Smart Cookies: Girl Scouts Launch New STEM Program
Raytheon sponsored a new program to build girls' confidence with STEM Skills. Generation STEM reports that 74% of teen girls are interested in STEM fields.
For full interview [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/the-girl-scouts-earn-a-badge-for-stem-education).
Stocks fell in the opening session Tuesday as earnings reports continued to pour in and as investors brace for the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision on Wednesday.
A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls.
