Morning News: March 19, 2026

The US Says It’s Winning in Iran. Time to Act Like It

Oil and Gas Prices Jump as Strikes on Gulf Facilities Escalate

Gas Prices in Japan Hit Record High, Testing Leader’s Cost-of-Living Pledge

Tens of Thousands of Seafarers Are Caught in Persian Gulf Crossfire

Lloyd’s CEO Says It’s Critical Mideast War Cover Stays Available

The Iran War’s Economic Threat to Europe and Asia

The Enormous Financial Cost of Three Weeks of War in Iran

Norway’s $2 Trillion Wealth Fund Is Sounding a Warning on Iran

Why Tech Giants Are Ditching the Power Grid

Geothermal Escapes Trump’s Renewable Crackdown, Boosts Fervo’s IPO Bid

India’s Energy Generation Capacity May More Than Double by 2036

The Future of Climate Science Without the US

Economists Don’t See a Recession Unless Oil Hits $138—and Stays There for Weeks

Bank of England Signals Readiness to Raise Rates if Iran War Persists

Trump Wants Powell Out. Powell Is Digging In

The Best We Should Hope For From the Fed: Nothing

Federal Reserve Maintains Rates and Watches Risks From Iran War

Why Companies Are Chopping Up Big Bond Deals Into Smaller Pieces

Your March Madness Bracket Could Wreck Your Stock Portfolio — So ‘Sit on Your Hands’ Until April 6

Being ‘the Next Warren Buffett’ Sounds Like an Honor. It Is More of a Curse

Florida’s Red Wall on Immigration Is Starting to Crack

The Trump FCC’s Harassment of Apple Sets a Bad Precedent for the GOP

Crypto.com Cuts 12% of Staff and Pins Job Losses on AI Push

As EV Market Stalls, Battery Makers Shift to Grids and Data Centers

Congress’s Online Safety Agenda Perilously Ignores Parents

Eight States Sue to Block $6.2 Billion Nexstar-Tegna Merger

Lilly’s Experimental Diabetes Shot Yields Record Weight Loss in Study

Ozempic Is About to Go Generic for Billions of People

Uber to Invest Up to $1.25 Billion in Rivian Robotaxis

Disney’s Iger Joins the Boomerang Club of Ho-Hum Returns

Meet the Rich Retirees Moving Onto Cruise Ships Full Time

Darden Sales Rise, Boosted by LongHorn Steakhouse

Harry Styles Is Selling Sex — Even If Wall Street Won’t

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Posted by on March 19th, 2026 at 7:08 am


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