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Iran supertanker pushes through strait for China

A VLCC, an LPG ship and a couple of bulk carriers, all linked to Iran, were among the vessels seen exiting the Gulf early Sunday.

By Prejula Prem and BloombergMarch 15, 2026
Japan says dispatching ships to Middle East faces high hurdles
By Isabel Reynolds, Nicholas Takahashi and BloombergMarch 15, 2026
Bahrain starts output cuts at world’s top aluminum smelter
By Mark Burton and BloombergMarch 15, 2026
U.S. energy chief signals Iran war may last several more weeks
By Jen Judson and BloombergMarch 15, 2026
Bessent leads U.S. talks with China ahead of Trump-Xi summit as Iran and trade war loom over ‘big year’ for bilateral ties
By The Associated PressMarch 15, 2026
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75% of resumes never reach a human: the new rules of job searching in the AI era

The post-Covid labor market is gone. What should workers do now?

By Alex ChepovoiMarch 15, 2026
After 93 years and a 25-hour filibuster, Washington finally has an income tax, and billionaires are already packing their bags

Howard Schultz is heading to Miami. Jeff Bezos left in 2023. Now Washington’s new 9.9% millionaires tax is testing whether the state’s wealthiest residents see their home as more than a line on a tax return.

By Catherina GioinoMarch 15, 2026
Getting Americans outside added 5 million jobs and $1.3 trillion to the economy in 2024, before staffing and budget cuts came for national parks

It could be an ‘existential’ threat to the small businesses that rely on them.

By Tristan BoveMarch 15, 2026
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How Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman found her ideal job: ‘I realized I liked risk-taking more than risk management’

Friedman shares the mindset that shaped her career.

By Sheryl EstradaMarch 15, 2026
Meta’s new AI team has 50 engineers per boss. What could go wrong?

The management structure is an extreme test of the “flat” organizational model that more U.S. companies are embracing.

By Claire ZillmanMarch 14, 2026
Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi on why the crypto exchange’s new Fed master account access and NASDAQ partnership isn’t designed to ‘disrupt the banking system’

How the crypto exchange Kraken plans to make the plumbing of the financial system more efficient.

By Leo SchwartzMarch 13, 2026
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This 18-year-old college student accidentally emailed thousands of classmates—it turned his pet-sitting business into a valuable side hustle

University of Alabama student Hector Gutierrez joins a growing number of Gen Zers building their own businesses before even finishing college.

By Preston ForeMarch 15, 2026
Banning institutional investors from buying homes will backfire for many Americans, experts say

“Banning a small piece of the market does nothing to solve for the actual affordability challenges facing people who want to buy a house,” rental economist Jay Parsons said.

By Jacqueline MunisMarch 15, 2026
Trump seeks to close a $1.6 trillion revenue gap with new tariffs that will be easier for people to challenge

“I wouldn’t bet against this administration being able to get back on paper the same effective tariff rate they had before.”

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressMarch 14, 2026
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Kraft Heinz and the cost of narrow capitalism

Kraft Heinz’s fate is not an unfortunate misstep in brand management. It is a warning about where narrow capitalism leads.

By Paul PolmanMarch 14, 2026
Inside Lululemon’s founder’s war with the board he says is killing his brand

Chip Wilson says the brand that ushered in the era of $100 yoga pants has lost its soul, and he’s using a very public proxy campaign to make his point.

By Phil WahbaMarch 14, 2026
Ray Dalio: I’ve studied 500 years of history and fear we’re entering the most dangerous phase of the ‘Big Cycle’

I believe the times ahead will be radically different from what most people have gotten used to—more like the era before 1945 than since.

By Ray DalioMarch 14, 2026
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The ultrawealthy don’t house hunt anymore. They subscribe

The most coveted luxury homes never reach the market—they’re claimed by private waitlists months before construction begins. Welcome to the subscription economy for billionaires.

By Sydney LakeMarch 14, 2026
Current ARM mortgage rates report for March 13, 2026

Some homeowners might benefit from an adjustable-rate mortgage over the more common fixed-rate loans. Here’s what to know.

By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 13, 2026
Current refi mortgage rates report for March 13, 2026

Looking to refinance your mortgage in hopes of getting a lower rate or tapping home equity? See our latest report on average refi rates.

By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 13, 2026
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As Iran war knocks Trump back on his political heels, he lashes out a news coverage while taking flak from top MAGA figures

Meanwhile, Moscow is getting a boost from the war’s early days after Trump eased sanctions on some Russian oil shipments.

By Will Weissert and The Associated PressMarch 15, 2026
So, what happens during a gas crisis, anyway? Your older relatives have a reason to bring up what could come next

With gas prices up 11%, rationing being debated in California, and a dozen countries already restricting fuel, the 1970s playbook is back. Here’s what it looked like then, and what it could look like now.

By Catherina GioinoMarch 15, 2026
‘Peak war panic’ will likely hit financial markets in 1-3 weeks, strategist predicts, as Trump says he doesn’t want to make a deal with Iran yet

“The end is not in sight. The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, and markets are starting to price in a prolonged, uncertain endgame.”

By Jason MaMarch 14, 2026
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Want to bet on oil prices this weekend? Traders are rushing to this hot crypto platform amid the war in Iran

: Hyperliquid is one of the most popular exchanges to trade cryptocurrencies—and increasingly bet on real-world assets like oil.

By Ben WeissMarch 14, 2026
Flagship Dubai crypto conference Token2049, in sudden reversal, cancels due to Iran war

Token2049, the biggest crypto conference series, announced that it would not be taking place this year in Dubai.

By Carlos GarciaMarch 13, 2026
Ripple valued at $50 billion after $750 million share buyback

The fintech company’s valuation has grown despite a downturn in the digital assets industry.

By Carlos GarciaMarch 12, 2026
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C-SuiteUlta Beauty CEO says when you get passed up for career opportunities ‘you can either choose to be bitter or you can be better’
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 15, 2026
Workplace CultureSheryl Sandberg says Silicon Valley’s hypermasculine rhetoric is ‘terrible’—contributing to ‘one of the worst’ corporate climates she’s ever seen
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 15, 2026
Future of WorkNot one Best Picture Oscar nominee was made in Hollywood this year—a sign of an industry in crisis
By Geoff ColvinMarch 15, 2026
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Workplace CultureGen Z is dating less. The result is one of the most unprepared workforces
By Jake AngeloMarch 15, 2026
SuccessBurned-out workers sick of toxic bosses are using medical leave as a sneaky extended vacation to job hunt—and it’s not actually illegal
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 15, 2026
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SuccessThe founder of $100M brand Late July and Nixie started selling $1 cookies at 12 and learned the snack trade from the founder of Cape Cod chips—her dad
By Emma BurleighMarch 15, 2026
President Donald Trump salutes as a U.S. Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Declan J. Coady at Dover Air Force Base on March 07, 2026 in Dover, Delaware.
Middle EastThe war with Iran has defense experts wondering if Khamenei will attempt to activate sleeper cells on U.S. soil
By Eleanor PringleMarch 15, 2026
Middle EastU.S. calls for Americans to leave Iraq ‘now’ as attacks mount
By Maria Paula Mijares Torres and BloombergMarch 14, 2026
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EconomyChina’s export-led growth is looking more and more unsustainable while a real estate crash and reeling consumers fuel deflationary spiral
By Jason MaFebruary 1, 2026
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SuccessU.S. Olympic gold medalist went from $200,000-a-year sponsorship at 20 years old to $12-an-hour internship by 30
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 1, 2026
PoliticsTrump says the U.S. is ‘starting to talk to Cuba’ as he moves to cut its oil supplies
By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert and The Associated PressFebruary 1, 2026
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Investing‘We’re not in a bubble yet’ because only 3 out of 4 conditions are met, top economist says. Cue the OpenAI IPO
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 1, 2026
CommentaryHow Trump helped Harvard: 5 ‘Crimson’ leadership lessons on standing up to bullies 
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen HenriquesFebruary 1, 2026
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EconomyMusk’s fantasy for a future where work is optional just got more real: U.K. minister calls for universal basic income to cushion AI-related job losses
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 1, 2026
Startups & VentureNvidia CEO signals investment in OpenAI round may be largest yet
By Debby Wu and BloombergJanuary 31, 2026
EconomyBRICS could become a new pillar of global governance—if its rapid growth doesn’t erode its newfound clout
By Brian WongJanuary 31, 2026
EconomyFed chair nominee Kevin Warsh could crush Trump’s rate-cut hopes and risk suffering the same level of abuse that Powell got, analysts say
By Jason MaJanuary 31, 2026
EconomyTrump thinks a weaker dollar is great, but the U.S. needs a stable currency as national debt heads toward $40 trillion, former Fed president says
By Jason MaJanuary 31, 2026
Startups & VentureSilicon Valley legend Kleiner Perkins was written off. Then an unlikely VC showed up
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 31, 2026
North AmericaMexico’s ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue — ‘those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes’
By María Verza and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
Future of WorkFord CEO has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with up to 6-figure salaries from the shortage of manually skilled workers: ‘We are in trouble in our country’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 31, 2026
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BankingKevin Warsh’s Fed nod sends gold plunging and chops 31.4% off silver as dollar strengthens in Friday trading
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
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RetailStarbucks battles the ‘polyamorous’ era of coffee as customers experiment: ‘they’re seeing what’s out there’
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
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Banking‘That’s exactly what a sock puppet does’: Elizabeth Warren accuses Kevin Warsh of softening his rate stance for Trump
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
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North AmericaNorth Carolina emerges as the affordable millennial destination as Florida fades and Texans trickle out
By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
Netflix
Big TechNetflix may be turning into an ‘entertainment giant,’ but its stock looks like ‘dead money’ to investors
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 31, 2026
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her husband Billy Evans.
LawThe mystery behind Elizabeth Holmes’ tweeting spree from prison
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 31, 2026
EconomyMeet the first CEO of the IRS: A Jamie Dimon protégé facing a $5 trillion test this tax season
By Shawn TullyJanuary 31, 2026
EconomyKevin Warsh will inherit a challenge no Fed chief has faced since post-World War II regarding the spiraling $31 trillion national debt
By Shawn TullyJanuary 31, 2026
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Economy‘I just don’t have a good feeling about this’: Top economist Claudia Sahm says the economy quietly shifted and everyone’s now looking at the wrong alarm
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 31, 2026
United States President Donald Trump
EconomyTrump’s unlikely promise to ‘end inflation’ still saw families paying an extra $2,120 for goods and services in 2025
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 30, 2026
Personal FinanceHow is interest on a personal loan calculated?
By Joseph HostetlerJanuary 30, 2026
Personal FinanceAre there personal loans for veterans and military members?
By Joseph HostetlerJanuary 30, 2026
Donald Trump with a frown.
Politics3 big hurdles undermine Trump’s plan to extract Greenland’s mineral wealth—and America’s fraying relationship with Europe is one of them
By Tristan BoveJanuary 30, 2026
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods, far right, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump,left, speaks during a meeting with oil company executives in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 9. President Trump is aiming to convince oil executives to support his plans in Venezuela, a country whose energy resources he says he expects to control for years to come. US forces seized Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a sweeping military operation on January 3, with Trump making no secret that control of Venezuela's oil was at the heart of his actions.
EnergyExxon and Chevron decline new spending in Venezuela while taking a wait-and-see approach for the years ahead
By Jordan BlumJanuary 30, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerJanuary 30, 2026
Warsh gestures and speaks.
BankingJerome Powell warned his successor to stay out of elected politics and offered other advice. Here’s what Kevin Warsh might do as Fed chair
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 30, 2026
CryptoBitcoin’s freefall approaches $80,000 as precious metals also tank
By Ben WeissJanuary 30, 2026
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