For: March 20, 2026
>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks closed lower on Wall Street yesterday. It comes as investors keep their eye on rising oil prices as the war against Iran continues. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 203 points to 46-021. The S&P 500 fell 18 points to 66-06. The Nasdaq dropped 61 points to 22-090.
>>Another Day, Another Jump In Prices At The Pump
(Heathrow, FL) -- Prices at the pump continue to climb. Triple-A puts the new national average at three-dollars and 91-cents after a week of steady increases. A week ago it was three-63 and a month ago - just before the start of the war in Iran - prices were hovering around two-93 a gallon. Drivers in California are paying the most at five-65 on average today. Washington state is seeing gas go for five-21 a gallon and in Hawaii it has risen to five-12. On the other side of things, Kansas and Oklahoma have the nation's lowest prices, both around three-dollars and 25-cents a gallon.
>>FCC Approves Nexstar-Tegna Merger
(Washington, DC) -- The FCC has approved Nexstar's six-point-two-billion-dollar proposal to take over Tegna. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced Thursday the agency waived a rule that stops companies from owning TV stations reaching over 39-percent of the country's households. Meanwhile, multiple states are filing a lawsuit to block the deal. They argue the merger violates federal antitrust laws and threatens local news. Nexstar currently oversees more than 200 owned and partner stations in 116 markets across the country, and the combined entity would reach nearly 60 percent of U.S. households.
>>Costco CEO Assures Signature Hot Dog-Soda Combo Will Stay $1.50
(Seattle, WA) -- The CEO of Costco is reassuring members that the store's famous buck-50 hot dog-soda combo is safe for now. Members of the warehouse club have been worried that the beloved deal of getting an all-beef hot dog and 20-ounce soda for one dollar and 50 cents would fall victim to the recent trend of rising food prices. On Wednesday, CEO Ron Vachris released a video that showed him eating a hot dog at a Costco food court, and saying, "the hot dog price will not change as long as I'm around." The deal is for Costco members only.
>>MLB Strikes A Deal With Polymarket
(New York, NY) -- Major League Baseball is partnering with Polymarket to make it "the exclusive prediction market exchange of the league." The agreement will give Polymarket the exclusive right to use MLB marks and logos, access to official league data and marketing opportunities across the league's events and online properties. The league also announced a separate memorandum of understanding with the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is the main federal agency overseeing prediction markets. This marks the league's latest step toward mitigating the risks of online betting.
>>Saturday Is Credit Card Reduction Day
(Undated) -- The Fed may not have reduced interest rates this week, but paying down credit cards is always a good idea and Saturday happens to be national Credit Card Reduction Day. The day is set aside to encourage those with outstanding credit card debt to start making an effort to pay it down.
