Stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are on a bit of a roller coaster ride today, continuing yesterdays volatile (^VIX) trend.
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Here are some of the other stories Yahoo Finance is keeping an eye on today.
The return of sub-prime loans
if you thought the sub-prime loan craze was safely in the past, you're wrong. Despite being blamed for the housing crisis and prompting any number of regulations aimed at curbing them, subprime loans are back.
CEO / worker pay gap
Last week the SEC approved a rule that public companies must report the gap between CEO pay and worker pay annually. Not waiting for that data, Bloomberg did some digging of their own and came up with the companies that have the biggest gap between the two salaries. McDonald's (MCD) leads the list that includes other familiar names like Priceline (PCLN), JPMorgan (JPM) and American Express (AXP).
Apple's new iPad push
Apple (AAPL) has a new strategy to prop up its iPad sales. The tech giant is aiming to gain a bigger slice of the workplace market through a business-app alliance. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is working with over 40 tech companies to develop better workplace tools for the iPad.
Fiber optic cable sabotage
Authorities are searching for a motive in a string of attacks on San Francisco's fiber optic infrastructure. The cuts slow Internet service, interrupt financial transactions and impede emergency phone calls. Over a dozen incidents have been reported this year, and the FBI now believes the attacks are intentional.
