For: September 10, 2026
>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this mornign after stocks closed lower yesterday. It comes as crude oil prices have topped 100-dollars a barrel as fighting between the U.S. and Iran ramps up in the Persian Gulf. The escalation of the conflict is raising the risk of oil prices surging above 120-dollars a barrel as attacks on shipping intensify, according to a Goldman Sachs research head. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 405 points to 52-380. The S&P 500 fell 37 points to 76-36. The Nasdaq dropped 168 points to 26-253.
>>Treasury Department Triples The Maximum Of U.S. Government Debt Buyback
(Washington, DC) -- The Treasury Department is tripling the max amount of U.S. government debt it can buy back in an effort to lower surging bond yields. The department is increasing the buyback limit to six-billion dollars per operation. The day before the announcement, the 30-year Treasury bond yield surpassed 5.33 percent, the highest mark since before the 2008 financial crisis.
>>White House Proposal Could Pay Married Couple Subsidies If One Parent Stays At Home
(Washington, DC) -- The White House may soon reveal a proposal to pay a married couple subsidies if one parent stays at home. The New York Times was the first to report on the proposal, writing that a Health and Human Services Department fund established in the 1990s could be used for the program. It's meant to help lower-income parents afford child care. It typically offers about nine-thousand dollars per child annually. The Trump administration has not revealed specific details about the program, but a new analysis by SmartAsset used data from MIT's Living Wage Calculator to look at how much a sole working parent would need to earn across the U.S.to support a partner and one child. In Hawaii and California, that number is more than 100-thousands-dollars a year. Arkansas is the only state in which a parent could earn less than 70-thousand annually to support a family of three.
>>Apple Unveils New Products
(Cupertino, CA) -- Apple fans will soon be able to get their hands on the company's first-ever foldable iPhone. The tech giant unveiled the new iPhone Duo during its "Surprise and Shine" event on Wednesday. It will cost about two-thousand dollars and will be available to preorder starting October 16th. Apple also debuted the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max which will hit shelves September 18th. The event was the first annual fall showcase to be held under new CEO John Ternus.
>>Teachers Union Reaches AI Deal With Microsoft
(New York, NY) -- The American Federation of Teachers and Microsoft are reaching what's considered a first of its kind agreement regarding artificial intelligence. The deal comes just days after New York City's public schools banned AI for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. Officials say the agreement stops the tech company from tracking students, using teacher and student data to train AI models, and allowing AI systems to independently make decisions in schools without human oversight. The union says its talking with other major companies to adopt similar regulations.
>>Walmart Partners With Dunkin
(Bentonville, AR) -- Walmart is running with Dunkin' in a new delivery partnership. The retail giant is expanding their restaurant delivery business with Inspire Brands, the parent company of Dunkin.' This new partnership will now allow customers to order drinks and food along with their Walmart delivery order in the shopping app. The rollout will start with 150 Dunkin' locations inside Walmart stores and expand to roughly ten-thousand locations across the country. The move builds on Walmart's restaurant-delivery test with Subway and puts the retailer in more direct competition with services like DoorDash and Uber Eats.
>>Dog Supplements Recalled Over Potential Salmonella Contamination
(Topeka, KS) -- Two supplements for dogs are recalled over a potential salmonella contamination. According to a company notice the FDA posted, the company Fi is recalling the products over an ingredient supplied to its manufacturer. The manufacturer has stopped production while it investigates. The two supplements were sold directly to consumers and also distributed through online outlets Amazon and Chewy, and they include the Fi Calming supplement for Dogs and the Fi 8-in-1 Formula supplement for. Dogs.
