
MARKETS
The Stunning Mission of What Seizing Iran’s Nuclear Material Would Actually Require
Markets Roundup

🏦 ECONOMY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Trump Briefed That Iran's New Supreme Leader Is Likely Gay—His Reaction Was Priceless (NYP)
The Trump administration plans to announce as early as this week a coalition to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. (INV)
Trump indicated he may delay his planned summit with China’s Xi if Beijing does not assist in reopening the Strait of Hormuz. (BBG)
DOJ plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling blocking subpoenas to the Federal Reserve in its investigation of Jerome Powell. (CNBC)
Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to direct Sable Offshore to restart offshore oil operations off California's coast. (FBN)

🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Meet the Man Who Is a Car Dealer’s Worst Nightmare (WSJ)
A never-before-told account of how Jeff Bezos upended the Washington Post and how he’s trying to save it. (NYT)
He was Chevron’s man in Venezuela—and a CIA informant. (WSJ)
A strong chemical smell forced a flight halt at four major DC-area airports. (AP)
Peter Thiel secretly urged Elon Musk to unsign Bill Gates’s Giving Pledge. (NYT)
Live Nation worker admitted ignoring predatory ticket broker practices, according to court document. (NYP)
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick is the latest tech billionaire to relocate from California to Texas. (TBPN)

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Do You Believe You Can't Retire? You Need to Read This Right Now (KIP)
Haven't filed your taxes yet? Here's how to get a bigger refund. (FOX 5)
A car expert offered six tips to help drivers minimize sticker shock at the gas pump. (USN)
Insurify shared nine expert strategies for how to get cheaper car insurance. (INS)

📈 HOT STOCK TIPS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Magnificent High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold (MF)
Insider Monkey ranked eight drone stocks as top buys for the next three years. (IM)
Benzinga listed five stock picks from Wall Street's most accurate analysts. (BZ)
Zacks highlighted its top five most promising quantum computing stocks for March 2026. (ZCK)

🌕 CRYPTO
⭐ Editor’s Pick: These AI Agents Are Helping Traders Score Huge Returns on Prediction Markets (CD)
Australian Senate committee endorses proposed legislation to bring digital-asset platforms and tokenized custody services under the country's financial-services regime. (DEC)
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller predicts stablecoins will underpin global payment systems within 10 to 15 years (TB)
Bitcoin sold off first when the U.S.-Iran war began. Two weeks later, it's outperforming nearly everything. (CD)
Tech Roundup

🧠 AI
⭐ Editor’s Pick: "Sexy Suicide Coach": OpenAI’s Bid to Allow X-Rated Talk Is Freaking Out Its Own Advisers (WSJ)
Most AI-generated videos on social media about the U.S.-Iran war push pro-Tehran narratives, exaggerating Iran's military prowess with fake depictions of major strikes. (NYT)
Researchers developed an AI tool that can predict heart disease up to 15 years before onset. (TN)
Alibaba plans to launch an agentic AI service built on its Qwen model that handles real-world tasks such as operating computers, browsers, and cloud servers. (BBG)
Meta agreed to spend up to $27 billion over five years on AI infrastructure from Nebius. (BBG)

🤖 ROBOTS & DRONES
⭐ Editor’s Pick: You Have No Idea How Crazy Humanoid Robots Have Gotten (ZH)
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick is launching a robotics startup called Atoms, targeting automation for mining and logistics. (BT)
San Francisco-based startup Foundation deployed humanoid robots to Ukraine for frontline reconnaissance testing in the Russia-Ukraine war. (IE)
Pokemon Go players unknowingly built a massive image database that is now used to train robots. (PA)
I’ve experienced several types of warfare. Drones are the worst. (WAPO)

🤝 VENTURE CAPITAL
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Tether Has So Much Cash That it’s Becoming a VC (PB)
Frore Systems, developer of LiquidJet cooling for AI chips, hit unicorn status in a $143 million Series D at a $1.64 billion valuation, led by MVP Ventures. (BBG)
Zero Homes, a startup that aims to solve HVAC issues plaguing homeowners, raised $16.8 million in Series A funding led by Prelude Ventures. (TCD)
FREEDOM
This Woke City Quietly Relaunched Scandalized Free Money for Black Residents Program
Freedom Roundup

🏛️ POLICY & CULTURE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Bus Driver Quits On the Spot After Being Told to Take Off His MAGA Hat (DM)
Oscars viewers slammed actor Javier Bardem for woke virtue-signalling during the awards ceremony. (GBN)
DOJ quietly issued a first-ever correction to the Mueller report over its infamous "golden showers" footnote.
In undercover videos, Arizona State U. administrators admitted that DEI policies continue, despite a federal ban. (CF)
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