>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after another difficult day on Wall Street. Word of renewed trade talks with Canada along with gains in Tesla and Nvidia helped trim losses in late trading. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 478 points to 41-433. The S&P 500 lost 42 points to 55-72. The Nasdaq fell 32 points to 17-436. Investors today will be keeping an eye for the consumer price index - one of the Federal Reserve's preferred gauges of inflation.
>>Trump Tells Business Roundtable Tariffs Having "Positive Impact"
(Washington, DC) -- President Trump is telling business leaders that his tariffs are having a "tremendously positive impact" on the economy. Trump spoke Tuesday at the quarterly meeting of his Business Roundtable, which includes the heads of Apple, Walmart, GM and JPMorgan Chase. In his remarks, Trump claimed his recent tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China "will have and they are having" a positive impact. The remarks come as stock values continue to fall. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost as much as 700 points on Tuesday before ending the trading day down 478 points.
>>TikTok Presents More Kid Safety Features
(Los Angeles, CA) -- TikTok is rolling out some new features it says is aimed at keeping younger users safe. It comes as the social media giant faces a potential ban in the U.S. next month over national security concerns. The features allow parents to limit the amount of time their children spends on the app. It's an expansion of TikTok's existing Family Pairing feature, which links the app on a child's smartphone to their parents.
>>Job Openings Rise In January
(Washington, DC) -- The number of job openings rose slightly in January. The Labor Department says seven-point-seven million jobs were available at the end of the month. The number of job openings increased in real estate, rental and leasing positions. According to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey report, the number of hires and workers who quit their jobs was little changed for the month.
>>Low-Cost Carrier Makes Major Changes
(Dallas, TX) -- Southwest Airlines is ending their popular "bags fly free" promotion. The Texas-based carrier says the move was made to "drive revenue growth." In September, CEO Bob Jordan said having no bag fees was a "huge consumer advantage." Southwest is also set to end "open seating" in the first half of 2026. Amtrak is taking a shot at the airline in light of the news. The passenger railroad company posted on X Tuesday "Guess we're the only ones doing free baggage now." It then reminded passengers they can bring one personal item up to 25 pounds, plus two carry-on items up to 50 pounds each.
