Here are the 10 most important stories for Tuesday morning

Published Tue, Mar 14 20178:07 AM EDT

A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day. STOCKS/ ECONOMY -Stock futures are a bit down after Monday's mixed close. Muted trading is expected ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision. We get the Producer Price Index data for February later this morning. OIL/ ENERGY -U.S. crude oil prices are up about one half of one percent, but still at the $48 a barrel level. OBAMACARE REPLACEMENT -The Congressional Budget Office report on the GOP Obamacare replacement bill projects that 14 million people would become uninsured if the plan becomes law because it removes the requirement that all Americans get coverage. Most of that 14 million would be people who refuse to continue buying it for themselves. The report also says the plan would reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion over the next 10 years. DEALS/NO DEALS -Verizon sought to cut the price of its acquisition of Yahoo by $925 million to under $4 billion after news of repeated breaches at Yahoo became known. Instead it got a $350 million discount. Also, while CEO Marissa Mayer says she plans to stay on, filings show she would get a $23 million severance package if she were fired. TILLERSON PROBE -Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly used an alias e-mail address to discuss climate change issues while he was CEO of Exxon Mobil. The New York State Attorney General is looking into whether that e-mail was used to cover up the company's true understanding of climate issues. TRUMP'S FIRST 100 DAYS -President Donald Trump is giving the CIA the green light to conduct deadly drone strikes against militants. -The White House is seeking to cut as much as 50 percent of the U.S. contributions to United Nations programs. BREXIT LATEST -Now that Parliament has passed the latest Brexit procedural bill, Queen Elizabeth could give her public symbolic approval for leaving the European Union as soon as today. Meanwhile, the euro and the pound are trading near six-week lows versus the dollar. REFUGEE SUIT -Tennessee is suing the federal government and demanding that it stop resettling refugees in that state. TOSHIBA MESS -Toshiba plans to sell its U.S. nuclear power plant business

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) explains the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act during his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol March 9, 2017 in Washington, DC.

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A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day.

STOCKS/ ECONOMY

-Stock futures are a bit down after Monday's mixed close. Muted trading is expected ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision. We get the Producer Price Index data for February later this morning.

OIL/ ENERGY

-U.S. crude oil prices are up about one half of one percent, but still at the $48 a barrel level.

OBAMACARE REPLACEMENT

-The Congressional Budget Office report on the GOP Obamacare replacement bill projects that 14 million people would become uninsured if the plan becomes law because it removes the requirement that all Americans get coverage. Most of that 14 million would be people who refuse to continue buying it for themselves. The report also says the plan would reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion over the next 10 years.