Peter Morici

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Berlin Tuesday for crisis talks about saving the Greek economy.

With the help of Peter Morici at the University of Maryland and Mark Dixon of Good Temps, we look at how this recent decrease in temporary jobs can help us look ahead to how permanent jobs will look in the near future.

The economy received some positive news on Sunday when Larry Summers said that the recession is over. Even if you agree with Summers, it’s still hard for many to forgive and forget the role Wall Street played in creating the current economic mess.

We talk with our friend, University of Maryland economist and business professor Peter Morici, about what this morning’s slightly-reduced unemployment numbers say about the state of the economy.

Peter Morici, professor of international business at the University of Maryland, joins us with a look at cars and the inner workings of private equity.