For: March 12, 2026
>>Ahead On Wall Street
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning on Wall Street after stocks closed mixed on Wednesday. Investors have been eyeing the market cautiously amid the ongoing conflict in Iran, which continues to impact oil prices. Brent crude traded more than four-percent higher at about 92 dollars per barrel. It comes even as hundreds of millions of barrels of oil are set to be released from the International Energy Agency's reserves. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 289 points to 47-417. The S&P 500 fell 5 points to 67-75. The Nasdaq jumped 19 points to 22-716.
>>Gas Prices On The Rise
(Heathrow, FL) -- Gas prices are continuing to rise. Triple-A reports the national average for a gallon of regular gas jumped overnight to three-dollars and 59 cents a gallon. A week ago, the national average was at three-25. Drivers in California are facing the highest prices in the nation at five-dollars and 36-cents a gallon.
>>Costco Sued For Tariff Refunds
(Issaquah, WA) -- Costco is looking to the federal government for refunds now that the Supreme Court has ruled President Trump's global tariffs were illegal. A Costco customer is suing the company to get refunds for customers who paid higher prices. Costco's CEO said last week that the company was looking into ways to pass refunds on to customers. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, argues that's not good enough and the company needs to make a clear commitment.
>>Moody's Downgrades NYC's Financial Outlook
(New York, NY) -- In a big blow to New York City, Moody's is downgrading the Big Apple's financial outlook. Moody's, one of the world's most important credit rating agencies, is attributing its outlook downgrade to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to use one-billion-dollars in New York City "Rainy Day Funds" to help plug a five-point-four-billion-dollar budget deficit. It's seen as a wakeup call to the city about its financial footing. Moody's is maintaining its Aa2 [[ double-A-2 ]] credit rating for New York. So that means the negative outlook won't have an immediate effect on the city's ability to borrow money.
>>Apple Music, TikTok To Release Joint Features
(Undated) -- Apple Music and TikTok are joining forces. They're launching a product called "Play Full Song," which gives Apple Music subscribers the option to hear a full they song they might discover while browsing TikTok without having to leave the app. Users can also save those songs to their Apple Music playlists. The two companies are also introducing a "Listening Party" feature, where fans can listen to songs from a specific artists with other users and interact with each other in a chat. Both product integrations will be rolled out worldwide in the coming weeks.
