Morning News: April 9, 2026

Iran War Cease-Fire Can’t Undo the Middle East’s Energy Hangover

Oil Prices Edge Higher as Confidence in Cease-Fire Wavers

Chevron Says Iran War Reduced Production, Impacted Earnings

Iran and Ukraine Make Oil Shocks Look Too Easy

Irish Protesters Block Dublin With Trucks and Tractors Over Rising Energy Costs

How ‘Attritable’ Systems Are Changing the Economics of Warfare

From Merchants of Death to Merchants of Confusion

Trump Got Schooled by Iran. He’ll Never Learn

How Iran’s Information War Machine Operates Online

Extent of Damage to Middle East Energy Facilities Key to Economic Impact, OECD Says

Dollar Could Rise if Cease-Fire Fails to Hold and U.S. Inflation Jumps

Markets Have Faced a Year of Chaos and Still Done Awfully Well

No Matter Your Opinion on Iran, War Is Depression

Why Reviving the WTO Would Serve US Interests

Why Fed Rate-Cut Prospects Have Dimmed, With or Without a Cease-Fire

The Fed Can Only Watch Iran’s Energy Shock — and Wait

Fed’s Inflation Woes Preceded the War With Iran

Wall Street Is Whiffing on Its Economic Forecasts

Earnings Optimism Enhances Stocks’ Allure as Iran Worries Ease

US Bank Profits to Rise on Deals, but Iran War Fuels Outlook Uncertainty

How to Rebuild Cuba’s Crumbling Economy

Ares Management to Buy Whitestone REIT in $1.7 Billion Deal

This Is Why America Is Short Four Million Homes

As Legislators Attack Single Family, Multi-Family Residences Shine

Why the U.S. Fertility Rate Has Hit a Record Low

RFK Jr. Has Stopped Talking About Vaccines. A Memo Shows Why

CoreWeave, Meta Strike Another $21 Billion Deal for AI Computing

Gen Z Is Using A.I., but Doesn’t Feel Great About It

Samsung to Invest $4 Billion in Chip Packaging Site in Vietnam

Delta’s Ace in the Hole for Surging Jet Fuel Costs: Its Own Refinery

Disney Planning Layoffs Under New CEO Josh D’Amaro

The Dealmaking Gamble Threatening Estée Lauder’s Turnaround

Can Longtime Car Executive Luca De Meo Kick the House of Gucci Into Gear?

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Posted by on April 9th, 2026 at 7:05 am


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