>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after January ended with stocks lower on Wall Street. Markets took a hit after the White House announced new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. Stocks dropped on the news with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down sharply in late trading. At the closing bell, the Dow fell 337 points to 44-544. The S&P 500 lost 30 points to 60-40. The Nasdaq fell 54 points to 19-627.
>>Several Noteworthy Earnings Reports This Week
(Undated) -- Coming up in business news this week, investors will be looking forward to earnings reports from some big name companies. Tyson Foods releases their latest numbers today. Things pick up Tuesday with earnings results from Alphabet, Google's parent company, and Spotify. Wednesday brings word from Disney, Uber and Harley Davidson. The spotlight falls on Amazon the next day and the week wraps up Friday with Frontier Group Holdings releasing results.
>>Economic Reports On The Horizon
(Undated) -- Coming up in the business week ahead, things start off Monday with auto sales numbers released throughout the day. We'll get word on job openings Tuesday, with ADP's employment report due Wednesday. That's followed by weekly jobless claims on Thursday. The attention on Friday will be on the government's monthly jobs report. Most analysts expect January saw a drop in new job creation, adding roughly 175-thousand, compared to the previous month's 256-thousand.
>>Egg Prices Soar As Farmers Deal With Bird Flu Outbreak
(Undated) -- Egg prices continue to soar as supply dwindles. The average cost for a dozen eggs in the U.S. has risen 50-percent in the last year. Data from the NIQ consumer research group shows a standard carton cost five dollars and 29 cents the week ending in January 18th compared to just over three-50 for a dozen eggs one year ago. Experts say the main reason for the price surge is the bird flu which has infected many poultry farms. The USDA says over 13 million egg-laying hens have died or been slaughtered since December 2024 due to the bird flu outbreak.
>>Remote Work And RTO In 2025
(Undated) -- More and more companies like Amazon, AT&T, Boeing, Dell and Walmart are requiring people to return to the office in 2025. But recent research shows that return-to-office orders can cause even the best of employees to quit. A survey by the Pew Research Center involving over five-thousand people found that almost half of hybrid and remote workers say they're unlikely to stay at a job if they have to be in the office full-time. And, research from ZipRecruiter suggests that companies looking to dramatically scale back on hiring are more likely to enforce RTO orders. The online job marketplace also found that these companies report higher turnovers. Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found the turnover rates are especially high among women, senior and skilled employees.
>>State Farm Scraps Super Bowl Ad
(Los Angeles, CA) -- The Super Bowl is rapidly approaching and State Farm is cancelling its ad because of the wildfires in Southern California. The insurance company, which faced criticism for not renewing some policies because of fire risk, says it is instead focused on helping customers impacted by the fires that have left thousands of homes and businesses destroyed.
