Kimberly Adams

hand out extra cash around the holidays.

Marketplace's Carla Javier called up some experts to understand who's still offering those checks and why.

There's a discussion thread on the website Reddit called Forbidden Snacks, and it's pretty popular.

It's got about 130,000 page visits every week.

And it's a feed of pictures of things that look tasty, but that you definitely shouldn't eat.

And I bring it up because this next piece is all about one toy that's ended up on the Forbidden Snacks thread a ton of times.

You can take your guess as to what it could be and get your answer in the final installment of our mini-series on the history of toys.

That's Tim Walsh, author and toy designer at The Playmakers.

I mean, that's one opinion.

But first, let's do the numbers.

U.S.

markets resumed trading today after the Christmas holiday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 20 points, less than a tenth of a percent, to finish at 48.710.

The Nasdaq dropped 20 points, also under a tenth of a percent, to close at 23.593.

and the S&P 500 gave back two points, just a hair, to wrap the day at 69.29.

For the week, the Dow climbed 1.2%, the Nasdaq banked the same, and the S&P 500 gained 1.4%.

Let's check in with some major retailers as we wind down the holiday shopping season.

Amazon rose one tenth percent.

Walmart was also up a tenth of a percent.

Target gained over three percent after reports hedge fund Tom's Capital Investment Management has built a significant stake in the company.