Mid-day Update

The government looks at the student debit card market.

Stimulus woes in Japan put a hamper on the country's recovery. And taking a look at how we value water.

President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the agriculturally-rich city of Fresno, Calif. to address the state's drought.

Comcast is trying to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion.

Timothy Draper has a crazy idea. The noted tech venture capitalist is pushing a ballot initiative to break California into six separate states.

Another Obamacare delay that gives businesses some breathing room. And, the first part of our series on the increasingly isolated culture of the tech industry: Silicon Island.

The U.S. has a new ambassador to China, who'll have to face challenges in getting Chinese and American businesses to play nice. And in New Orleans, learning music by watching the feet.

This months jobs report showed unemployment inching down, but fewer jobs were created than expected. And we look at how much personal debt is too much?

There big cuts to jobs in the tech industry in January. Meanwhile the Governor of Tennessee wants to make community college in his state free. And European officials are considering new trade agreements with Cuba.

The Obama administration is set to announce the creation of regional offices called climate hubs today. Also, Twitter is set to release its first earnings report.