For: September 18, 2025
>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning on Wall Street after stocks closed mixed yesterday. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 260 points to 46-018. The S&P 500 fell by six points to 66-00. The Nasdaq dropped by 72 points to 22-261.
>>Fed Reserve Lowers Interest Rates
(Washington, DC) -- The Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates for the first time in nine months. The Fed cut rates by a quarter-percentage point on Wednesday. It comes as President Trump has called for the central bank to lower rates for months. A majority of policy makers have said they want two more rate cuts this year.
>>Bank Of America Raises Minimum Wage, Promises To Hire More Veterans
(Charlotte, NC) -- Bank of America is increasing its minimum wage to 25-dollars an hour while promising to hire ten-thousand military veterans over the next five years. The bank announced the move Wednesday, noting it was looking for long-term, career minded talent. In addition to hiring veterans, the company also said it would increase hiring from community colleges.
>>Meta Shows Off Ray-Bans
(Menlo Park, CA) -- Meta is unveiling their new 800-dollar Ray-Ban Display glasses, the company's first consumer-ready smart glasses with a built-in display. CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off the new AI-powered accessory on Wednesday. The glasses have a display that can be controlled with hand gestures linked through a wristband. They go on sale September 30th.
>>Live Nation CEO Says Concert Tickets Are Underpriced
(Los Angeles, CA) -- Live Nation's CEO says concert tickets are still underpriced. Michael Rapino compared the costs of attending a concert or a sporting event while speaking at CNBC Sport and Boardroom's Game Plan conference Tuesday in Los Angeles. He said the average concert ticket price is 72-dollars and added, "Try going to a Laker game for that." The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index data showed prices for movie, theater and concert tickets jumped three-point-four-percent last month compared to a year ago. Meanwhile, the cost to go to a sporting event dropped half-of-one-percent from last year.
