NPR Topics: Economy Podcast

Stories: 1) Reading The Economic Tea Leaves For 2013 2) Hollywood Writer's Gongs Still Going Strong 3) Cautious Optimism For Behind-The-Scenes Fiscal Dealing 4) 2012 Economic News That Didn't Involve Cliff-Plunging

Stories: 1) The Fed Boosts The Economy, But What About The Risks? 2) Firefighters Deal With Community Backlash 3) Real Estate Market Is Expected To Improve In 2013 4) Toyota To Settle 'Sudden Acceleration' Lawsuits

Stories: 1) The 2012 Economy Brought Glad Tidings To Many 2) Failure To Avert Fiscal Cliff Could Damage World's Confidence In U.S. 3) Slipping Off The 'Fiscal Cliff' Might Give Obama A Leg Up 4) Spain Tries To Boost Entrepreneurship

Stories: 1) Boehner Pushes 'Plan B' To Avoid 'Fiscal Cliff' 2) Credit Rating Upgrade Is Good News For Greece 3) Day 8 Of 12 Days Of Tax Deductions 4) Why Not Go Over The Fiscal Cliff?

Stories: 1) Democrats Dig In Their Heels On Entitlement Cuts 2) Weighing The Child Tax Credit During Hard Times 3) Why Not Raise Capital Gains Taxes? 4) The Downsides Of Living In An Oil Boomtown

Stories: 1) Farewell, Bosses: A Wave Of Young Entrepreneurs 2) Farm Bill Becomes Fodder In 'Fiscal Cliff' Wrangling 3) Fed Committee Reviews Economy's Health 4) Tax Deductions And The Fiscal Cliff

Stories: 1) Spain's Crisis Leads To Rise Of Grass-Roots Groups 2) Spain's Economic Woes Take A Toll On The Media 3) School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan 4) Answering Your Questions On The Fiscal Cliff

Stories: 1) Palestinian Olive Harvest Turns Bitter As Economy Sputters 2) More Large Retailers Ease Customers' Path To Credit 3) How Helpful Is Extending Unemployment Benefits? 4) What Should The U.S. Learn From Europe's Woes?

Stories: 1) Immigrants Key To Looming Health Aide Shortage 2) Raising Taxes On The Rich: Canny Or Counterproductive? 3) The Tax Battle Decoded: What $250,000 Gets You 4) Pick A Number: Let's Play 'Cap Those Deductions'

Stories: 1) As Battery Demand Falls, Can Energizer Keep Going? 2) Obama's Plan For Dividends, Gains: Who Would Pay? 3) Will Payroll Tax Cut Survive Fiscal Talks? 4) Would Raising Taxes On Investment Income Hurt The Economy?

Stories: 1) Earlier Shopping Season A Gift To Retailers 2) Shopping? Small Retailers Want Your Business, Too 3) How Steep The Fiscal Cliff Looks From Europe 4) The Fiscal Cliff Isn't The Only Item On Congress' List

Stories: 1) To Lure Shoppers, Wal-Mart Tries Same-Day Delivery 2) Before The Showdown: The Long Road To The Fiscal Cliff 3) Outsmart Crowds With Mobile Shopping Revolution 4) 'Squeezy The Pension Python' An Odd Allegory In Ill.

Stories: 1) Tempted By Holiday Discounts, Consumers 'Self-Gift' 2) Solving Fiscal Cliff Math Might Come Down To Two 3) A Sequester Is A 'Jelly-Like Mass,' And Other Notes On Fiscal-Cliff Jargon 4) An Evolutionary Explanation For The Fiscal Cliff

Stories: 1) Obama To Hold White House News Conference 2) Down Economy Injures Local Hospitals 3) Foreclosed Homeowners Getting Back In The Market 4) Studies Examine Effect Of Tax Increase On Wealthy

Stories: 1) To Get Around Tax Hike, Spanish Theater Sells Carrots, Not Tickets 2) To Combat Sanctions, Iran Buys Up Gold 3) To Scrape By, The Poor In Spain Go Dumpster Diving 4) The Upside To Plunging Off The Fiscal Cliff