Morning News: March 25, 2026

The Choking of Hormuz

The Oil Supply Crunch Is Spreading From the Gulf to the Rest of the World

In Iran War, Cheap Drones Remain Wild Card

Defense Spending, and the 5% of GDP Fallacy

What Happened After a U.S. Warship Hit an Iranian Mine in 1988

The ‘Don Tzu’ Solution to Ending the Iran War

Oil Theft Is Burning a Billion-Dollar Hole in the West Texas Economy

Gas, Not Oil, Is Where US Energy Dominance Matters

Why Are We Clinging To a Law That Makes Gasoline More Expensive?

What Soaring Fuel Costs Mean for Your Air Travel

The US Needs More Air Traffic Controllers. Is It Safe to Fly?

The Lines, the Prices, the Anxiety: Can Air Travel Get Any Worse?

There’s One Clear Winner From the Long TSA Wait Times at Airports

Will Trump (and Russ Vought) Protect Your Financial Data?

In Washington’s War on Data, the Economy and Public Will Lose

Argentina’s 50-Year-Old Coup Still Resonates

How a Dirty Money Trail From Venezuela to Iran Brought Down a Swiss Bank

Gold Has Been a Terrible Iran War Hedge — Why?

A Coach, Mechanic or Housekeeper, but for Your Finances

US Mortgage Rates Jump Further to Five-Month High of 6.43%

Tricolor Implosion Pits Wall Street Against Immigrant Car Buyers

ICE Has Left Minneapolis. The Economic Hangover Hasn’t.

The Death Spiral of a $250 Million Satellite Startup

How Selling to a Repressive Regime Almost Broke a Tech Firm

How the Iran War Could Split the AI Boom in Two

Adani Eyes Partnerships With Meta, Google Amid Data Center Boom

Meta Targets $9 Trillion Valuation With New Executive Incentive Program

CoreWeave Shares Lag Rival Nebius in Wild Year Since IPO

Merck to Acquire Terns Pharmaceuticals in $6.7 Billion Deal

Disney CEO’s First Week Marred by ‘Fortnite,’ OpenAI Woes

The Company Where Driving the Wrong Car to Work Can Get You a Ticket

Chewy Posts Higher Profit, Revenue

Labubu Maker’s Earnings Show It’s Not Toying Around, But Investors Aren’t Amused

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Posted by on March 25th, 2026 at 7:05 am


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