Mid-day Update

Obama's economic offensive. What is the Hyperloop? And, when it comes to per capita income level, which country is most like China?

Vanderbilt's football team fights to put fans in the stands. A small business owner in Detroit shares his reaction to the city's bankruptcy.

So goes tech earnings, so goes the economy? The state of job training around the world. And as the advertising industry embraces the Internet, it still depends on an older technology to deliver results.

Piecing together the Volcker rule 4 years later. And the World Trade Center developer looks to airlines for 9/11 payments.

Why it's a good time to be Goldman Sachs. McDonald's opens a fast-food outpost in Vietnam. And a painter turns his canvas on Walmart.

June retail sales are up, but not over. Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina's tobacco crop is threatened by excessive rain. And weight-loss drugmaker Vivus is pushing for more sales.

UPS profits: Alarming news comes next day air. Lawmakers look to shore up America's northern border. And states' refusal to expand Medicaid complicates health care for many uninsured.

The Fed is still in the game, and stocks are reacting. Which mobile payment service is right for you? And higher gas prices, a supply and demand story.

Egypt's gets a new prime minister with an economics background. And markets come up short in providing crucial drugs for premature babies.

Should companies be forced to rotate auditors? As Barnes & Noble struggles, Christian bookstores succeed. And tech companies look to stay ahead of hackers.