MARKETS

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This Top Iranian Commander Was Just Killed. It Could Be a War Game-Changer.

Markets Roundup

🏦 ECONOMY

  • Editor’s Pick: Pentagon Prepares for Massive "Final Blow" of Iran War (AX)

  • Travelers are facing the longest TSA wait times in history due to the Democrat-led shutdown. (NPR)

  • European Union lawmakers voted to advance talks on the bloc’s trade deal with the U.S. (MS)

  • Germany is drafting a plan for economic retaliation against U.S. companies in preparation for the next Trump clash. (BBG)

  • Mystery traders may have bagged $40 million-$50 million on Trump’s announcement to pause Iran attacks. (NYP)

  • The Federal Reserve posted an $18.7 billion operating loss in 2025, its third straight year in the red. (WSJ)

  • First U.S.-Ukraine reconstruction fund investment officially revealed. (KI)

🏢 INDUSTRY

  • Editor’s Pick: "Dirty Jobs" Star Mike Rowe Warns U.S. Workforce on "Cusp of a Revolution" (FBN)

  • Shocking close-up images show devastating destruction to Air Canada plane after deadly LaGuardia crash. (NYP)

  • The US Postal Service plans to implement a temporary price hike to address fuel costs. (FNN)

  • Washington Post suffered the worst print circulation decline among top 25 newspapers in 2025. (PG)

  • Elon Musk paused changes to X’s creator revenue-sharing program after backlash. (TC)

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE

  • Editor’s Pick: Vanguard Legend Jack Bogle's Advice for Anyone Who Started Saving Too Late (MON)

  • Fast-food shocker: Texas chain beats McDonald's, Burger King on value. (FOX)

  • How to save money on groceries: 13 tips for stretching your food budget. (YF)

  • The best strategies for paying off debt for 2026. (NW)

  • The best credit cards for shopping on Amazon for March 2026. (YF)

📈 HOT STOCK TIPS

  • Editor’s Pick: This $30 Million Meme Stock Just Surged 400% (TS)

  • Cathie Wood went bargain hunting: 3 stocks she just bought. (MF)

  • UBS identified its top stock picks in the oil sector, highlighting companies positioned for strategic exploration growth. (INV)

  • Marketbeat listed 10 stocks with explosive growth potential by 2030. (MB)

🌕 CRYPTO

  • Editor’s Pick: White House Clears Path for Crypto in $10 Trillion 401(k) Market (TB)

  • Coinbase again declines to support updated Clarity Act draft. (PB)

  • A pro-crypto advocacy group, Stand With Crypto, launched its 2026 midterms offensive. (SEM)

  • Morgan Stanley moved closer to launching its own spot Bitcoin ETF. (BM)

TECH

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‘Big Tech Invincibility is Over:’ Historic Ruling Against Meta Could Open Legal Floodgates

Tech Roundup

🧠 AI

  • Editor’s Pick: AI Tool Helps Weed Out Gaslighters and Narcissists (CN)

  • OpenAI put plans for an erotic chatbot on hold “indefinitely.” (ENG)

  • Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced legislation imposing a nationwide moratorium on new AI data center construction. (AX)

  • Federal prosecutors charged a Chinese national and two U.S. citizens with conspiring to smuggle millions of dollars’ worth of advanced AI chips to China. (DOJ)

  • Porn stars are embracing AI clones to stay forever young. (WIR)

  • Meet the AI company that food conglomerates call when they want to future-proof their products. (FOR)

  • Elon Musk’s xAI is “doubling down” on AI videos after OpenAI nixed Sora.

🤖 ROBOTS

  • Editor’s Pick: First Lady Melania Trump Arrives with Humanoid Robot at Tech Summit (X)

  • Meet Figure AI: The company behind the humanoid robot hosted by Melania Trump. (CNBC)

  • Scientists built a human-robot hybrid that turns people into real-life bionic centaurs. (IDR)

  • Yankees’ José Caballero lost the first robot challenge of a ball/strike call. (AP)

🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE

  • Editor’s Pick: Anduril Unveils New "Hunter-Killer" Drone Strategy to Counter Iranian Threats (FBN)

  • Army's new Black Hawk can fly itself, could reshape how wars are fought. (FOX)

  • NASA's first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft will send Skyfall helicopters to Mars in 2028. (SP)

  • Drone startup Shield AI will acquire software simulation company Aechelon and raise $2 billion at $12.7 billion valuation. (SH)

  • Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar detailed how America is "humiliating" adversaries with advanced military technology. (FOX)

FREEDOM

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Hillary Clinton Sparks 2028 Buzz

Freedom Roundup

🏛️ POLICY & CULTURE

  • Editor’s Pick: Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force Already Cracking Down on California (BN)

  • Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen was found guilty of "hate speech" for expressing her biblical beliefs about marriage in a decades-old church pamphlet. (GBN)

  • Loyola University Chicago’s student newspaper, The Phoenix, apologized for referring to the suspect in the murder of student Sheridan Gorman as an “illegal immigrant.” (BLA)

  • Actress Sydney Sweeney thanked U.S. troops serving overseas as she sends love to Air Force brother. (NYP)

  • A taxpayer-funded federal judicial handbook on scientific evidence, co-authored with the National Academies, is under fire for embedding activist-driven climate doomerism. (DW)

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