For: January 15, 2026
>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks closed lower yesterday. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 42 points to 49-149. The S&P 500 fell 37 points to 69-26. The Nasdaq dropped 238 points to 23-471.
>>Retail Sales Rose More Than Expected In November
(Washington, DC) -- U.S. retail sales numbers came in higher than expected for the month of November. According to data from the Commerce Department, retail sales rose point-six-percent in November which is up sharply from October's downwardly revised point-one-percent decline and higher than the point-four-percent increase economists projected in a poll by data firm FactSet. Despite economic uncertainty, sales were up across categories including specialty shops, gas stations and home improvement stores at the beginning of last year's holiday season. However, the data did find a decline in spending at furniture stores and department stores.
>>Verizon Is Back Up After Seven-Hour Outage
(New York, NY) -- Over one-point-five-million customers of Verizon went without service on Wednesday. The widespread telecommunications outage lasted for around seven hours, and was reported in cities from New York to Houston. Service came back late Wednesday, and Verizon apologized for the inconvenience and said they did not see any indication of a cyberattack. The company also said it plans to provide "account credits" to customers affected by the outage.
>>North American Car, Truck, Utility Vehicles Of The Year Named
(Detroit, MI) -- The 2026 North American car, truck, and utility vehicles of the year have been announced at the Detroit Auto Show. Dodge won the Car of the Year for its 2025 Dodge Charger, and Ford won Truck of the Year for its 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo. The Utility Vehicle of the Year is the 2025 Hyundai Palisade. The Detroit Auto Show opens to the public on Saturday and runs through Sunday, January 25th.
>>Day Four Of Nurse Strike In NYC
(New York, NY) -- Thousands of nurses remain on strike in New York City. Today is Day Four of the strike that has sent some 15-thousand nurses at Mount Sinai, New York Presbyterian and Montefiore hospital systems to the picket lines. They're demanding more pay, better healthcare benefits and working conditions. The hospitals have stayed open and have brought in temporary nurses.
