Many people have ideas for businesses, says entrepreneur Eric Ries. "But it's hard to know which [ideas] are the brilliant ones," he says, "and which are the crazy ones." The best young companies, he says, figure it out quickly.

They face more financial demands than other age groups, like supporting a family or paying for their kids' educations, and they're too young to retire. Middle-management positions that were cut during the recession are slow to come back, making competition fierce for those jobs, economists say.

As President Obama pushes Congress to pass his jobs bill, Republicans argue the administration's policies hurt "job creators." The phrase "job creators" comes up often these days in political rhetoric. So we wanted to understand who exactly the jobs creators are. Melissa Block talks with Justin Wolfers, professor of business and public policy at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

A protest on Wall Street is in its second week, with more people showing up every day. The group is still working on its message, and it doesn't really have any demands. But the protesters say they are tired of struggling to make a living while the big banks get help from the government.

A new inspector general report reveals that the U.S. failed to properly scrutinize a mortgage buy-back settlement that could have cost taxpayers billions.

Premiums jumped by 9 percent this year, with the average price for employer-provided family coverage topping the $15,000 mark for the first time.

But the housing sector is "still far from a sustained recovery," according to economists who produce the widely watched S&P/Case-Shiller index.

Until Monday, only people who had been dead for at least five years could appear on U.S. postage stamps. It was, in that way, a little like becoming a saint. But now the Postal Service is inviting suggestions for living people who deserve to be on a stamp. People can submit their ideas through Facebook and Twitter — and, of course, by mail.It's Morning Edition.