Monica Ricks

People are still traveling and people are planning already to increase their budgets should costs exceed them.

Bloomberg's Jodi Laurie tells us cruise lines aren't hurting either, even with everything happening in the Middle East and numerous health scares like the hantavirus.

And a lot of people, a lot of Star Wars fans are heading to the movies this holiday weekend.

The Mandalorian and Grogu has been the highest grossing movie in the U.S.

and Canada, raking in $102 million in ticket sales over the last four days.

Sounds like a lot, but it's actually among the lowest debuts for a Star Wars flick since Lucasfilm was acquired by Disney in 2012.

The San Antonio Spurs tied up the NBA's Western Conference Finals last night, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder.

They'll play Game 5 on Tuesday.

Later tonight, the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers play Game 4 out east.

The Knicks lead that series three games to none.

Over in the NHL playoffs, the Vegas Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche.

Tonight, Carolina takes on Montreal.

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