace's Janet Babin explains that Bear Stearns employees may try to find new jobs, but with a recession looming, it's not going to be easy to find work.

The Federal Reserve meets today and is expected to hold interest rates at their current level. The committee will likely cite falling oil prices and slowing inflation as reasons why rates should stay where they are.

The sudden rise is blamed on violence in Nigeria and new warnings that OPEC will have problems meeting global demand for oil in the next two decades.

A case in the Supreme Court today may determine the fate of millions of inventors' patents. A law says that an invention can't be patented if it is "obvious," but the definition of "obvious" isn't clear after decades of litigation. Now, many companies have filed briefs calling for a change to the rule.

Wall Street is reeling from a falling dollar, soaring oil prices and mortgage losses. However, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tells lawmakers the economy is still humming along reasonably well.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about cars that are the most popular targets of thieves.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics -- an American, Edward C. Prescott, and Finn E. Kydland of Norway.