Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Evening
- US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and as oil prices stop spiking
- Spain’s government denies cooperating with US operations in Mideast, contradicting White House
- EU scrambles to defend Spain from Trump’s embargo menace
- Fed's Beige Book paints mixed picture of economy as hiring remains flat and tariffs raise costs
- Trump Vows Data-Center Pledge Will Eventually Cut Power Costs
- Putin threatens to cut off gas supplies to Europe
- Trump’s Shifting Iran Strategies Risk a Chaotic Global Endgame
- Money Funds Rise to Record $8.27 Trillion in Dash for Cash
- Trump ‘Actively Considering’ U.S. Role in Postwar Iran
- Some European Leaders Are Now Openly Challenging Trump Over Iran
- Fed’s Beige Book Sees a Stable Economy Still Facing Challenges
- Judge Orders Government to Begin Refunding More Than $130 Billion in Tariffs
- Rate of Iranian ballistic missile launches is declining, western officials say
- Trump tells AI companies they need ‘PR help’ over data centre backlash
Afternoon
- Dow jumps 300 points as oil surge from Iran conflict eases, economic outlook brightens: Live updates
- Oil Swings as Iran Denies Report of US Outreach to End War
- Gold Advances as Dip-Buyers Enter Market Despite Dollar Strength
- Shippers and Oil Traders Seek Details on Trump’s Convoy Plan
- Airline Troubles Compound as Flight Cancellations Surpass 20,000
- Shipping Has Collapsed Through Vital Strait of Hormuz
- How Iran Conflict Is Disrupting Strait of Hormuz
- US Use of Costly Weapons Against Iran Tests Limits of Inventory
- Iran Tests Its Pain Threshold in Survival Battle With US and Israel
- US Services Activity Expands Most Since 2022 on Demand
- US War on Iran Challenges China and 'Axis of Chaos' Partners
- How the Iran War Is Choking Off the World’s Oil and Gas
- The High Stakes of Keeping the Strait of Hormuz Open
- Strait of Hormuz: The Oil Bottleneck Threatening the Global Economy
- Oil Market Turmoil to Continue Even If Hormuz Reopens
- Bank of Canada Urges Regulators to Play Catch-Up on Private-Credit Risk
- Israel expects weeks-long war against Iran
- Gulf states in race to secure more US interceptors
- Gulf insurance costs soar 12-fold despite Trump guarantee
- Iran war upends popular trades
- Sea levels already ‘much higher’ than many scientists had estimated
General
- S&P 500 ticks higher as crude oil trades lower after Iran conflict surge: Live updates
- Panic Sweeps Korean Stocks in Biggest One-Day Crash on Record
- South Korea’s Kospi plunges 12% putting it on track for its worst day in decades as Iran conflict rages
- Oil shock fear hits Asian tech stocks while European selloff pauses
- Oil Pares Gain on Report of Iran-US Outreach in Bid to End War
- Iran Conflict Spurs Rebound in U.S. Borrowing Costs
- Hormuz shutdown worsens after US hits Iranian warship; tankers stranded for fifth day
- Trump Pledges Safe Mideast Oil Transit as Iran War Rages On
- Hormuz shutdown could force Iraq, Kuwait to curb oil output within days, JP Morgan says
- Supply chain disruptions from the Iran war could raise prices for drugs, electronics and more
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards take wartime lead, ensuring harder line, sources say
- Exclusive: The Trump-Netanyahu call that changed the Middle East
- Private companies added 63,000 jobs in February, January revised to just 11,000 additions, ADP says
- Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week, predicts Trump duties will return to old levels later this year
- Private Market Titans Warn of Pain as Credit Cracks Widen
- Soaring Power Prices Have US Politicians Searching for Solutions
- Big investors have been fleeing for-sale housing market, even before Trump ordered ban
- China factory activity contracts for second month in February
- Trump's Asian allies fear Iran war will sap defences against China
- US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron
- ‘We say no to war’: Spain pushes back against Trump’s threats
- A Russian-flagged tanker erupts in a massive fire and sinks off Libya
- Global Funds Unwind Hottest AI Trades as Oil Supply Fears Mount
- Japan No. 2 Lender SMFC’s Shares Tumble After Reported MFS Exposure
- Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause
- Iran Escalates Attacks on Gulf Nations as Conflict Widens
- Container Shipping Companies Halt Bookings, Divert Vessels Due to Middle East Risks
- Israel Is Blowing Up Iran’s Police State to Clear the Way for a Revolt
- Record Numbers of Workers Are Raiding Their 401(k) Savings
- OECD Sees Rising Refinancing Risk as Bond Sales Surge
- Eurozone Jobless Rate Hit New Record Low in January
- Australia’s Growth Accelerates, Bolstering Case for RBA to Raise Rates
- Powell Won, but the Fed Might Still Lose
- Investors ditch private credit funds on rising worries over bad loans
- Gold and silver flows disrupted as Iran war grounds flights
- US shale bosses warn they cannot replace war-hit Middle East oil
- Strait of Hormuz disruption threatens Middle East food imports
- Is this Hizbollah’s last stand?