American Banker
It’s been eight years since final passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. Since then, Republicans in Congress have focused much of their efforts on demonstrating flaws in Dodd-Frank that have preserved some of the core problems of the financial crisis. Specifically, the law has perpetuated bailout facilities and left in place discretionary government backstops that were abused during the crisis.

Fox5
Rick Harrison, star of History Channel's "Pawn Stars" and co-owner of downtown Las Vegas' famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, said he plans to open a new shop in Las Vegas called Rick's Picks.

Rapid City Journal
More than a dozen people in South Dakota, including Rapid City and Box Elder, and two pawn shops have been sentenced for their roles in an illegal black market for eagle and other migratory bird parts that was brought forward by an undercover operation that started in 2014. 

ABC10
The Rensselaer County Minority Legislature submitted a new law that may affect pawn shops in Troy, N.Y. The law will contain a mandatory holding period of 10 days. This means if someone sells an item to a second-hand dealer, the dealer must not sell the item for at least 10 days.

The Economic Times
Scientists have observed for the first time how synthetic diamonds grow from seeds - tiny bits needed to grow bigger crystals - at an atomic level.

Business Insider
While in-store and desktop purchases are certainly helping the retail industry boom, the biggest factor for this incredible growth is in your pocket.