>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks closed lower Friday to end the week. Stocks slid again in a broad decline as investors continued to sell-off tech shares. CrowdStrike tumbled eleven percent following a major cyber outage that impacted business around the world. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 377 points to 40-287. The S&P 500 fell 39 points to 55-05. The Nasdaq dropped 144 points to 17-726. Meanwhile, stock futures edged higher Sunday evening after word of President Biden ending his campaign for re-election.
>>Delta Apologizes For Canceled Flights
(Atlanta, GA) -- Delta Air Lines is apologizing for thousands of cancelled flights over the weekend following massive computer disruptions. It started Friday after a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused millions of computers to crash around the world. For Delta, that translated into more than 35-hundred canceled flights. Delta CEO Ed Bastian issued the apology Sunday along with offering up frequent flyer miles to affected passengers, saying the airline understands how difficult it is to have your travels disrupted.
>>Income Inequality Ranks Worst In Atlanta
(Atlanta, GA) -- Income inequality among the country's largest cities is highest in Atlanta. That's according to a report from GOBankingRates, which noted a large disparity between the bottom-20-percent and to top-20-percent income earners. The lowest income came at an average of just over eleven-thousand-dollars, while the top end earned nearly 325-thousand-dollars. The area's median income is just under 78-thousand-dollars.
>>Disneyland Cast Members Vote To Strike
(Anaheim, CA) -- Cast members at Disneyland have voted in favor of going on strike. Four unions representing some 14-thousand cast members announced on Friday that 99-percent of the members voted for the strike. They're looking for fair wages, seniority increases along with a fair attendance policy and increased park safety. Negotiators and union officials are expected to meet again this week.
>>Bill Would Require Air Conditioning in All NYC Apartments
(New York) -- Just like they're required to provide heat in winter, New York City landlords may soon be required to provide tenants with air conditioning in summer. A bill introduced in the City Council would require landlords to maintain an indoor temperature of no more than 78 degrees when the outdoor temperature tops 82. Building owners would have four years to comply or face fines of up to 12-hundred-50 dollars a day. The Rent Stabilization Association, which represents some 25-thousand New York City landlords, calls the proposal unaffordable. The Health Department says about 350 city residents die from the heat every year.
