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• It's Tax Day
  If it snuck up on you and you require a reprieve to prevent the government...
  If it snuck up on you and you require a reprieve to prevent the government from raiding your bank account, you’re not alone—the IRS expects 19 million people to file for an extension this year. The agency will automatically grant you a six-month extension, although it’s recommended you remit a payment today if you expect to owe money to avoid interest and penalties. The good news is you probably won’t have to fork over as much as Mark Cuban, who said he is sending the IRS $288 million today and is proud to pay his share.
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Monday Morning
  The 128th Boston Marathon is today: This morning, ~30,000...
  The 128th Boston Marathon is today: This morning, ~30,000 people will run, at varying speeds, 26.2 miles from Hopkinton, MA, to Boylston Street in one of the most famous races in the world. Productivity in your firm’s Boston office will be low as 500k spectators spill out to the streets to cheer on the racers and sneak in a few Monday morning beers. There is a bit of controversy this year, since the corporate sponsor, Bank of America, will get its logo on the famous medals.
  
  Scottie Scheffler won the Masters for the second time in three years, cementing his status as the most dominant pro golfer right now.
  
  McDonald’s has a plan to offset increased fast-food worker wages in California: Bring back bagels. The company is reintroducing the breakfast favorite in the state to drive more store traffic.
  
  Tesla cut its Full Self-Driving subscriptions in half for customers in the US and Canada, to $99 per month. The company is calling the software “Supervised FSD,” an acknowledgment that the cars are not yet fully autonomous.
  
  Civil War took home $25.7 million to be the top-grossing movie at the box office this weekend. The dystopian film from writer-director Alex Garland about a new conflict in the US exceeded expectations and gave studio A24 its biggest opening ever.
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• Oil prices, U.S. stock-market futures up slightly after Iran's attack on Israel
  U.S. stock-market futures were muted Sunday, as investors took a wait-and-see...
  U.S. stock-market futures were muted Sunday, as investors took a wait-and-see approach following Saturday’s aerial bombardment of Israel by Iran. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures, S&P 500 futures, and Nasdaq-100 futures were all up fractionally.
  
  Crude oil prices were little changed, at nearly $86 a barrel.  While some experts expect highly volatile trading in oil this week, with much depending on potential Israeli retaliation, others say the way Iran carried out the attack may reduce risk.
  
  
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• Israel weighs options for Iran attack response as Biden warns Netanyahu U.S. won't support a counterattack
  Israel's war Cabinet met on Sunday to discuss how to respond to Iran's...
  Israel's war Cabinet met on Sunday to discuss how to respond to Iran's attack — but concluded the meeting without a decision.
  
  Iran said its attacks against Israel — made in retaliation for the April 1 bombing of Iran's embassy in Syria — are now "concluded." Iran's attack, which saw more than 300 drones and missiles hurtle toward Israel, caused minimal damage, officials said.
  
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• U.S. oil drilling rig count steady after 8 weeks of hikes
  U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and...

  U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a fourth week in a row for the first time since September 2023, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on April 12.

  
  The total oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by three to 617 in the week to April 12, the lowest since November.  Baker Hughes said that puts the total rig count down 131, or 18%, below this time last year.
  
  Oil rigs fell by two to 506 this week, while gas rigs decreased by one to 109, their lowest since January 2022.
  
  The oil and gas rig count dropped about 20% in 2023 after rising by 33% in 2022 and 67% in 2021, due to a decline in oil and gas prices, higher labor and equipment costs from soaring inflation, and as companies focused on paying down debt and boosting shareholder returns instead of raising output.
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