For: December 1, 2025
>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning as Wall Street welcomes the first day of the last trading month of the year. Stocks closed higher on Friday to end the month of November. Overall, the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished the month lower, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended the month higher. At the closing bell, the Dow gained 289 to 47-716. The S&P 500 rose by 36 points to 68-49. The Nasdaq gained 151 points to 23-365.
>>Coming Up This Week
(Undated) -- Coming up in the business week ahead, there are no major economic reports on the calendar today but there is a chance to possibly gain insight into Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's latest thoughts on interest rates and the overall state of the economy when he delivers remarks at a Hoover Institution special lecture panel at Stanford University. Following that, auto sales figures will be released throughout the day Tuesday. The ADP employment report comes out Wednesday, weekly jobless claims are due Thursday and the week wraps up with the latest data on consumer sentiment and consumer credit on Friday.
>>Shoppers Ready For Cyber Monday
(Undated) -- Cyber Monday is here and it's expected to be one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. Adobe Analytics predicts total online spending could top 14-billion dollars. That would be up more than six-percent from 2024. Shoppers already spent nearly 12-billion dollars online on Black Friday.
>>Airbus Recalls 6K Planes Over Software Issue
(Paris) -- Airbus is recalling roughly half its global fleet during one of the busiest travel periods in the U.S. The European manufacturer announced Friday it's grounding six thousand of its A320 jets for repairs. The repairs involve the planes' flight control software. It's unclear how long the fix could take. The company said a recent incident with one of its planes revealed that solar flares could cause issues with the software, highlighting the need for the recall.
>>New Poll Shows Americans Turning On College Degrees
New York, NY) -- A new poll is suggesting most Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost. The new NBC News poll shows only one-third of registered voters agreed with the statement that a four-year degree is "worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime." Nearly two-thirds agreed with the opposing statement, that a four-year degree is "not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off."
