Columbus, OH

Multiple investment platforms, including Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard, Ameritrade, eTrade and Robinhood, reportedly went offline for a few hours beginning around 9 a.m. ET today. According to downdetector.com, reports spiked around 10 a.m. ET, with nearly 15,000 issues reported for Charles Schwab, 3,500 for Fidelity, 3,000 for Vanguard and 2,000 for Ameritrade.

Charles Schwab, Fidelity and Vanguard Among Investment Sites That Crashed This Morning

TheStreet

The change came after Friday's weak July jobs report.

Goldman Sachs revamps interest rate forecast as stocks slump

NBC News

In the market’s eyes, the Federal Reserve finds itself either poised to head off a recession or doomed to repeat the mistakes of its recent past — when it was too late seeing a coming storm. How Chair Jerome Powell and his cohorts at the central bank react...

Markets are counting on the Fed to head off recession with sizable interest rate cuts

Warren, MI

Stellantis will indefinitely lay off up to 2,450 U.S. plant workers in Warren, Michigan, later this year as it discontinues production of an older version of its Ram 1500 pickup. The company has not announced a vehicle to replace the truck. The layoffs are expected to start as soon as...

Stellantis laying off 2,450 plant workers due to discontinuation of Ram 'Classic' pickup truck

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Tesla Chairperson Robyn Denholm on Thursday concerning CEO Elon Musk and possible breaches of his fiduciary duty to the company. Warren wants to know whether the board has ever bothered to investigate Musk's use of Tesla resources to benefit his other companies, including SpaceX and xAI.

Tesla's board faces questions from Elizabeth Warren about Musk's corporate 'entanglements'

The Motley Fool

The Oracle of Omaha's short-term actions and long-term ethos don't always mesh.

Warren Buffett Has Sold Almost $2.3 Billion of Bank of America Stock -- and It's a Direct Reminder of His $56 Billion Warning to Wall Street

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Business Insider

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates are down significantly this week, opening the door for some homeowners to refinance.

Mortgage Interest Rates Today, August 9, 2024 | Rates Drop to 15-Month Low. Is It Time to Refinance?

Lo Toney, Plexo Capital founding managing partner, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss if it's time to buy the tech dip.

Plexo's Lo Toney maps the road ahead for the tech trade

Steve Weiss, founder and managing partner at Short Hills Capital Partners, joins CNBC’s 'Halftime Report' to explain why he sold Textron.

Trade Tracker: Steve Weiss sells Textron

Keith Lerner, Truist Wealth co-CIO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss why the market's 'excess' has run out, whether it's a good time to buy tech stocks, and more.

The economy is 'cooling,' says Truist Wealth's Keith Lerner

Florida State

In a divided vote on Senate Bill 1084, which would make a variety of regulatory changes including putting a ban on lab grown meat state-wide, Florida’s Senate and House ultimately decided to pass it, sending it on to Governor DeSantis for approval. DeSantis officially approved it on May 1, 2024, and the law came into effect on July 1, 2024.

DeSantis Signed New Florida Law: Selling Lab Grown Meat Is Now A Second Degree Misdemeanor

Chris Pyle spends the entirety of his workdays wearing a white tank top and boxer shorts, sitting in a recliner. It's an unusual setting for a mechanic, but a profitable one. Pyle started answering strangers' questions about their gas and diesel engines on JustAnswer as a side hustle in October 2006.

45-year-old mechanic quit his full-time job for his side hustle—now he makes $14,200 a month: My paycheck is 'very consistent’

Orlando, FL

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CJ Coombs

According to Nation's Restaurant News, the family-style Italian restaurant based in Orlando, Florida, Buca di Peppo, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Buca di Beppo maintains operations of 44 restaurants across 14 states amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Sixteen individuals have been charged in connection with a widespread "grandparent scam" that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions of dollars. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

16 Charged in Nationwide 'Grandparent Scam'; Millions Stolen

Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. Regulatory filings suggest the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the interest rates that brokerages pay customers on uninvested cash swept into bank accounts — probes that come as several firms face lawsuits alleging they paid unreasonably low rates to reap big profits at clients’ expense.

SEC Probes Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Over Cash Sweep Accounts

The U.S. unemployment rate has drifted upward over the past year, fueling recession concerns. The unemployment insurance program buckled during the Covid-19 pandemic under a deluge of claims. Experts say the system for unemployment benefits is ill equipped to handle the next economic downturn. Renewed fears of a U.S. recession...

The unemployment insurance program is unprepared for a recession, experts say

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

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The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

NewsBreak

Fed should cut by 50 basis points in September, says Charles Schwab's Kathy Jones

Kathy Jones, Charles Schwab chief fixed income strategist, joins 'Money...

Fed should cut by 50 basis points in September, says Charles Schwab's Kathy Jones

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