For: November 17, 2025
>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning on Wall Street after stocks closed mixed on Friday. Tech stocks edged higher as the Nasdaq snapped a three-day losing streak. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 309 points to 47-147. The S&P 500 lost 3 points to 67-34. The Nasdaq gained 30 points to 22-900.
>>Economic Reports Resuming
(Undated) -- Coming up in the business week ahead, things start to get back to normal now that the government shutdown is over. The homebuilder confidence index comes out Tuesday, followed by the Federal Reserve's October meeting minutes on Wednesday. The September jobs report is expected to finally come out Thursday - more than a month behind schedule. It's still unclear when we'll see the October report, which had been due for release on November 7th. When it does come out, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett says only the number of jobs added will be included, not the unemployment rate which was not tallied during the shutdown. Meantime, weekly jobless claims will also be out Thursday, as normal, and the week will wrap up with consumer sentiment on Friday.
>>Earnings Reports On The Calendar
(Undated) -- Some big names are due to report earnings this week. That includes Home Depot and Klarna on Tuesday. We'll get results from Nvidia, Target and Lowe's on Wednesday with Walmart reporting on Thursday just days after CEO Doug McMillon announced his resignation after 12 years at the helm of the world's largest retailer.
>>Trump Rolling Back Food Tariffs
(Washington, DC) -- President Trump has signed an executive order to roll back a series of tariffs on food products. The White House said the change aligns with several trade agreements made with U.S. allies covering goods not produced in the U.S. Imports such as coffee, tea, tropical fruits and beef are exempt from reciprocal tariff policies.
>>Trump Admin Formally Withdraws Airline Requirement
(Washington, DC) -- The Trump administration has formally withdrawn a plan that requires airlines to pay passengers compensation when carriers cause flight disruptions. In late 2024, the Biden administration asked for public comment on creating rules to make airlines pay up to 300-dollars for domestic delays of at least three hours and even more for longer delays. The Trump administration in September said it planned to withdraw the proposal and on Friday it said the rules would cause unnecessary regulator burdens. U.S. airlines must give refunds for canceled flights but do not need to compensate passengers for delays.
>>Anthropic: Chinese Hackers Weaponized AI In Autonomous Global Cyberattack
(Undated) -- Artificial intelligence company Anthropic says its has uncovered what it believes to be the first large-scale cyberattack carried out by AI. The company blames the attack on a Chinese state-sponsored group of hackers that used its own tool to infiltrate dozens of global targets. In a report out this month, Anthropic said the attack started in mid-September and used its Claude Code model to launch a spy campaign targeting around 30 organizations. The attacks targeted major tech firms, financial institutions, chemical manufacturers and government agencies. The company said the hackers manipulated the model into working on offensive actions autonomously and described its a "highly sophisticated espionage operation."
>>Sports Teams Becoming Status Symbol For Ultra-Wealthy
(Undated) -- Owning stake in a sports team is steadily becoming a symbol of status for the ultra-wealthy. According to a new study by J.P. Morgan Private Bank, 20-percent of the 111 billionaire family office principals surveyed reported owning controlling stakes in sports teams, marking a six-percent increase from 2022. The survey found that sports assets have also overtaken traditional trophy assets, with 34-percent of principals investing in teams and arenas, compared to 23-percent for art and ten-percent for cars. J.P. Morgan's global private bank executive chairman Andrew Cohen told Inside Wealth that he expects this trajectory to continue.
