National delinquencies reached a Great Recession-level high. Plus: HELOCs, China’s tech innovation, small business hiring, and little treats.

New delinquencies have largely stabilized after a big spike a couple of years ago, but lots of people are still carrying around old credit card debt they fell behind on.

National delinquencies reached a Great Recession-level high. Plus: HELOCs, China’s tech innovation, small business hiring, and little treats.