Mid-day Update

JPMorgan is probed over hiring practices in China. The defund Obamacare tour kicks off. And an astrophysicist weighs in on how to speed up plane boarding.

A look at Egypt as companies plan their responses to widespread civil unrest. Ashton Kutcher plays Apple CEO Steve Jobs in the first Hollywood film about the visionary Silicon Valley legend. It could also impact his side vocation as a tech company investor if he doesn't get it right.

Foreclosures are down, but the housing market isn't quite moving yet. Retail earnings disappoint on slow economic recovery. And is long term care insurance worth it?

It takes two quarters of economic shrinking to be called a recession, but just one quarter of growth to end one. What are some of the strategies businesses are using to respond to the fast-growing Latino market? And what are the challenges? And, quiz time: In which category does the U.S. rank first in the Global Competitiveness Report?

People were, in fact, out shopping and buying during the mid-summer. Mexico is sitting on 87 billion barrels of untapped oil, yet production has dropped 25 percent in the last decade. And, tourism industry leaders say early school start dates cut into attendance and revenues at state fairs and other summer events.

Checking in with the summer consumer. Big banks are pledging to hire more vets. One Wall Street firm already has. And, AOL hoped to create a viable new model for local news, but now it's planning dramatic cuts to Patch sites and staff.