Market News
- US Inflation Gauges Likely Diverged Before War in Iran
by Vince Golle, Craig Stirling on March 7, 2026 at 9:00 pmA pair of inflation reports, including the Federal Reserve’s preferred price gauge, surface in the coming week after a dismal February jobs report that challenged perceptions the labor market is stabilizing.
- Traders Snatch Up Derivatives as Risks Grow: Credit Weekly
by Yash Roy, Davide Barbuscia, Tasos Vossos on March 7, 2026 at 8:00 pmWar in Iran. A weakening US jobs market. Artificial intelligence and the potential demise of whole industries. Growing pressure on private credit.
- Polymarket Founder Says War Bets Are Facing Growing Resistance
by Isabelle Lee on March 7, 2026 at 5:40 pmPolymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan said the prediction market industry’s war-related contracts face growing risks and acknowledged that rising visibility brings “more money, more problems” — a blunt concession from one of the sector’s most prominent figures that its flagship product threatens to become a political liability.
- Bloomberg This Weekend 3/7/2026
on March 7, 2026 at 5:39 pmThe news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity and context to the weekend’s biggest headlines, LIVE from New York. Joined by Global Affairs Journalist Elise Labott, The Atlantic Staff Writer Vivian Salama, Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Heritage Foundation VP of Institute for National Security & Foreign Policy Victoria Coates and State Department Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Former Deputy Assistant Secretary Jen Gavito. (Source: Bloomberg)
- AtaiBeckley Is Said to Explore Options for Main Psychedelic Drug
AtaiBeckley Inc. is working with advisers to explore options for its flagship psychedelic drug […]
- Trump Speaks on Global US Military Superiority
US President Donald Trump spoke at the 2026 Shield of Americas Summit saying that over the last […]
- Rising Gas Price Concerns, Fed Policymakers Cautious
Bloomberg News Economics Editor, Michael McKee, joins Bloomberg’s David Gura and Christina […]
- Trump Addresses Military Actions in Iran
During a live address at the 'Shield of the Americas' event in Doral, Florida, the President […]
- US Offers $20 Billion Reinsurance Plan to Spur Gulf Oil Flow
The Trump administration announced a $20 billion reinsurance program aimed at reviving shipping in […]
- Fmr. Iran, Venezuela Envoy: Don't Expect Troops in Iran
Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Elliott Abrams believes that […]
- India Raises LPG Prices as Hormuz Crisis Chokes Flows
India raised prices for its most widely used cooking gas for the first time in almost a year as the […]
- Henry Blodget on the Software Selloff Hysteria and the Problem for OpenAI
How AI will affect both media and software.
political news
- Trump Pays Respects to Six US Army Members Killed in Iran War
by Jeff Mason, Josh Wingrove on March 7, 2026 at 9:10 pmPresident Donald Trump honored six US servicemembers killed in Kuwait during the war with Iran, attending a solemn ceremony as their remains returned to home soil.
- Flávio Bolsonaro Narrows Gap Against Lula, DataFolha Poll Shows
by Leda Alvim on March 7, 2026 at 7:42 pmSenator Flávio Bolsonaro is narrowing his gap with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s looming election, with a new poll showing both effectively tied in a potential runoff vote.
- UAE President Tells ‘Enemies’ Country Is ‘No Easy Prey’
by Adveith Nair, Sam Dagher on March 7, 2026 at 4:28 pmUnited Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed warned the country’s “enemies” not to mistake its prosperity for weakness, delivering rare public remarks as Iranian strikes on the Gulf nation continue.
- Turkey Considers Deployment of F-16 Warplanes to Northern Cyprus
by Selcan Hacaoglu on March 7, 2026 at 4:27 pmTurkey’s military is considering the deployment of F-16 warplanes in northern Cyprus to bolster the defenses of the self-declared Turkish Cypriot state, people familiar with the matter said, amid a growing military buildup on the island as a result of the Iran war.
- For Israel, Iran War Culminates Battle Begun by Hamas Attack
by Ethan Bronner on March 7, 2026 at 4:18 pmAt dawn on Saturday Oct. 7, 2023, as rockets and gunmen poured into Israel from Gaza, Hamas military chief Mohammad Deif declared the Jewish state finished: “To our brothers in the Islamic resistance in Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, Iraq and Syria, the day has come.”
- Greer and LeBlanc Meet as USMCA Countries Gear Up for Talks
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met Friday in […]
- Saudi Arabia Intensifies Engagement With Iran to Defuse War
Saudi Arabia has stepped up direct engagement with Iran to try and contain a war in the Middle East […]
- FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Set to Leave Post Next Month
The head of the US Food and Drug Administration’s division of vaccines and gene therapies is […]
- Will Support Supplemental Funding: Rep. Wasserman Schultz
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) shares her reaction to the ongoing conflict in the Mideast. […]
- Petraeus Says Iran Objectives ‘Very Achievable’ From the Air
Retired Army General and former CIA Director David Petraeus says President Trump’s stated goals […]
Wealth
- Billionaire Joe Lewis Scores 3,500% Return on ‘Masterpieces’ Art
by Benjamin Stupples on March 7, 2026 at 10:00 amJoe Lewis once turbocharged his multi-billion-dollar fortune taking big swings in the currency markets. Now, the British investor and his family are cashing in on lucrative bets made in another sector: art.
- Bessent Blasts JPMorgan Over ‘Terrible’ Oil-Insurance Analysis
by Daniel Flatley on March 6, 2026 at 10:55 pmTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent blasted a JPMorgan Chase & Co. report for what he called “terrible” and inaccurate analysis about constraints over a US government lending agency’s ability to offer backup insurance for oil cargoes attempting to exit the Persian Gulf.
- IRS Issues Expansive Rules for $1,000 Payments to Trump Accounts
by Caitlin Reilly on March 6, 2026 at 4:45 pmParents would have up to 17 years to claim $1,000 government payments to tax-advantaged savings accounts that Donald Trump’s tax law grants to most children born during the president’s second term under rules proposed Friday.
- French Shipping Giant CMA CGM Warns on Middle East Conflict
by Tara Patel on March 6, 2026 at 4:13 pmCMA CGM SA, the world’s third-largest container line, warned that war in the Middle East could upend its projections for industry growth amid halted shipping routes and impacted transport in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Warner Bros. CEO Sells $113 Million of Stock After Paramount Bid
by Dylan Sloan on March 6, 2026 at 2:23 pmChief Executive Officer David Zaslav unloaded more than $113 million of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. shares this week, taking a chunk of money off the table as his company’s sale to Paramount Skydance Corp. marches toward completion.
Tech & Innovation
- Polymarket Founder Says War Bets Are Facing Growing Resistanceby Isabelle Lee on March 7, 2026 at 5:40 pm
Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan said the prediction market industry’s war-related contracts face growing risks and acknowledged that rising visibility brings “more money, more problems” — a blunt concession from one of the sector’s most prominent figures that its flagship product threatens to become a political liability.
- Pentagon Turns to Ex-Uber Executive in Anthropic Feud Over AI
by Rebecca Torrence on March 7, 2026 at 2:30 pm - Airbus Teams Up with Rheinmetall, OHB For Military Satellites
by Michael Nienaber on March 7, 2026 at 2:28 pmAirbus Defence and Space is mulling a joint bid with German defense giant Rheinmetall AG and domestic satellite manufacturer OHB SE to build a Starlink-like internet service for the Bundeswehr armed forces, according to people familiar with the matter.
- Stablecoin Firms Bet Big on AI Agent Payments That Barely Exist
by Emily Mason on March 7, 2026 at 2:00 pmCircle Internet Group Inc. and Stripe Inc. are racing to build payments systems for a world that doesn’t exist yet — one where autonomous AI agents transact millions of times a day, settling in stablecoins instead of swiping credit cards.
- Henry Blodget on the Software Selloff Hysteria and the Problem for OpenAIby Tracy Alloway, Joe Weisenthal on March 7, 2026 at 9:00 am
How AI will affect both media and software.
