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FOMC decision at 1 PM CST with updated dot plot. Oil at $103 as Iran war escalates. NVIDIA GTC Day 3. March Madness First Four tonight.
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Trump paused Iran strikes for 5 days. Two outcomes: diplomacy works and SPX rips to 6,800+, or talks fail and oil hits $120 with VIX at 30+. No in-between. Size accordingly.
Nikkei -4%, KOSPI -6%. Japan and Korea import 90%+ of their oil. At $114 Brent, Asia is pricing in what US markets haven't yet — this oil shock has no ceiling.
Iran publicly executed 19-year-old champion wrestler Saleh Mohammadi. Olympians worldwide condemning the regime. The human cost of the war extends beyond the battlefield.
Denmark secretly planned to destroy Greenland runways to stop US aircraft. Disguised as a NATO exercise. Allied trust is fracturing as the Iran war strains the Western alliance.
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Gold crashed to $4,285 — down 15% from highs, worst stretch since 1983. Forced liquidation, not fundamentals. The safe haven trade broke when institutions needed cash.
Iran threatened to mine the entire Persian Gulf. Sea mines cost $1,000 each, take months to clear, and would shut down 20% of global oil supply. This is Iran's real deterrent.
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Iranian missiles struck Dimona and Arad near Israel's nuclear research center. 84+ injured. Iran's 70th wave of attacks in 23 days. The war just crossed another red line.
Cuba's power grid collapsed for the third time in March. 11 million people without electricity. The oil shock from the Iran war is breaking countries nobody is paying attention to.
Iran threatened to completely close the Strait of Hormuz and hit US bases and desalination plants if Trump attacks their power grid. The escalation spiral has no off-ramp.
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Cuba's power grid collapsed for the third time in March 2026. 11 million without electricity. The Iran war's oil shock is accelerating an infrastructure collapse that nobody is covering.
Iranian missiles struck Arad near Israel's Dimona nuclear center. 84 injured. Iran is signaling it can reach Israel's most sensitive sites. The escalation ladder has fewer rungs left.
Trump threatens to obliterate Iran's power grid if the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened in 48 hours. Iran warns of irreversible damage. 22 nations condemn the blockade. Deadline: Monday.
Gold at $4,650 with war raging, oil above $100, and the Fed stuck. Central banks buying at record pace. The safe haven trade is the clearest setup in the market.
FedEx crushed Q3 2026 earnings. $5.25 EPS, $24B revenue, raised guidance to $19.30-$20.10. Stock up 10%. What the ultimate logistics bellwether says about the real economy.
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The Pentagon is deploying 2,500 Marines to the Middle East. 50,000 US troops already in theater. The ground war question is no longer hypothetical.
The Pentagon wants $200 billion for the Iran war. Trump calls it a small price. First week cost $11B. Congress doesn't have the votes. The market hasn't priced this in.
Iran struck Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG terminal, potentially knocking 17% offline for 5 years. Qatar supplies 20% of global LNG. European energy prices face another crisis.
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