Morning News: April 3, 2026

Take Hormuz by Force? France and Britain Have Better Ideas

Macron Criticizes Trump and Calls on Allies to Unite Against US

Rival Nations Seize On Choke Points to Counter Trump

Tanker Carrying Iranian Crude Shifts Course from India to China

Iran Strikes Gulf Energy Sites as Trump Warns of Further Attacks

Bombing Iran’s Great Mosque Could Cost the World

Israel Resumes Biggest Gas Field After War Shut It for a Month

Fed’s Logan Says US Oil Producers Unlikely to Provide Near-Term Relief for Consumers

Jefferies Says UAE Injected $8 Billion Liquidity to Help Lenders

How Insulated Is the U.S. Economy From the Iran War?

Trump Budget Pits Spending Cuts Against Massive Defense Push

Blue Owl Reels as Investors Who Fueled Its Growth Now Want Out

401(k) Investment Menus Need a Reboot

Tariffs Strained U.S. Aluminum Supplies. Now the Iran War Is Making It Worse

U.S. Steel Tariffs Hurt America, Help China

A Bottle of Wine Shows the Slow-Motion Impact of Trump’s Tariffs

Trump Administration Unveils Up to 100% Tariff on Branded Drugs

JetBlue Raises Checked Bag Fees as Fuel Costs Soar

Amazon to Apply 3.5% Fuel Surcharge to Third-Party Sellers

The Era of AI FOMO Is Upon Us

Economists Once Dismissed the A.I. Job Threat, but Not Anymore

Jobs and Workers Are in Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It.

Skilled Foreign Workers Think About Leaving the U.S.

Bondi’s Firing Is Actually Good News

Trump’s Media-Bashing Is Coming Back to Bite Him in Court

SpaceX Targets More Than $2 Trillion Valuation in IPO

It’s Not Easy Being a Trillionaire

Under the Skin of America’s Humanoid Robots: Chinese Technology

Google/Meta Verdict: A Whole Lot of Nothing to Feed the Perpetually Alarmed

Google Workers Find It’s a Different Era for Activism

A Nintendo Cinematic Universe Can Learn From Marvel

Will Nike CEO’s Candor With Staff Have Any Effect on Performance?

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