>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 411 points to 38-441. The S&P 500 fell by 39 points to 52-66. The Nasdaq dropped by 99 points to 16-920. Coming up today, we'll get word on weekly jobless claims and pending home sales.
>>Four Arrested In Euro Botnet Sting
(Berlin) -- Four people have been arrested in what European authorities are calling "the largest ever operation against botnets." Europol says over 100 internet servers that were being used to install malware were either taken down or disrupted in the international operation carried out this week. A spokesperson for Germany's federal police says the arrests were made in Armenia and Ukraine, and that one of the main suspects earned over 74-million dollars in cryptocurrency by renting out criminal infrastructure sites to deploy ransomware.
>>Nissan Issues Do Not Drive Warning In Older Cars Over Airbag Inflator Explosion Risk
(Washington, DC) -- Nissan is warning owners of older model cars to not drive them over a risk of exploding air bag inflators. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said Wednesday that nearly 84-thousand vehicles that have "recalled, unrepaired Takata airbags" are affected. The warning is for some 2002 through 2004 Pathfinder SUVs, 2002 through 2006 Sentra small cars, and 2002 and 2003 Infiniti QX4 SUVs. Nissan says it will replace the inflators for free.
>>2.2 Million Americans Over 55 Still Have Student Loans
(Undated) -- Millions of older Americans are still struggling with student loan debt. A new survey from the Federal Reserve Board found two-point-two-million Americans over 55 have student loan debt they're still trying to pay off. Roughly half of the borrowers in that age range are in middle-income brackets, and on average they still owe about 58-thousand-dollars.
>>Boeing Will Try To Launch Astronauts Again
(Cape Canaveral, FL) -- After a failed attempt weeks ago, Boeing is preparing to launch NASA astronauts into space this weekend. On Saturday, NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance are hoping to successfully send the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station with astronauts on board for the first time.
>>Stellantis Plans To Offer $25,000 Jeep EV "Very Soon"
(New York, NY) -- A 25-thousand-dollar all-electric Jeep vehicle will be available in the U.S. "very soon." That's according to the Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, who discussed the automaker's plans at a Bernstein investor conference Wednesday. Stellantis currently offers a low-cost electric SUV model for about 25-thousand-200-dollars in Europe. The Jeep Wagoneer S SUV is expected to be the company's first all-electric vehicle offered in the U.S. later this year. It will be officially unveiled on Thursday in New York.
>>ConocoPhillips To Buy Marathon Oil
(Anchorage, AK) -- ConocoPhillips is making an all-stock deal to buy Marathon Oil. The company will pay just over 17-billion dollars for Marathon, but the deal is believed to be valued closer to 22-point-five-billion dollars. It was announced Wednesday afternoon.
