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Iran’s Hormuz toll booth points toward an L-shaped price plateau, not the V-shaped recovery traders want

True market clarity will emerge only when we shift our focus from fleeting financial reactions to the physical engineering realities that power the globe.

By Siddharth MisraMarch 28, 2026
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The Iran war could drag into 2027, analyst warns. The economic fallout is just getting started
By Jason MaMarch 27, 2026
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Anthropic accidentally leaked details of a new AI model that poses unprecedented cybersecurity risks
By Jim EdwardsMarch 27, 2026
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How a war in the Middle East is hiking your mortgage rate in America
By Jake AngeloMarch 26, 2026
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Trump says he wants the war wrapped up as fuel prices nuzzle up to $9 a gallon in California
By Jim EdwardsMarch 26, 2026
People on a breakwater backdropped by commercial vessels anchored in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, on March 22, 2026 in Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Trump wrote the tariff playbook. Now Iran is using it on the world’s most important oil route
By Eva RoytburgMarch 25, 2026
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PoliticsIranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 15 U.S. troops while 2,500 Marines arrive in the Mideast ahead of Trump’s new Hormuz deadline
By Aamer Madhani, Samy Magdy, Ben Finley and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026
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EconomyU.S. debt suddenly draws weaker demand as $10 trillion must be rolled over this year amid Iran war. ‘The bond market remains undefeated’
By Jason MaMarch 28, 2026
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C-SuiteMeta executives could earn nearly $1 billion each if they hit goals in pursuit of a $9 trillion valuation
By Claire ZillmanMarch 28, 2026
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Travel & LeisureAirbnbs are topping $6,000 a night in World Cup housing frenzy
By Maya Davis, Brandon Sapienza and BloombergMarch 28, 2026
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Economy‘Airport Dad’ faces reckoning amid long lines as travelers told not to arrive too early: ’90 minutes before departure is all you need’
By John Seewer and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026
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Real EstateBiden’s Build America, Buy America law spurs affordable housing bottleneck as Trump’s federal staffing cuts slow waiver approvals
By Charlotte Kramon and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026
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EnergyAs fuel prices soar on Iran war, some lawmakers push to suspend federal gas tax that pays for highway and public transit programs
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026
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PoliticsTrump signs order to pay TSA workers after House GOP rejects deal to end shutdown. ‘America’s air travel system has reached its breaking point’
By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026
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EconomyGoldman raises recession odds to 30% on higher inflation, lower GDP outlook as oil prices surge
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 25, 2026
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EnergyIran, the $39 trillion national debt and dedollarization: How Trump exposed America’s Achilles Heel in Hormuz
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 24, 2026
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EconomySoaring fertilizer prices could pressure a U.S. agricultural industry that supports 50 million jobs and over $10 trillion in output
By Tristan BoveMarch 24, 2026
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Middle EastAs war continues to rage, the World Economic Forum is the latest to postpone Gulf conference in Saudi 
By Kamal AhmedMarch 24, 2026
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Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of March 24, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMarch 24, 2026
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EconomyTrump searches for an exit strategy in Iran as $100 oil looms over the midterms
By Jim EdwardsMarch 24, 2026
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Middle EastPutin is the real winner in Trump’s Iran war as it puts Russian oil back on the map
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 23, 2026
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EnergyChevron’s CEO says oil prices are still too low—and the effects of the Strait of Hormuz closure are not ‘fully priced in’
By Jordan BlumMarch 23, 2026
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Economy‘Capital is a coward’: A whole new world of elevated risk will stay embedded in global markets, keeping prices higher everywhere 
By Jason MaMarch 23, 2026
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EnergyMarkets in meltdown after Trump threatens major escalation in the war against Iran
By Jim EdwardsMarch 23, 2026
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AsiaThe Iran war cripples Asia’s supplies of fertilizer and helium, threatening farms and chipmakers alike
By Angelica AngMarch 23, 2026
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EconomyMarkets wait for Trump and Iran to follow through on Hormuz threats that carry potentially catastrophic results
By Jason MaMarch 22, 2026
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Middle EastAs Trump eyes climactic battle for Hormuz, he could give Iran a ‘taste of their own medicine’ with a naval blockade that implodes the economy
By Jason MaMarch 22, 2026
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Economy‘Almost exactly offsetting the boost’: Higher gasoline prices this year could wipe out tax refunds from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 22, 2026
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CommentaryCompanies are now on the front lines of war. They need to act like it
By Jeremy BashMarch 21, 2026
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CommentaryThe Strait of Hormuz is the fourth large supply shock this decade. Welcome to the new era of global disorder
By Jon HilsenrathMarch 21, 2026
US President Donald Trump, left, and Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, speak to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. US officials said the White House is sending more than 2,000 additional Marines to the Middle East as it weighs a plan to seize Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub, a ground operation that would carry huge risks for President Donald Trump.
EnergyThree weeks into the Iran war that’s requested $200 billion, here’s what success for Trump might look like
By Jordan BlumMarch 21, 2026
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Middle EastIt’s looking like Trump’s war created a private oil lane for China and other countries willing to play ball with Iran
By Jason MaMarch 20, 2026
A man walks between two luxury cars with the skyline of Dubai in the background.
RetailThe Middle East is one of the world’s fastest growing luxury markets—and the war in Iran may cut its sales in half, analysts say
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 20, 2026
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BankingAs the U.S. gears up for a potential ground war in Iran, $100-plus oil threatens ‘demand destruction’ — starting in Asia
By Jim EdwardsMarch 20, 2026
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.
EconomyThe next time the Fed moves it’ll be to hike, according to one economist—whether or not Trump gets his new Fed chair
By Eleanor PringleMarch 20, 2026
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EnergyTrump officials say gas prices will return to normal in ‘a few more weeks,’ but his own Energy Department says it will be 2027
By Tristan BoveMarch 18, 2026
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 18, 2026 in New York City.
EnergyOil prices hit nearly $110 as Iran vows to escalate the war in ‘new ways’
By Eva RoytburgMarch 18, 2026
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CommentaryThe U.S. attacked Iran to show its power but the war is already lost. Epic Fury looks like an Epic Fail
By Guillaume LongMarch 18, 2026
A technician in Germany works on a battery system for a Volkswagen electric vehicle.
EconomyThe world’s EVs were already replacing 70% of Iran’s oil exports. The war just made that matter
By Tristan BoveMarch 18, 2026
Customer Jann Gregg of Schenectady pumps gas at the GasWay Xpress Mart at 1120 Erie Blvd. pump gas on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Schenectady, N.Y.
EconomyEconomists are ‘loath’ to call a recession, but the odds just hit 49% for the next 12 months according to Moody’s top economist
By Eleanor PringleMarch 18, 2026
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Big TechAs Trump rages against his allies, Republicans are asking what the plan is to end the chaos in Iran
By Jim EdwardsMarch 18, 2026
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PoliticsWho is Joe Kent? Meet the Green Beret, MAGA loyalist, and former political candidate who quit over Iran
By Catherina GioinoMarch 17, 2026
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CommentaryTrump’s Iran War looks improvised. It isn’t. Here’s the playbook he’s been running for decades
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianMarch 17, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerMarch 17, 2026
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