For: July 15, 2026
>>Watching Wall Street
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after stocks closed higher yesterday following the release of June inflation data that came in cooler than expected. Oil prices also eased after President Trump dropped his demand for ships to pay a 20 percent toll to transit the Strait of Hormuz. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 9 points to 52-508. The S&P 500 rose 28 points to 75-43. The Nasdaq climbed 233 points to 26-107.
>>Fed Chair Vows To Get Monetary Policy Right
(Washington, DC) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is vowing to "get monetary policy right" and bring down inflation. He made the pledge Tuesday in remarks to Congress, saying the economy is in solid shape otherwise. Warsh told lawmakers if the Fed gets it right, "the inflation surge of the last five years will be a thing of the past." Warsh appeared before the House Financial Services Committee yesterday and will testify before the Senate Banking Committee today. The remarks come just two months into Warsh's as Fed chair term.
>>Texas Lawsuit Targets So-Called Ghost Jobs
(Austin, TX) -- The state of Texas is suing LinkedIn. AG Ken Paxton says they're profiting from fake or misleading job opportunities. It's something that's commonly called "ghost jobs." And the suit points to studies that estimate they account for between one-fifth and one-third of the online listings. LinkedIn markets a paid Premium subscription to get access to job listings. The AG wants access to the verification practice for what employers are posting.
>>Chipotle To Open First Restaurant In Mexico
(Nuevo León, Mexico) -- Chipotle Mexican Grill is about to open its first restaurant in Mexico. Doors will open this Thursday in Nuevo Leon in partnership with Alsea [[ All-see ]], a leading restaurant operator in Latin America and Europe. Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright says they are entering the country with deep respect for their culinary heritage along with a belief that there is strong interest in high-quality food that the establishment offers. Chipotle and Alsea are planning to expand in Nuevo Leon later this year and into Mexico City in 2027. The company currently operates more than 41-hundred restaurants across the world.
>>Warren Buffett Snubs Bill Gates Foundation With Charitable Giving
(Omaha, NE) -- Warren Buffett is accelerating his charitable donations of Berkshire Hathaway shares with a notable exception. The former CEO of Berkshire is donating nearly six- billion dollars in shares to four foundations but the Bill Gates Foundation is not one of the recipients. Gates has been tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but denies any knowledge of Epstein's crimes. Buffett released a statement today saying his goal is to dispose all of his Berkshire shares within eight years, which are valued at 146-billion dollars. Gates' Foundation has received over 60-billion dollars in charitable donations from Buffett in the past.
>>Researchers Warn Of AI's Potential For Economic Transformation
(Undated) -- Economist and artificial intelligence researchers say policymakers "must act now" to address the massive economic transformation that AI could cause. Stanford University's digital economy lab organized a letter warning that "AI may become radically more powerful over the next 10 years," and noted "it could bring risks, including large-scale job displacement, as well as opportunities such as major gains in living standards." It has been signed by more than 200 economists and AI researchers from leading organizations around the world, including 16 Nobel Prize laureates. The letter urged industry leaders "to understand the economics of transformative AI and to build the incentives, guardrails, and institutions needed to steer AI in a direction that complements humans and benefits society."
