Segments From This Episode

• As drought lowers Colorado River, conserving water gains urgency

  by Shannon Mullen

  40 million people depend on the Colorado for drinking water. 15 percent of the nation's food supply comes from fields irrigated by it.

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• As e-books rise, smaller book stores are still growing

  by Gigi Douban

  As the publishing industry comes together at BookExpo America in New York, e-books are all the rage. How are smaller stores hanging on so well?

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• Money laundering goes virtual? U.S. accuses Liberty Reserve of moving billions

  by Queena Kim

  The Feds have accused Liberty Reserve of moving $6 billion for criminals involved in credit card fraud and Ponzi schemes by converting cash to virtual currency.

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• Mighty Germany gets a wake up call about unemployment

  by Steve Evans

  The number of unemployed Germans rose more than four times what analysts had expected in May. Still Europe's largest economy held onto its jobless rate of 6.9 percent — lower than the majority of euro zone countries.

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• Congrats, you graduated! Now what about those student loans?

  by Adriene Hill

  Despite some movement in Congress to alter the trajectory of what you might consider an incoming personal finance missile, interest rates on some government backed student loans are set to double on July 1.

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• Tornado victims worry first response donations won’t cover long-term needs

  by Krissy Clark

  Last week's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma could cost insurance companies $3.5 billion, according to Risk Management Solutions.

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• Is the era of super-low mortgages over?

  by David Brancaccio

  The value of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note is down, amid signs the U.S. economy is gathering strength. The yield is up to 2.14 percent, and 30-year mortgage rates are inching close to 4 percent, the highest in a year.

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• PODCAST: Mortgage rates spike, Colorado River drops

  by David Brancaccio

  Is the era of super-low mortgages over? Tornado victims worry first response donations won't cover long-term needs. And, as drought lowers the Colorado River, conserving water gains urgency.

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• A status update on Facebook’s rules about violent speech

  by Ben Johnson

  A growing chorus of women's rights groups called on advertisers to boycott the site for allowing content that promoted sexism and violence towards women.

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• Mothers are breadwinners in record 40% of U.S. households: Study

  by Queena Kim

  A new report from Pew shows that moms are now the primary breadwinnner in 40% of U.S. households, but not all super-moms are created equal.

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