"Well, I think it certainly sends a symbolic message out there to everyone that puts them on notice in case they hadn't been noticing that Texas really is, a substantial place in this regard," said Ray Perryman,

The Texas Stock Exchange starts test trading as it prepares to compete with Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange.

The doors opened today on the nation's newest stock exchange. The Texas Stock Exchange out of Dallas is part of the state's push to challenge Wall Street's dominance.

The Texas Stock Exchange launched a phased rollout Monday in Dallas, initially opening to members including banks and trading firms.

Oil prices ​inched lower on Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August ‌while exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, potentially adding to global supplies.

OPEC+ approved a new production increase for August as recovering crude supplies and easing geopolitical concerns kept oil prices near pre-conflict levels.

A group of oil-exporting countries has agreed to a modest increase in oil production, though current prices are already relatively low. Seven OPEC+ nations have said they will increase their production goals by 188,

A group of seven OPEC+ producers said on Sunday they would raise output by a combined 188,000 barrels a day next month, a restrained increase that comes as oil trades near its pre-war levels for the first time since the Iran war began.