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These businesses have exploded in popularity during the pandemic, and now Apple is getting on board. But are these interest-free payment installments too good to be true?

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the inquiry into accounting errors at the insurance giant American International Group.

As of Tuesday, mutual funds doing business in the United States must reveal how governing boards vote on shareholder questions. John Dimsdale of Marketplace talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about what this shift to greater accountability means.

Following the unsealing of court documents, children's rights groups are asking the agency to open an investigation into practices that allow such purchases without parental permission.

Officials with Facebook.com, the online social-networking site, are entertaining a billion-dollar purchase offer from Yahoo.com, according to a report in Thursday's Wall Street Journal.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about a business development that means one less headache for Halliburton. The Texas-based oil conglomerate has finally settled thousands of asbestos claims it inherited with the purchase of an engineering and construction firm.

WorldCom former chief executive Bernard Ebbers takes the stand for the second day to defend himself against charges of accounting fraud. John Dimsdale of Marketplace reports.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the U.S. General Accounting Office report that says 95 percent of Army reservists in Iraq and Afghanistan are not getting paid what they should.

Even if an employer contributes to an HSA, the money belongs to the worker, who can move it to find better services or lower fees.

Alex Chadwick talks with John Dimsdale of Marketplace about a possible deal between accounting titan KPMG and federal prosecutors investigating the firm. KPMG officials acknowledged responsibility for allowing partner organizations to sell dubious tax shelters.

Alex Chadwick talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about an identity theft case that could involve more than 100,000 customers at Bank of America, Wachovia and other major banks.