Morning News: March 24, 2026

War Knocks Global Economy With Dual Shock to Growth and Prices

Europe Shows Early Signs of the Iran War’s Economic Costs

Iran Strikes Persist Even as Trump Claims Talks to End War

Oil Prices Rise a Day After 10% Plunge

For Western Oil Companies, War in Iran Means Bigger Profits, and Risks

Investors Question Whether Quick Peace in Iran Is Possible

How Investors Can Cope With TACO Whiplash

China’s $1.6 Trillion Fund Rekindles Ties With US Money Managers

Are US Recessions Going Extinct? That’s So 2003

The Real Debt Crisis Is That There Will Be No Debt Crisis

The End of FTC Political Warfare: Is It Coming Soon?

Cliffwater’s Father-Son Duo Is Lashed by Private Credit’s Brewing Storm

Gold at $10,000? Market Watchers Hold Firm on Forecasts Despite Bullion Bear Market Slide

Joe Kent Is a Conspiracy Theorist, Not a Principled Dissenter

Democrats Need a Better Affordability Agenda

Young Graduates Face the Grimmest Job Market in Years

JPMorgan Sees ‘National Security Risk’ in Old Grid Networks

Trump Sets Up ‘Pax Silica’ Fund to Reduce Global Dependencies

Battery Metal Curbs Sting Chinese Miners Who Spent Big in Africa

Apollo to Acquire Nippon Sheet Glass in $3.7 Billion Deal

AI Infrastructure Will Win U.S. the AI Race

How Nvidia Keeps Its Iron Grip on the AI Boom

Musk’s Terafab Fever Dream Exposes Reality of the AI Chip Crunch

Tesla Sales Rebound in Europe After Monthslong Slump

The Chinese Billionaire Who Says America’s EV Market Is Doomed Without Him

United Air Launches Record Fleet Upgrade With New Polaris Seats

Reality TV Confronts a Harsh TV Reality

Xi Jinping’s Morality Crackdown Has a New Victim: The Global Wine Trade

Smithfield Foods Sales Rise on Packaged-Meats Growth

Red Lobster’s Last Gasp

Estée Lauder in Talks to Acquire Spain’s Puig to Create Global Beauty Giant

Estée Lauder Buying Puig Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test

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Posted by on March 24th, 2026 at 7:06 am


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