>>Ahead Of The Bell 

(New York, NY)  --  The opening bell rings this morning after Wall Street saw stocks close mixed yesterday amid concerns surrounding President Trump's trade policy.  At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 188 points to 43-433.  The S&P 500 gained a point to 59-56.  The Nasdaq rose 49 points to 19-075.

 

>>Trump Talks Tariffs At 1st Cabinet Meeting of 2nd Term

(Washington, DC)  --  President Trump talked about looming tariffs during his first Cabinet meeting of his second term.  The President said he still plans to issue 25-percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada on April 2nd. Trump said he was going to do it on April 1st, but said he's a little bit superstitious.  Trump said after the tariffs go into effect, Americans will "see something that's going to be amazing."  Trump also said he's slapping 25-percent tariffs on the European Union soon, claiming the 27-country bloc was "formed to screw the United States".

 

>>FDA OKs Pulse Detection For Pixel Watch 3

(Mountain View, CA)  --  The FDA is giving the thumbs up on a smart watch safety feature.  On Wednesday, Google revealed that the agency cleared the Loss of Pulse Detection on the Pixel Watch 3.  The feature was announced last August and is currently available in 14 countries.  The FDA's approval now paves the way for it to be available to the U.S by the end of next month.  The feature is designed to ask a watch user if they're okay if a pulse is not detected. If there's no response, the watch calls 9-1-1 and also gives the location of the user. 

 

>>NY Correctional Officers Still On Strike

(Buffalo, NY)  --  Talks are continuing to end a strike by correctional officers across the state of New York.  Wednesday was the third day of meditation between the state, the New York's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision workers.  The wildcat strike began February 17th at Collins Correctional Facility near Buffalo.  Officers have cited extreme working conditions for their walkout, which New York Governor Kathy Hochul says is illegal under state law.