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The economy created 110,000 new jobs in March, only half of what economic forecasters were expecting. Tess Vigeland of Marketplace reports.

The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid coverage.

The Senate's new plan to battle the housing crisis includes tax breaks for homebuilders and tax credits to those buying foreclosed homes. It includes little helping for people who are facing foreclosure, however.

The former vice president said Trump's "reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day," in his most forceful rebuke yet of his two-time running mate.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about Google's long-awaited initial public offering, the number of shares the search engine company plans to sell, and for how much.

Despite predictions of a slowdown in the real estate market, U.S. housing prices continue to skyrocket. John Dimsdale of Marketplace says part of the reason may be that Americans are buying second homes in record numbers.

Michael and Susan Dell announced on Wednesday that they'll give $250 to 25 million children, in investment accounts.

UnitedHealthcare's request to be included in Covered California ran afoul of a policy that penalizes insurers that chose not to join the statewide exchange when it opened in 2014.

New research finds that putting in partitions in grocery carts can increase the likelihood shoppers buy healthy fruits and veggies. (This piece initially aired on May 26, 2015 on Morning Edition.)

Worried about your tomatoes and spinach? The Bush administration is asking Congress to give the Food and Drug Administration an additional $275 million in next year's budget to improve the safety of the nation's food supply. With the added money the FDA would open offices in China, India and Central America to provide more inspections of food and medical products.