Morning News: March 27, 2026

Ukraine Is Running Out of Cash to Pay for the War as Aid Falters

Russians’ Trust in Putin Hits Wartime Low as Fatigue Grows

The Pentagon Needs to Give Better Answers on Its ‘Golden Dome’

The Iran War Is Now All About the Future of Hormuz

China Hits Back at U.S. With New Trade Probes Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

Riyadh, Dubai Delay Finance Events as Iran War Disrupts Region

Iran War Threatens to Reverse Central Banks’ Role as Major Gold Buyers

How the Iran War Is Costing the Economy Its Buffers

Fertilizer Maker Yara Warns Farmers Are Being Squeezed by Price Surge Amid War

Resurgent Inflation Tests Faith in Fed’s Willingness to Tame It

Economists See War Pushing US Inflation Above 3%, Hurting Growth

Oaktree to Meet 8.5% Private Credit Fund Redemptions in Full

Homophones, Plurals and Language ‘Rulescucks’ Are Roiling Prediction Markets

He Did Not Intend to Lose $50 Million. No One Does

Health-Care Costs Are Forcing Terrible Trade-Offs

The Startup Selling Full-Body Scans as the Future of Health Care

Why College Graduates Feel Betrayed

Tracking Trump’s Efforts to Reshape Cultural Institutions

Inside the Sprawling World of MAGA Merchandise

Crypto for a Home? Coinbase Brings Token-Backed Down Payments to Housing Market

CrossCountry Mortgage to Acquire Two Harbors

An Invisible Bottleneck: A Helium Shortage Threatens the Chip Industry

Is Big Tech Facing a Big Tobacco Moment?

SoftBank Secures Record $40 Billion Bridge Loan for OpenAI Stake

Export Controls Risk Forfeiting the AI Race

An AI Upheaval Is Coming for Media. This Journalist Is Already All In.

Pernod Ricard Shares Pare Losses as Investors Warm to Mooted Brown-Forman Tie-Up

Why Kraft Heinz’s CEO Decided Not to Split the Company in Two

That McDonald’s Viral Video Is Good for Memes. But Sales?

Why Are Theater Tickets So Much Cheaper in London Than New York?

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