As stimulus negotiations on Capitol Hill came to a halt, so did plans for quickly sending out another round of stimulus checks. But because more direct payments are popular on both sides of the aisle, they will likely still be included in the next legislative package. Here's what we know about when that could happen.
Apple's 4-for-1 split, which takes effect on Aug. 31, would drop its price to about $117 and boot its Dow ranking all the way down to 16th or 17th as the weighting plunges to just 3.1%.
Slashing trading commissions, offering fractional trades and record market volatility, are helping incumbent brokers ride the boom in retail investing.
"All of these 'wonderful ideas' about green this and green that, none of that's going to be implemented," the "Shark Tank" investor told CNBC on Thursday. "He's got to keep people employed."
Community Development Financial Institutions, which provide banking and loan services to low-income communities, may be the best kept secret in the banking world.
Department store chain Lord & Taylor is closing two dozen stores for good as it continues to search for a buyer to restructure under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
"If you want capitalism to be sustained, you need buy-in from a lot of people. You cannot get buy-in if it's all about large corporations," economist Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC on Thursday.