>>Oil Prices Down
(Undated) -- Oil prices are down slightly. Brent crude futures fell 67 cents this morning to 86-dollars-and-62 cents a barrel. West Texas oil dropped 63 cents to 82-51 a barrel. The prices temporarily spiked more than three dollars Friday after an Israeli attack on Iran.
>>Trump Media Warns Nasdaq Of Possible Illegal Activity Driving Down Share Prices
(New York, NY) -- Trump Media is alerting Nasdaq of possible illegal activity driving down share prices. CEO Devin Nunes wrote a letter to the exchange detailing what he believes is "naked" short selling. A "naked" sale is when someone sells shares in an asset without first borrowing them or ensuring they could be borrowed. Typically, traders must first borrow a stock or determine that it can be borrowed before selling it short. The company, which owns "Truth Social," is down by about 50-percent from its all-time high on March 26th, the day after it went public.
>>TN Volkswagen Workers Vote To Unionize
(Chattanooga, TN) -- After three attempts to unionize, Volkswagen employees in Tennessee are joining the United Auto Workers union. On Friday, workers overwhelmingly voted to join the union, making it the last global Volkswagen auto plant to unionize. The National Labor Relations board states over 26-hundred employees voted in favor of unionization. The UAW called the move "a historic victory." President Biden released a statement congratulating the union, saying unions "have helped raise wages and demonstrate once again that the middle-class built America."
>>Tesla Slashes Prices
(Austin, TX) -- Tesla is dropping prices. The electric vehicle manufacturer has faced declining sales recently, reducing prices of the Model X, Model Y and Model S by two-thousand dollars. The company also announced layoffs last week, firing roughly 14-thousand employees
>>Texas Bullet Train Could Begin Construction Within Ten Years
(Austin, TX) -- An Amtrak executive says construction on a Texas bullet train between Houston and Dallas could get underway within ten years. Senior Vice President Andy Byford told the Southwestern Regional Rail Conference that the national rail company is working with its partner, Texas Central, to develop the train. A 2022 ruling by the Texas Supreme Court confirmed that the 240-mile railway project has the authority to acquire the needed land through eminent domain. When finished, the train should make the trip from Houston to Dallas in 90 minutes.
>>"Civil War" Dominates Weekend Box Office
(Hollywood, CA) -- Civil War" tops the box office for the second straight weekend. Set in a divided America ravaged by sectarian violence, the movie earned an estimated eleven-point-two-million-dollars. "Abigail", the new horror movie from the team behind the recent "Scream" remake, narrowly finished second with ten-point-one-million-dollars. "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" took third and Guy Ritchie's new action comedy "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" took fourth, both grossing around nine-million-dollars. "Spy x Family Code: White" [[ Spy Family, Code White ]] rounded out the top five, taking almost five-million. This was a low grossing weekend, with the domestic box office raking in only about 65-million-dollars in total.
