
Markets Roundup

🏦 ECONOMY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Trump Delivers His Strongest Ultimatum to Iran to Date (CNBC)
Multiple Chinese vessels retreated at the Strait of Hormuz after Iran warnings in rare move. (FBN)
U.S. economists expect modest stabilization in the labor market for March, with nonfarm payrolls forecast to rise 60,000 after a 92,000 drop in February. (INV)
The market’s volatility amid the Iran war has left leading U.S. stocks “extremely cheap,” said billionaire investor Bill Ackman. (MW)

🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Inside “Billionaire Bunker”: A Rare Look at America’s Most Guarded Enclave (FOX)
Amazon just made a move that could change how you shop everywhere. (TS)
A Kentucky Powerball winner, who won a $167.3 million jackpot, now faces his third arrest for allegedly burglarizing a home. (NYP)
Bill Gates’ pal Boris Nikolic asked Jeffrey Epstein for ‘nude’ pics of ‘hot girls,’ bantered about strippers. (BBG)
Coca-Cola bottles have yellow caps again — here’s why people are stocking up. (NYP)
Dollar General makes a big change that might upset customers. (TS)
Chocolate products recalled over hidden drugs deemed "life-threatening." (FBN)

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: 14 Costco Hidden Gems That Smart Shoppers Swear By (CHE)
10 ways to quickly build your net worth in 2026, according to top personal financial expert Humphrey Yang. (ML)
7 simple steps to lower your social security benefit taxes. (MF)
Best same-day emergency loans for April 2026: Get fast funding after approval. (YF)

📈 HOT STOCK TIPS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: 3 Artificial Intelligence Stocks That Could Help Set You Up for Life (MF)
Insider Monkey highlighted 15 large-cap stocks with the highest dividends. (IM)
Zacks Investment Research listed 2 great tech stocks to buy now down 65% and 35%. (ZCK)
Top 5 cybersecurity stocks to watch, according to Morgan Stanley. (INV)
Logan Paul sold a Pokémon card for more than $16 million. Here’s why investors are watching. (CNBC)

🌕 CRYPTO
⭐ Editor’s Pick: "What the Hell?": Frustration Boils Over as Stablecoin Bill Stalls (TB)
Intercontinental Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange parent firm, invested another $600 million into Polymarket. (IR)
Canada proposed banning crypto political donations. (CT)
Morgan Stanley will enter the Bitcoin ETF race with a market-leading low fee. (CD)
Tech Roundup

🧠 AI
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Which Is The Best AI For Medical Questions? Here’s The Winner (FOR)
Inside the rise and fall of OpenAI's Sora. (WSJ)
The people who are using AI at home to free up their time. (WSJ)
DeepSeek's chatbot suffered a major outage of over seven hours in China, its biggest outage since its debut in 2025. (BBG)
Eli Lilly bets big on AI-generated drug discovery. (MB)
7 AI tools to build a profitable one-person business. (ENT)

🤖 ROBOTS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: This Yard Robot Replaces Four Seasonal Machines (GADG)
Twins manager becomes first victim of robot umpire revolt. (OK)
Xiaomi unveiled a bionic hand for its humanoid robot featuring a liquid-cooling system that mimics human sweat glands. (IE)
Mark Cuban said homes will be redesigned completely to accommodate robots that could look like ants. (BEZ)

🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Anduril Co-founder Trae Stephens: Silicon Valley and Washington Must Build Together (TFP)
First Ukraine, Now Iran: A new era of drone warfare takes hold. (RCD)
The current U.S. military laser weapons are nothing compared to what's in store. (BGR)
Inside NASA’s game plan to accelerate lunar landings. (SN)
FREEDOM
"I’ll F**king Kill You": ‘No Kings’ Protesters Push, Threaten Conservative Reporter
Freedom Roundup

🏛️ POLICY & CULTURE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Israel Reaches Agreement with Latin Patriarchate to Access Church of Holy Sepulchre Amid Security Concerns (JPOST)
The EU plans to tighten border controls and accelerate deportations of illegal migrants, adopting tougher measures inspired by Trump. (BN)
“Project Hail Mary” won rave reviews as anti-woke Hollywood blockbuster. (FOX)
Fraud whistleblowers could make millions as Bessent cracks down on sprawling scams. (NYP)
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