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elise preston is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, elise. you. >> reporter: good morning, tom. great to see you. stock futures are indicating a lower open after a dismal day on wall street. the three major indices sunk after a disappointing u.s. retail sales report from the commerce department. the dow slid 282 points, the nasdaq dropped 137 points, and the s&p 500 fell 31 points, ending a five-session winning streak and posting its biggest decline in a month. >>> facebook says it will keep its ban on taliban content after the militant group regained control of afghanistan. the social media company says it won't allow accounts across all its platforms that praise support or represent the taliban. it made the decision based on the group's decision as a sanctioned terrorist organization under u.s. law. facebook says it has a dedicated team of afghanistan experts who are tasked with identifying and alerting the platform of emerging issues. >>> listen up, you may want to check your pantry. hostess is recalling some of its hot dog and hamburger b

elise preston is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, elisemorning, diane. stocks ended in the red yesterday. investors are anxious to hear more from federal reserve chair jerome powell at the central the nasdaq dropped 96 points, . th ending its five-day winning streak. >>> more travelers are canceling their flights as covid cases surge across the country due to the delta variant. the tsa reported its lowest air travel numbers of the summer this week. the agency says more than 1.4 million people took to the skies tuesday, and 1.5 million went through checkpoints wednesday. that's a large decrease from the 2.2 million people who hopped on planes in early august. >>> peloton is dropping the price of its original at-home bike for the second time this year. its core bike now costs close to $1,500. peloton said the cut is part of its mission to make the company's products more accessible and attainable. it's facing fierce competition from rivals producing cheaper products, and people returning to gyms. peloton's stock fell in after-hour trading af

elise preston is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, eliseng, diane. investors today will be keeping a close eye on a key federal reserve meeting where the central bank will tackle the tapering of its asset-purchase program. meantime, stocks yesterday reached record levels again. the dow was up 39 points. the nasdaq gained 22 points, closing at an all-time high. and the s&p 500 also hit a record adding nine points, logging a fifth consecutive day of gains. >>> delta airlines plans to charge unvaccinated employees on the company health plan $200 a month starting in november. the airline says the surcharge is the result of steep costs to cover workers who are hospitalized with covid. delta also said it will require weekly testing for unvaccinated employees starting nix month. the airline has encouraged employees to get the shot but has not made it a requirement. >>> only fans said it suspended a plan to band sexually explicit content. the move after the company faced backlash from its creators and advocates for sex workers. it tweeted yesterday

elise preston is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, eliseter: good morning, anne-marie. more second-quarter earnings reports are due out today including from uber, general motors, cvs health, and mgm resorts. health care and technology stocks led gains yesterday. the dow was up 278 points. the nasdaq gained 80 points, and the s&p 500 added 35 points closing at a record high. >>> more trouble for spirit airlines. the low-cost carrier canceled more than 400 flights yesterday. that's about 60% of its schedule. according to flight attendant aware, it's the third straight day of high cancelation numbers at spirit. a spokesperson blamed bad weather, system outages, and staffing shortages. >>> toy company mattel is honoring six women involved in the fight against covid-19. it's making barbies of each person. one of them is 59-year-old sarah gilbert who helped develop the astrazeneca vaccine. the others include an er nurse, two doctors, biomedical researcher, and a psychiatry resident. they'll be all part of barbie's role model series. >>> and your

elise preston is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, elise: good morning, anne-marie. well, investors get an indication of how the u.s. economy is doing when the july employment numbers are released this week. there's also another batch of second-quarter earnings reports, including from general motors and cbs health. wall street ended on a down note friday. the dow dropped 149 points. the nasdaq lost 105 points, and the s&p 500 fell 23 points. >>> two of the nation's biggest retailers are changing their mask policies. walmart is requiring all its workers including those vaccinated to wear masks in covid hot spots. it's also encouraging customers to mask up with plans to bring back health ambassadors who hand out masks at the store entrance. and kroger is now strongly encouraging everyone to wear a mask regardless of their vaccination status. both companies are making the change as the delta variant spreads through less vaccinated regions. >>> zoom has reached an $85 million settlement over privacy concerns. a lawsuit claimed the company viola

elise preston is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, eliseg, tom. stock futures are pointing to a lower open after another down day on wall street. investors got the jitters after minutes from the federal reserve's last meeting showed officials are increased agreement over tapering off support measures for the economy. the dow slid 382 points. the nasdaq dropped 130 points, and the s&p 500 lost 47 points. >>> the biden administration is reversing a trump-era policy and banning the use of a common pesticide that's used on farms. chlorpyrifos has been used on numerous fruits and vegetables, but it's been linked to potential brain damage in children. the epa administrator says the move is an overdue step to protect public health. the ban will take effect in six months. >>> hackers stole the personal information of more than 40 million people in a recent t-mobile data breach. the company said the names of its customers along with their social security numbers and driver's license information were all exposed. no phone accounts, account numbers, o

elise preston starts us live for today's money watch report. good morning elise americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. according to labor department s dipped to lings thatwas esit lo carnival cruises is among latest companies to tighten covid restrictions. all passengers regardless of vaccination status will be required to wear masks in certain indoor areas. passengers undergo covid-19 testing prior to cruises. other cruise lines already have similar protocols in place. >>> boosting wages to $15 an hour by next summer. the pharmacy giant says it will begin to increase hourly pay starting this month through next july. cvs which nearly has 300,000 employees currently starts workers at $11 an hour. it says more than 65% of hourly employees already make more than $15 an hour. gianna. >>> we hear there is a study breaking down the tipsiest states in the country. which topped the list? hopefully not california. >> no, 24/7 wall street looked at where americans like to binge drink most and found nearly a quarter of folks in wisconsin drink excessively foll