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failed within three days of each other. that led credit for moody's to downgrade its outlook for the entire u.s. banking sector. and those worries skyrocketed today because of troubles facing the global investment company credit suisse. the saudi bank failed to rule out giving funding to the already embattled company that combined with the recent u.s. issue sent stocks falling. i want to bring in business reporter rahel solomon, rahel, walk us through what happened today. >> well, jake, basically the mood for investors, as investors search for the next sign of weakness. to be clear, ...

are hit with major delays at the nation's a airports, a lot of pain at pump and sky-high groce ifly bills. that has a lot of americans asking this july 4th weekend, when is freedom from these challenges coming? we're tracking all of it with alexis mcadams at missouri's laguardia international airport -- new york's, kelly to grady and stew leonard jr. from his supermarket in norwalk, connecticut. happy fourth, everyone. hope you're dealing with some of the headaches but all of the patriotic positives that comes from this special weekend. i'm neil cavuto. let's get right to it with ale...

Half of 1% in a few days now. they have remained rather depressed on an uncertain outlook not just for the united states, but also for the political impasse that is going on in italy with the specter of the government potentially collapsing. when there is a confidence vote, this will be going through parliament in rome on wednesday. as you can see, things not looking too badly on the markets. on the equity side for the first seven minutes of trading. i just want to head in to the currencies. the u.s. dollar is falling against the euro and the british pound on the back of concerns over what is ...

>> well, it can be tough to get funding when you're moving into a new industry. so rather than try to convince a lender based on what you think is going to happen, try to borrow against what you have. asset-based lending. ford actually came back to the way it was in 2007. so there's going to be demand for that. on the equity side, maybe he can partner with someone who knows that retail business and that can be a big help. >> any other suggestions? >> i think that in the earliest stages when you've got a source of revenue business, finding a way to fund the early stages through that until you'v...

Dividends. i would use microsoft, ge and intel all have between 3.5% to 4% dividends and stable business models. that's going to do as well as anything. >> they're safe. they're not exposed to much interest rate risk. they sell. i don't know if they want to be called boring, but they have steady business that is don't fluctuate too much based on changes in the economy. >> if you can grow the revenues 2 or 3%, earnings 5% and 3 or 4% dividend, it is a good total return looking for somebody to put their retirement money to work today. >> you're emphasizing that yield, the dividend, it throws off...