We armed The Indicator's producers with your questions, and they unleashed them on a roomful of economists at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association.

Short sellers — investors who bet against companies — get a bad rap, but research suggests they help keep markets running smoothly.

How one bank gave a whole new meaning to the term "mobile banking."

Short sellers get a bad rap. Sometimes with good reason. But overall, they're an inevitable and useful part of a healthy financial system.

People lie when they're looking for a mate online. Today on the Indicator: the lies we tell online, and how often we tell them.

Today on the Indicator: How a small Belgian company wields enormous influence in global finance and diplomacy.

How something that's all around us came to be worth millions of dollars.

Team Indicator takes on the World Cup. We drink, we cheer, we watch the game and, of course, we bring our economic indicators.

The homeless population in Los Angeles County has been skyrocketing. A team from USC tried to figure out why.

For years even the most predatory student loans have been impossible to default on, but one lawyer has discovered a loophole that makes it possible.

Most people think you can't get rid of student loans in bankruptcy. Turns out most people are wrong.