Palantir CEO’s Grim Prediction for Democrats Sparks Media Meltdown

⭐ Editor’s Pick: ‘A Lot of Life Years Lost’: How NAFTA Shortened American Life Spans (NYT)

Oil prices held above $100 a barrel, with Brent crude at $101.15 amid the third week of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. (CNBC)

U.S. officials signaled that Navy escorts for ships through the Strait of Hormuz could begin soon. (AX)

The Trump administration is preparing to issue temporary 30-day waivers of the Jones Act. (INV)

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply to $54.5 billion in January 2026, down 25% from December. (BN)

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) unveiled a bill aiming to save first-time homebuyers up to $250,000. (FBN)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Inside the Exodus of California Billionaires to Florida (LAT)

TSA pay delays due to the partial government shutdown threaten to exacerbate airport delays across the U.S. (TTW)

Adobe's longtime CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down after 18 years once a successor is named. (WSJ)

Why a cartful of massive gold bars was spotted inside the White House last week. (NYP)

A 78-year-old man forced to work as DoorDash driver to make ends meet went viral, sparking a GoFundMe that raised nearly $500,000 to retire him. (NYP)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: This Fast-Food Chain Offers the Best Value on Burgers (RD)

How to avoid five common tax mistakes that could mean a smaller refund for you. (FBN)

U.S. News ranked the top savings accounts for 2026 based on high APYs up to 4.00%, zero fees and low minimums. (QZ)

CNBC Select named the most exclusive credit cards of March 2026. (CNBC)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Is Loading Up on This Stock in His Personal Accounts (MF)

Tortoise senior portfolio manager Rob Thummel recommended his top 3 energy stock picks amid Strait of Hormuz tensions. (YF)

Zacks highlighted the best stocks under $10 to buy for March 2026. (ZCK)

Morningstar listed the 10 best dividend stocks for 2026. (MS)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Crypto Whale Vaporizes $50 Million in Horrible Blunder (STW)

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is unlikely to advance out of the Senate Banking Committee before April. (TB)

JPMorgan was sued for allegedly enabling a $328 million crypto "Ponzi scheme." (CD)

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a Central Bank Digital Currency ban that was attached to a bipartisan housing bill. (DEC)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: The Unsung Powerhouse Rewiring American Medicine with AI (ALFA)

Meta delayed its next-generation AI model, code-named Avocado, citing underwhelming performance. (NYT)

xAI poached two top Cursor executives, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, aiming to accelerate Grok's coding capabilities. (X)

Pentagon CTO Emil Michael warned Anthropic's AI models risk "polluting" defense supply chains with policy preferences that could harm warfighters. (CNBC)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Humanoid Robot Is "Arrested" for the First Time (IE)

Ukraine’s robot army is now conducting a staggering 7,000 missions per month. (UM)

Iran's Shahed drone war is turning into booming business for the world's small drone manufacturers. (BI)

A hobbyist engineer constructed an air-hockey-playing robot companion. (HK)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Dishwashing Home Robot Maker Sunday Hits Unicorn Valuation (BBG)

AI automation platform Gumloop raised $50 million in Series B led by Benchmark. (TC)

Drone maker Swarm Aero raised $35 million in Series A funding led by Two Sigma Ventures. (AX)

Waiv, which uses AI to enable more precise testing of cancer, raised $33 million led by OTB Ventures. (SIF)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Feminist Monster Film Is Biggest Box Office Bomb Of 2026 (ZH)

Senate Majority Leader Thune announced a vote next week on Trump-backed SAVE America Act. (CNBC)

Democrats panic over Eric Swalwell’s California residency doubts as rival demands he quit the state’s gubernatorial race. (NYP)

Trump nominated State Department official Sarah Rogers as CEO of Voice of America's parent agency after a court ruled Kari Lake's leadership unlawful. (TH)