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  • Lawmakers from North and South Carolina are about to introduce a bill in Congress that will step up enforcement against so-called counterfeit textiles. Those are brands labeled "Made in the U.S."

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  • Following weeks of debate, the U.S. Senate approved its version of the financial reform bill Thursday — bringing Congress one step closer to passing the most sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system since the aftermath of the Great Depression. Follow our coverage of how the bill differs from the House's version and what it may fail to address.

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  • The American League of Lobbyists is ponying up $25,000 to start a PR campaign. Brett Neely reports.

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  • David Lytle of Frommers.com talks to Tess Vigeland on how best to take advantage of the falling value of the euro against the dollar and the unrest in Greece.

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  • Professor Jefferey Sellers from the University of Southern California talks with Tess Vigeland about how the recession has led some California cities to consider sharing services and programs.

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  • Mitchell Hartman talks to Tess Vigeland about a report today from the Kauffman Foundation that suggests the recession helped breed an especially industrious group of entrepreneurs.

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  • Olympic mascots throughout the years have ranged from cuddly animals to an ice cube, and even a shape-changing computer-animated character. London's new Olympic mascot is a bit different — a Cyclops-like creature with one eye. What's your favorite mascot?

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  • Five paintings, worth more than half-a-billion dollars, were stolen from the Paris Museum of Modern Art. Antonia Kimbell, recoveries manager for the Art Loss Register — the largest private database of lost and stolen art — talks with Steve Chiotakis about what kind of insurance settlement there could be and whether the theft will hurt or help the museum.

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  • The euro continues to wallow near four-year lows against U.S. dollar. German Chancellor Angela Merkel today says greater cooperation on financial regulation could help give it a boost.

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  • The fight against an invasive fish continues in Illinois. The federal government has given the state $78 million to stop Asian carp from taking over the waters there. Many fear the fish could wipe out the Great Lakes fishing industry if it reaches Lake Michigan. Tony Arnold reports.

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