A bond market in a funk

The bond market is in a funk, pushing the benchmark 10-year interest rate up to 4.4% this morning. The idea of interest rates staying higher has stock investors in a cautious mood. Let’s get a sense of what market players are thinking by turning to Lindsey Piegza, chief economist and managing director at the investment firm Stifel.

Google is promising to permanently delete a very large pile of data — very likely data about you. A class-action lawsuit alleged the info was collected improperly, and some estimates put the value of this to be as much as $7.8 billion.

 It was last call early this morning for one of the oldest casinos on the Las Vegas strip.  The 67-year-old Tropicana Las Vegas Resort closes its doors for good Tuesday to make way for a Major League Baseball stadium.