## Minutes before Trump's announcement, $800 million in trades made on oil prices

Authored by 9news.com.au

6.50am New York time is an unusual time for a rush on trades on West Texas Intermediate May futures.

But it showed that all of a sudden, a substantial sum of money was bet on oil prices dropping and the stock market rising.

READ MORE: Single Trump post sends oil prices tumbling.

In the space of a minute, more than $800 million in trades was made on oil futures.

The S&P 500 futures market surged and crude oil prices dropped through the floor.

Today's future market trades are not the first time eyebrows have been raised at suspicious bets before a Trump decision.

Meanwhile on Polymarket, 150 accounts bet more than a million dollars that the US would strike Iran the next day. »

### Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms

Authored by edition.cnn.com

The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue fossil fuel projects in the US.

Monday’s deal builds on that, by trying to ensure companies can’t continue building under a future administration friendlier to offshore wind.

The Justice Department will use nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funds to reimburse the company for money it spent to purchase leases under the Biden administration. »

### Canadian Flight Attendant Survives Deadly New York Plane Crash

Authored by realmwire.com

Nine individuals were hospitalized with injuries, including flight attendant Solange Tremblay.

At the moment of impact, her seat was ejected more than 100 metres from the plane.

According to her social media profile, Tremblay had been working as a flight attendant with Jazz for 26 years. »

### Dying Light: The Beast Announces Restored Land Edition That Adds Lots of Free Content

Authored by ign.com

It's called Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land, and it includes the full game, all post-release content, and new Restored Land content.

It launches on March 26 and is free for existing players of Dying Light: The Beast.

In the meantime, don't miss IGN's review of Dying Light: The Beast as well as the 8 Things Dying Light: The Beast Doesn't Tell You. »

### UPDATE: Professional Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Player Arrested in Connection to Murder in Charles County

Authored by smnewsnet.com

Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officers responded and assisted in canvassing the locations to which Webber may have fled.

Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant for Webber’s arrest, and located Webber’s car in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The homicide is actively under investigation and further updates will be provided when they suspect and victims identity are released. »

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