NPR Topics: Economy Podcast

Stories: 1) When A Bad Economy Means Working 'Forever' 2) Automatic Spending Cuts Would Cause 'Hardship' For People 3) For The Publicly Traded, Going Private Can Be Risky Business 4) Same Old Standoff In Washington?

Stories: 1) Should The U.S. Import More Doctors? 2) Working Late: In Tough Economy, Retirement Gets Pushed Back 3) G20 Leaders Pledge To Avert Currency War 4) Greece's Economic Crisis Reveals Fault Lines In The Media

Stories: 1) For One Senior, Working Past Retirement Age Is A Workout 2) In Kansas, A 'Glide Path' To No Income Taxes. Will It Work? 3) Obama Calls For Strengthening The Middle Class 4) Kitchen Table Reactions To State Of The Union

Stories: 1) For Rural Towns, Postal Service Cuts Could Mean A Loss Of Identity 2) Effects Of Postal Service Cuts Could Ripple Through Middle Class 3) Treasury Nominee's Citigroup Experience Raises Questions For Some 4) What to Expect From The President

Stories: 1) Puerto Rico's Battered Economy: The Greece Of The Caribbean? 2) Obama Suggests Short-Term Fix To Sequester 3) Cities Must Strategize To Boost Service Workers' Pay 4) The Squeeze: Higher Costs And Smaller Paychecks

Stories: 1) Foreclosure Process Hammers Florida's Housing Market 2) Pentagon Remains Big Target In Likely Budget Cuts 3) Stock Market Rallies On Positive Jobs Report 4) U.S., E.U Bilateral Trade Deal 'Is Within Our Reach'

Stories: 1) Study: Nearly Half In U.S. Lack Financial Safety Net 2) In 4th Quarter, Economy Shrank For First Time Since '09 3) U.S. Economy Shrinks For First Time In Over Three Years 4) Economists Downplay Weak U.S. Growth Rate

Stories: 1) Spain's Strapped Towns Look To Churches For Cash 2) Spanish Moms Raise School Funds With Pinup Calendar 3) Japan's Economic Plan May Be Bad News For Everyone Else 4) Investing In Citizenship: For The Rich, A Road To The U.S.

Stories: 1) Foreign Investors Trade Dollars For U.S. Residency 2) Punting The Debt Ceiling Debate Down The Road 3) Can An Ex-Prosecutor Make The SEC Tougher On Wall Street?

Stories: 1) House To Vote On Short-Term Debt Ceiling Extension 2) Is Eurozone's Debt Crisis Over?

Stories: 1) Small Business Owners Turn To Friends For Money 2) How Is The Housing Industry's Recovery Faring? 3) New Rules Issued For Mortgage Servicing Companies 4) Homebuilding Is Booming, But Skilled Workers Are Scarce

Stories: 1) What Would Obama Do (If There's No Debt Ceiling Deal)? 2) In News Conference, Obama Calls For Raising Debt Ceiling 3) Obama Urges Congress To Raise Debt Ceiling 4) Toyota Regains No. 1 Sales Position

Stories: 1) Target Ratchets Up Retail Price War 2) AIG Considers Joining Greenberg's Bailout Lawsuit 3) Eyes Glazed? Cutting Through The Fiscal Talks 4) New Mortgage Rules Would Limit Risky Lending

Stories: 1) London Real Estate, A Magnet For Mega-Rich From Around The Globe 2) Germany's Housing Market Is Hot. Is It Overheating? 3) 3-D Printing Is (Kind Of) A Big Deal 4) Diminishing Prospects For The Long-Term Unemployed

Stories: 1) Economists See (OK-ish) Growth In 2013 2) What Was Left Out Of 'Fiscal Cliff' Compromise? 3) House Approves 'Fiscal Cliff' Measure 4) Tech Idea List: 5 Nerds To Watch In 2013