For: August 25, 2025
>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks closed sharply higher to end the week on Friday. Stocks rallied with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled the central bank could begin cutting interest rates next month. Big tech shares soared on Powell's comments with Meta, Alphabet and Amazon all advancing more than two percent. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 846 points to 45-631. The S&P 500 rose 96 points to 64-66. The Nasdaq climbed 396 points to 21-496.
>>Global Mail Carriers Suspend U.S. Deliveries Over Tariff Uncertainty
(London) -- Postal services around the world are halting some deliveries to the U.S. over confusion about new import duties on parcels. Global mail carriers based in Britain, France and Germany are among those temporarily suspending shipments to the U.S. starting this week. President Trump signed an executive order last month abolishing the trade loophole which had allowed goods valued at less than 800-dollars to enter the U.S. duty free. Under the new rules, personal gifts worth less than 100-dollars will be exempt, but all other packages will face the same tariffs as imports from their country of origin.
>>Boeing To Resume Negotiations With Machinists Union
(St. Louis, MO) -- Boeing is set to resume negotiations with its striking machinists union today. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers President Tom Boelling said he is hopeful the two sides can work something out so everyone can move on. Over three-thousand St. Louis-area Boeing employees went on strike on August 4th after failed negotiations over a new contract. Boelling says informal talks between the two sides paved the way for today's meeting.
>>Trump Says Intel CEO Agreed to Give US a 10% Stake
(New York, NY) -- The federal government now owns a ten-percent stake in a major chip company. President Trump said Friday that the CEO of Intel has agreed to give the U.S. a stake worth ten-billion dollars. Two weeks ago, Trump had called for the immediate resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, following reports claiming he was connected to China. Trump announced the new agreement on Truth Social, and called it "a great Deal for America." Intel's stock rose seven-percent on Friday.
>>Survey Asks Americans Their Money Milestones
(Undated) -- A new survey from a retirement services provider shows Americans are not all that realistic when it comes to financial milestones. Empower asked nearly one-thousand Americans to set target ages for six life milestones: retirement saving, landing a dream job, earning six figures, buying a home, becoming debt-free and retiring. Most people said the age to start saving for retirement is 27 and landing your dream job should happen at 29. Respondents said you should earn six figures by 35, buy your first home at 30, become debt-free at 41 and retire at 58. Almost half of those surveyed wished they had began saving sooner while nearly one quarter said they felt behind in reaching money milestones. Many others said they have no set timeline for reaching big financial goals.
