>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks closed higher yesterday to kick off the trading week. Stocks rose with steel and aluminum shares leading the way as investors shook off tariff worries. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 167 points to 44-470. The S&P 500 rose 40 points to 60-66. The Nasdaq climbed 191 points to 19-714.
>>Judge Extends Block On Federal Buyout Worker Deadline
(Boston, MA) -- A pause on President Trump's buyout offer to federal employees is being extended. A federal judge in Boston extended his block on Monday that impacts over two-million federal employees and issued a temporary restraining order. It comes after he initially paused the buyout offer late last week. Labor unions challenged the legality of the plan, which offers employees pay through September if they choose to resign. More than 60-thousand workers have reportedly accepted the offer.
>>Fed Chair Powell Heads To The Hill
(Undated) -- Fed Chair Jerome Powell heads to the Hill today to begin two days of testimony before Congress, focusing on the state of the economy. His appearance comes as tech billionaire Elon Musk - the head of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency - appears to be backing the idea of former Congressman Ron Paul replacing Powell as the Federal Reserve Chair. President Trump slammed the central bank last month and blamed Powell for not stopping inflation. He also named Powell as the Fed chair in his first term.
>>Meta Cutting Thousands Of Jobs
(Menlo Park, CA) -- It's the end of the line for thousands of Meta employees. The Facebook parent company began handing pink slips out Monday in an effort to eliminate about five percent of its workforce. Approximately 36-hundred employees are expected to be let go.
>>Lyft Announces Robotaxi Launch for 2026
(San Francisco, CA) -- Lyft appears to be joining the robotaxi game. The rideshare service announced that it's looking to launch an autonomous vehicle fleet sometime next year. Technology used by Intel backed Mobileye will power the cars and Dallas will be the first market to feature them. Back in September, Uber and Waymo revealed plans to launch a robotaxi service in Austin and Atlanta sometime this year.
>>McDonald's Reports Disappointing Revenue
(New York, NY) -- McDonald's is reporting disappointing quarterly revenue after weaker sales following an E. coli outbreak weeks into the period. However, shares rose over four-percent as executives predicted improved sales in 2025. The company on Monday reported six-point-three-nine-billion dollars in revenue, compared with six-point-four-four expected.
