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NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about how a threatened bankruptcy in Russia, continued sabotage of oil facilities and pipelines in Iraq and a recall vote in Venezuela have sent the price of crude oil to new highs.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about lifestyle maven Martha Stewart's announcement that she will serve time in prison for securities fraud while she awaits an appeal on her conviction.

A new study says sixth-graders do better when they attend K-8 schools, so they're not the youngest.

The latest report cards from top U.S. retailers show shoppers are making fewer purchases and fewer trips to stores. But when they check out, they tend to spend more because things cost more.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells the story of Clemson’s International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR).

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Matthew Algeo of Marketplace about new economic figures showing that 337,000 jobs were added to U.S. payrolls in October, twice the figure that economists had expected. However, the unemployment rate also rose from 5.4 percent to 5.5 percent.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the turmoil swirling around Russia's largest oil producer, Yukos, and the havoc it's wreaking on the global oil market. The price of crude oil hit a 21-year high this week.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about the latest legal blow to the entertainment industry. A federal appeals court has ruled that makers of Internet file-sharing programs such as StreamCast are not legally liable for the songs or movies their users swap online.

Indian casinos raked in more than $18 billion last year -- twice what all the casinos in Nevada made, according to a report from the National Indian Gaming Association. Matthew Algeo from Marketplace discusses the boom in Indian gaming and the latest Commerce Department numbers on new home construction.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about California's angry reaction to a federal agency's demand that the state pay refunds to former energy trader Enron -- despite allegations Enron reaped huge profits by manipulating California energy markets during the state's 2000-2001 power crisis.