the good news, gas prices still near historic lows. airlines are making it easier to change flights if you re connecting through texas or headed there. most u.s. airlines are waiving change fees for flights in the region, including the biggest four american, delta, united, and southwest. global stocks slightly higher today after they closed down yesterday. the concern on wall street here is government funding including making sure the u.s. raises the debt limit in time. from washington to wyoming, investors are tuning in today for the fed s annual jackson hole conference. the head of both the eu and the u.s. central banks will speak. watch if fed chief janet yellen says anything about the future of interest rate policy, especially rate hikes this year. apple is bringing its billion-dollar bringing a billion-dollar investment to iowa. the ceo, tim cook, announcing plans to build a $1.3 billion data center just outside of des moines. the facility will help power apple s app sto