Bill Radke

A tough economy isn't an excuse to shirk on tipping when you eat out. L.A. Times business columnist David Lazarus explains the rules for proper restaurant tipping.

*The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the...

*The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the...

*The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the...

/**/ How do they decide how much of BP's oil spilled? Our reporter goes to NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to find out. Big companies say they earn...

On this week's Marketplace Minute: BP oil stops leaking, FDA backs Avandia, Goldman Sachs settles with the SEC, a strong earnings season, financial reform, and Tiger Woods separates from his putter.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended that GlaxoSmithKline's billion-dollar diabetes drug, Avandia, be allowed to stay on the market.

Money that BP is paying for clean-up could tap into the amount the company was going to pay in taxes in the U.S. and U.K.

We didn't get the happiest news this week. So let's focus on Francis Scott Key.

This week: Bill Radke tackles financial reform, the G-20, Viacom versus YouTube, Fannie Mae's attack on mortgage defaults and the over-glorified iPhone 4.