
MARKETS
Trump Pauses Strikes on Iran's Energy Infrastructure After Talks with Tehran
Markets Roundup

🏦 ECONOMY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: A New U.S. Facility Could Break China’s Grip on Critical Materials (OP)
Brent crude is down more than 8%, sinking to around $103, with WTI falling to around $90. (YF)
China's economy now grapples with persistent deflation, a weakening currency, and structural slowdowns that are causing it to fall behind global peers. (WSJ)
The housing bargain hiding in plain sight. (WSJ)
The U.S. economy is poised to demonstrate resilience amid rising oil prices, thanks to America's status as a net energy exporter, according to BNP Paribas analysts. (TS)
Fears of widespread job displacement from AI are being exploited by well-funded interests to push wealth redistribution, according to a new book. (BN)

🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Two Pilots Dead, 41 People Hospitalized After Plane Crashes Into Fire Truck at LaGuardia (NYP)
Trump immigration official Tom Homan said ICE agents will be deployed to U.S. airports on Monday. (CNBC)
Amazon is developing another smartphone more than a decade after its Fire Phone flop. (RTS)
The Gold Trump coin is moving forward after Treasury invoked rare authority. (FBN)
Elon Musk’s bold move that could upend TSA workers’ pay standoff amid DHS shutdown. (X)

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE

📈 HOT STOCK TIPS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Goldman Sachs Reveals Top Oil Stocks to Buy (TS)
Insider Monkey ranked the top 10 wide moat stocks to buy for long term growth. (IM)
Morningstar highlighted 3 cybersecurity stocks to invest in as AI reshapes industries. (MS)
Zacks listed the best gold stocks to buy for March 2026. (ZCK)

🌕 CRYPTO
⭐ Editor’s Pick: White House Reaches Tentative Crypto Regulatory Agreement (POL)
Bipartisan legislation aims to bar prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket from offering contracts tied to sporting events. (WSJ)
Ethereum faces a make-or-break moment in high-stakes balancing act as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount. (CD)
Kalshi raised more than $1 billion at a valuation of $22 billion in a new funding round. (TB)
North Carolina lawmakers proposed a bill to create a state Bitcoin Reserve. (BM)
Tech Roundup

🧠 AI
⭐ Editor’s Pick: What Workers Are Doing to AI-Proof Themselves (WSJ)
The Pentagon formally adopting Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system as a core component of military operations. (RTS)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is developing an AI agent specifically to assist him in performing his CEO duties. (CN)
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI. (TG)
A new AI model can detect advanced heart failure before it’s too late. (TBS)
Tencent launched a tool called ClawBot to integrate the popular open-source OpenClaw AI agent directly into WeChat. (RTS)

🤖 ROBOTS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: DNA Robots Are Coming: Tiny Machines That Could Transform Medicine (SCI)
Amazon acquired robotics startup Rivr, known for its stair-climbing, four-legged wheeled robots designed for "doorstep delivery." (CNBC)
China's DEEP Robotics unveiled a robot horse built for industrial work. (IE)

🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Inside “First of its Kind” Counter-Drone Laser Test in American Desert (DS)
How the Israel Defense Force's "digital brain" uses AI to reshape the battlefield. (YNET)
How a choice of deadly drones is only a few clicks away for Ukrainian troops. (NYT)
NASA's Space Launch System rocket returned to its Kennedy Space Center pad Wednesday, setting up Artemis II for a possible early-April launch. (MASH)

FREEDOM
Inside the Trump Administration’s Campaign to Expand Free Speech in Europe
Freedom Roundup

🏛️ POLICY & CULTURE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: California Sheriff Seizes More than a Half Million Ballots to Determine 2025 Election Integrity (BN)
The Justice Department sued Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus. (FOX)
OpenAI flagged links to the Republican fundraising platform WinRed as potentially unsafe while sparing equivalent Democrat ActBlue links. (NYP)
Actor David Spade blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) over Hollywood’s “terrifying” downfall. (YE)
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