>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks finished higher on Wednesday. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 337 points to 43-077, marking a record high. The S&P 500 rose by 27 points to 58-42. The Nasdaq gained 51 points to 18-367.
>>What To Watch For Today
(Undated) -- September retail sales numbers are due out today, with most analysts expecting a modest increase over August. Also in focus today: weekly jobless claims, the homebuilder confidence index and Netflix's third quarter earnings results.
>>Inflation Is A Top Economic Concern For Voters
(New York, NY) -- That state - or perceived state - of the economy tends to have a profound impact on presidential elections. Bankrate's new Politics and Economy Survey shows 41-percent of Americans say inflation is their top economic issue this presidential election. The majority of Americans aren't pleased with the economy. More-than-half of those surveyed think the U.S. economy is headed on the wrong direction. More than two-in-five Americans say Trump would be best for their personal financial situation and inflation; while 45-percent believe he would be best for the economy.
>>FTC Makes It Easier To Cancel Digital Subscriptions
(Washington, DC) -- The Federal Trade Commission is making it easier to cancel digital subscriptions. It announced it would soon put in place a "final click to cancel rule." It would require sellers to make it "as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up." FTC Chair Lina Khan said that the rule will end businesses' "tricks and traps," saying they "make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription." >>Threads To Show When Users Are Online (Menlo Park, CA) -- Threads is going to show when its users are online. Meta's answer to X is about to make that the default setting for all accounts. Users can turn off the feature, but once they do, they will also not be able to see when others are online.
>>Disney Introduces Light Lane Premiere Pass For Theme Parks
(Anaheim, CA) -- Disney is introducing a new way for guests to skip the lines at their theme parks. Lightning Lane Premier Pass will launch at Anaheim's Disneyland next week and at Orlando's Walt Disney World on October 30th. It will allow guests entry to the Lightning Lane line at select attractions at any time once per day. The Disneyland Lightning Lane Premier Pass will cost between 300-and-400-dollars per person, per day and can be used at both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Meanwhile, the Walt Disney World version will cost between 129-and-449-dollars depending on the day and park selected.
>>TNT Sports Lands Media Rights Deal For New Women's Basketball League
(Atlanta, GA) -- TNT Sports will be the home of Unrivaled, a new three-on-three women's basketball league. Warner Bros. Discovery reached a multi-year deal with the upstart league that tips off in January. Unrivaled was founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier. It will feature 30 of the top women's basketball players including Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese, Brittney Griner and Kahleah [[ kuh-lee-uh ]] Copper playing across six teams. TNT will air doubleheaders on Monday and Friday nights while a doubleheader will air on truTV on Saturday nights with all games also streaming on Max.
