• Bettors wagered $54 million on Khamenei’s death. Now they’re not getting paid. - The Washington Post

    Drew Harwell

    Kalshi, a prediction market site, has sparked outrage after freezing $54 million in bets on the death of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, citing a rule against profiting from death.

  • S&P 500 rises as oil eases, but traders are still cautious amid Iran conflict: Live updates - CNBC

    Sean Conlon, Chloe Taylor, Pia Singh

    The Dow Industrials ended Tuesday's session down just over 400 points. The 30-stock index curtailed its losses after falling more than 1,200 points at the low.

  • Coinbase, Other Crypto Stocks Surge. What’s Behind the Rally. - Barron's

    Barron's

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  • Coinbase leads crypto stocks higher after Trump signals support for digital asset market structure bill - CNBC

    Liz Napolitano

    Coinbase jumped 12% on Wednesday following President Trump's latest call to help pass a law that would enable crypto firms to issue yield-bearing stablecoins.

  • ADP: Private employers added 63,000 jobs in February, the best monthly showing since July - Yahoo Finance

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    US private employers added 63,000 roles in February, beating expectations in the best monthly gains since July, according to the private payroll processor ADP.

  • Record Numbers of Workers Are Raiding Their 401(k) Savings - WSJ

    WSJ

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  • Kraken Becomes First Crypto Firm to Win Access to Fed’s Core Payments System - WSJ

    Alexander Osipovich, Dylan Tokar

    ‘Master account’ approval gives firm access to the same payment rail as thousands of banks and credit unions

  • Goldman Strategists Say Buy Any Stocks Dip From Iran and AI - Bloomberg

    Rose Henderson

    Investors should see any correction in equities as a buying opportunity, rather than signaling the start of a bear market, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists.

  • Trump wants to ease voters’ worries on data center costs. Iran may get in his way. - Politico

    Zack Colman, Katherine Long

    Even without the war, experts in the energy markets expressed doubt that the tech companies’ promises can check fast-rising electricity prices.

  • America is the oil king of the world. So why is the Iran war sending gas prices higher? - CNN

    Chris Isidore, Matt Egan

    The United States is pumping more oil than any country in world history. Without all that crude, Americans could already be paying $4 or even $5 a gallon for gasoline, making the energy spike caused by the war with Iran even more painful.

  • Nvidia Swears Off an Earnings Crutch, Putting Pressure on Other Tech Companies - WSJ

    Jonathan Weil

    AI chip giant takes positive step in how it reports stock-based compensation

  • America has a housing affordability crisis. Building houses for rent can help - NPR

    Stephan Bisaha

    Developers are building more single-family houses for renting. That can lower prices for both renters and buyers.

  • Bitcoin jumps above $71,000, building on its resilience to Middle East conflict - CoinDesk

    Omkar Godbole

    Bitcoin climbed above $71,000, gaining more than 6% in 24 hours and leading broad advances in major cryptocurrencies.

  • CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: FTSE 100's defensive slant comes into its own - CNBC

    Ian King

    While the leading U.K. index is often seen as overwhelmingly defensive, those perceived weaknesses have proved to be a strength in times of crisis.

  • Panic Sweeps Korean Stocks in Biggest Two-Day Crash Since 2008 - Bloomberg

    Sangmi Cha

    Panic swept through South Korea’s trading floors as concerns over the Middle East conflict sent the world’s hottest stock market to its biggest-ever selloff.

  • Elon Musk is set to take the stand in a trial over claims he deflated Twitter stock before purchase - AP News

    Barbara Ortutay, Michael Liedtke

    Elon Musk is expected to take the stand in a shareholder trial Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022. T…

  • Check your freezers: Recall expanded to include Trader Joe’s, other brands of frozen Asian food - WRAL

    Elaine Jimenez, WRAL staff

    Asian frozen food products sold under Trader Joe's, Ajinomoto brands could contain glass.

  • Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military - AP News

    Matt O'Brien

    Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war. Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude…