EmbedVideo(568, 514, 320); Watch 'Tracking Inflation: How Fast Are Prices Rising?' The email tale below refers to a story of ours on inflation from a while back in which MIT economics professor Roberto Rigobon explained that inflation was…

A woman from Argonne National Laboratory discusses science and technology careers with 350 Chicago-area high schoolers. Photo by Argonne National Laboratory via Flickr Creative Commons. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic…

President Obama holds up a copy of the American Jobs Act with Vice President Joseph Biden surrounded by teachers, police officers, construction workers and small business owners in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday, Sept. 12,…