For: October 3, 2025
>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning as the trading week starts to wind down. Stocks closed higher yesterday with all three major averages hitting record highs. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 79 points to 46-520. The S&P 500 rose by four points to 67-15. The Nasdaq gained 88 points to 22-844.
>>Government Shutdown Continues
(Washington, DC) -- The federal government remains shut down for a third day. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle continue to blame each other, but Senate votes to resolve the standstill could come before the end of the day. Meanwhile, President Trump and the head of the Office of Management and Budget Director are looking at which agencies they can make cuts from during the shutdown.
>>No Jobs Report Today Due To Shutdown
(Undated) -- The always-closely watched monthly jobs report will not be released this morning. The Bureau of Labor Statistics was set to publish the official government report, but with a shutdown underway, it's being delayed. That leaves the ADP employment report as the only jobs data out this week and it was weak, showing a loss of 32-thousand jobs in September.
>>Americans Say Groceries Getting Harder To Afford
(Undated) -- Almost half of Americans say groceries are becoming harder to afford compared to a year ago. According to a new Harris/Axios Vibes poll, 47-percent of respondents said that groceries are harder to afford compared to 34-percent who said it is about the same, and 19-percent who said groceries are easier to afford now. When looking along party lines, the majority of both Democrats and independents said groceries are harder to afford while only 34-percent of Republicans said the same. Findings also show that about eight-in-ten Americans believe President Trump has "significant influence" over the economy.
>>Tesla Sales Surge To Put Musk Wealth, Briefly, At $500B
(New York, NY) -- Tesla sales have hit a new record. The electric car company sold more than 497-thousand vehicles in the third quarter, beating its previous record. One likely reason for the sales boost was buyers rushing to buy Teslas before a 75-hundred-dollar federal tax credit expired on September 30th. The gains were large enough to briefly push CEO Elon Musk's worth over 500-billion dollars, making him the first person to reach the half-trillion mark.
>>Google Investing $4B In Arkansas
(West Memphis, AR) -- Google is investing four-billion-dollars in Arkansas. The investment runs through 2027 and will include the tech giant's first data center in the state, cloud and AI infrastructure, and local programs to increase energy resilience and affordability for local residents. The data center will be located in West Memphis.
