For: April 6, 2026
>>Ahead Of The Bell
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after Wall Street was closed for Good Friday. Trading wrapped up Thursday with stocks mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 61 points to 46-504. The S&P 500 gained 7 points to 65-82. The Nasdaq jumped 38 points to 21-879.
>>Oil Prices Up
(Undated) -- Oil prices are up after President Trump launched a profanity-laced threat against Iran Sunday. The President said the U.S. would destroy power plants and bridges Tuesday if Tehran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz to commercial oil traffic. West Texas Intermediate oil futures are at around 111-dollars barrel after spiking at 115-dollars. Brent crude futures are at about 110-dollars
>>Gas Prices At $4.11 To Start The Week
(Heathrow, FL) -- Gas prices are at four-dollars and eleven cents on average nationwide as we start off the week. It was at three-99 a week ago, according to Triple-A. Nevada has now joined the list of states where a gallon of regular unleaded is going for more than five-bucks. Prices are still highest in California, at five-92 on average.
>>AI Firm Anthropic Launches New Corporate PAC
(San Francisco, CA) -- Anthropic is launching a new corporate political action committee. The artificial intelligence firm filed a statement of organization on Friday to form "AnthroPAC," and according to reporting from The Hill, it will be funded exclusively and voluntarily by employees. A bipartisan board of directors will oversee the PAC, which is expected to give money to candidates from both parties. Anthropic is now the latest technology firm to start an employee-funded PAC for election season as companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon have similarly structured PACs.
>>JBS Workers End Strike At Colorado Plant
(Greeley, CO) -- Union employees will get back to work at a one of the largest meatpacking plants in the nation tomorrow - JBS - on the promise of talks. UFCW Local Seven announced on Saturday that JBS has agreed to resume contract talks later this week. About 38-hundred union workers began striking at the plant on March 16th. The union has accused the company of unfair labor practices, an allegation the company has strongly denied.
>>WGA Reaches Deal With Studios
(New York, NY) -- The Writers Guild of America has made a surprise deal with major studios. The guild reached a tentative agreement on Saturday with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The deal will stand for four years, instead of the typical three-year term. Details were limited but the deal is expected to include a major cash infusion into the guild's health fund. The agreement must still be approved by the WGA board and sent to members for ratification.
