U.S. stocks have started the week lower (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) following the largest one-day slide of Chinese stocks since 2007. Perhaps some big earnings from the likes of Twitter (TWTR), Facebook (FB) and Ford (F) can turn things around later in the week.
Here are some of the other stories Yahoo is keeping an eye on this week.
Crumbling infrastructure?
Tens of thousands of riders on the country's second largest commuter rail system - New Jersey Transit - had a messy commute again today, the fifth day of major delays in the last week in part because of electrical problems. The system uses a good chunk of rails and electric cables maintained by Amtrak that is working to restore aging elements of their network. But do the troubles in the north east mean infrastructure is a huge problem nation-wide? Our panel debates the issue in the attached video.
Airlines profiting on the backs of travelers
Profits of airline companies have surged over the past year. Just last week American Airlines (AAL) reported earnings of $1.7 billion dollars, its most profitable quarter in history. These profits have been aided in part by low fuel costs as well as the proliferation of fees. This all comes as the Department of Justice is investigating some of the big airlines for ticket price collusion.
Netflix DVD biz isn't dead yet
Netflix (NFLX) has an unexpected source of profits. While the company expects to just break even on its streaming operation in 2016, its often forgotten DVD-by-mail operation is producing hundreds of millions of dollars in profit each year, which is helping fuel its expansion into original content.
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