To the Point

Five big banks will have three years to make good on a $26 billion promise. Will the settlement for abuse and deception come in time to help the economy?

Apple stock reached an all-time high of more than $500 a share this morning, as Apple announced an independent audit of working conditions at Chinese subcontractors.

President Obama says all women employees must have insurance that provides free contraception, but that institutions objecting on religious grounds won't have to pay for it.

Despite big money, years of organizing and a chattering-class consensus he's the "inevitable" nominee, Mitt Romney has failed to connect with two-thirds of GOP voters.

An Lieutenant Colonel praised by superiors for his "devotion to mission accomplishment" says progress reports in Afghanistan are Pentagon spin. We hear from him and others.

A growing federal deficit and demand for spending cuts create a sense of scarcity. Already, there's a growing wealth and income gap between the young and the old.

Employment need not be a zero sum game if young people create their own jobs. If that's what seriously unemployed 18-34 year-olds want to do, what's holding them back?

As he takes Facebook public, Mark Zuckerberg has lofty goals: nothing

Another state has adopted "right to work" laws. We hear how Indiana's Republican governor changed his mind and what the nationwide political consequence might be.

Romney's Florida win earned him Secret Service protection, but his rivals aren't conceding yet. As the campaign gets nastier, we look at the prospects for a divided GOP.