>>A Look Ahead At The Coming Week In Business
(Undated) -- Coming up in the business week ahead, things start off quiet today with no major economic reports on the calendar. Tuesday brings the consumer price index - a key indicator of the state of inflation. Wednesday should be another quiet day, while Thursday brings data on retail sales along with the producer price index and weekly jobless claims. Most analysts see the number of first-time requests for unemployment benefits coming in at right around 216-thousand, not far from where things were last week. A preliminary report on consumer sentiment wraps the week up on Friday.
>>GM Lowers Price, Starts Selling Blazer EV Models Again
(Detroit, MI) -- General Motors will be selling the all-electric version of the Chevrolet Blazer again at a lower price. Sales restarted today after a two-month halt in sales to fix software issues with the SUV. Chevrolet officials released a statement saying the software will improve features and functionality. The cost of the vehicle will be several thousand dollars less and is now again eligible for the 75-hundred dollar federal tax credit for EV's. The automaker will also now have an entry level model that starts under 50-thousand dollars.
>>Tuesday Is Equal Pay Day
(Washington, DC) -- Tuesday marks equal pay day. It's the date that symbolizes how far into the year that women have to work to earn what men earned in the previous year. The Labor Department says women in the U.S. earned about 20 percent less than men on average last year.
>>Panda Beats Dune At Box Office
(Hollywood, CA) -- It's a busy Oscar weekend at the box office as the top two films combine for more than 100-million-dollars. "Kung Fu Panda Four" tops the weekend box office with an estimated 58-point-three-million-dollars in its opening week. Last week's box office champion, "Dune: Part Two," is in second with 46-point-three-million. Debut films take the next two spots, but are well behind the leaders. "Imaginary" opened in third place with ten-million-dollars, followed by "Cabrini" at seven-point-five-million.
