Morning News: March 12, 2026

Trump Has Never Been a Planner, and in War That’s Deadly

Mideast Shipping Crisis Widens With More Tankers Hit in Gulf

Iran War Causes Biggest-Ever Oil Market Disruption, IEA Says

President Trump’s Head-Spinning Pivot on an Emergency Oil Release

Why Oil Prices Surged Even After the Release of Strategic Reserves

Japan Has Spent Decades Preparing for an Energy Crisis. Is It Enough?

Oil Expats Desperately Needed in Venezuela Don’t Want to Go Home

Iran War Is Good for America’s Natural Gas Industry

Germany’s Economic Institutes Downgrade Growth Forecast on Iran War

Iran War Pushes Indian Firms to Pull $2.1 Billion of Bond Sales

War Cost Sinks Long-Term Government Bonds on Deficit Worries

War Has Sent Thousands of Planes Flying in the Other Direction

Costco Sued by Customer Over Tariff Refund

Trump Administration Suggests Tariff Refunds May Take Significant Time

The Two Main US Inflation Gauges Are Telling Different Stories

Why Voters Might Finally Blame Trump for Rising Costs

Consumers Don’t Blame Affordability Challenges On Credit Cards

Blue Owl Tells Investors Its Loan Sale Had No Hidden Incentives

Private Credit Exodus Forces Caps at Cliffwater, Morgan Stanley

Deutsche Bank Flags a $30 Billion Exposure to Private Credit

Germans Aren’t Lazy. There’s a Reason They Work Less

Finland Is Ready for Russia. Is Anyone Else?

US Starts Trade Probe Into China, EU in Trump’s Tariffs Revival

China’s OpenClaw Frenzy Tests Xi’s Approach to Regulate AI

Anthropic Isn’t Exaggerating About an AI Panopticon

Amazon’s Win Against Perplexity Kicks AI Shopping Wars Into High Gear

Meta Dives Into the Complicated World of Chipmaking

Coders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happy About It?

Tesla’s Grand Plan for the Future Is a Car With No Steering Wheel

A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care

Lilly Warns on Compounded Zepbound After Finding Impurity

The Unsung Compassion of Walmart’s Supercenters

Live Nation Can ‘Gouge’ Fans on Fees, Ticketing Executives Boast

Universal Will Give Movies Longer Exclusive Runs in Theaters

Papa John’s Draws Fresh Takeover Interest From Qatari-Backed Fund

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