• Rubino: Fiat Currencies Are in a Death Spiral
  
  The fiat currency collapse narrative is one of the most emotionally satisfying arguments in all of financial punditry.
• Tech Stocks Struggle for Safe Haven Appeal in Iran Market Fallout
  
  Technology shares are struggling to act as safe havens in the turbulence wrought by the Iran conflict - and that could be a big problem for the broader U.S. stock market.
• Unilever, McCormick to Merge in $60 Billion Deal
  
  Spice and flavorings company McCormick announced Tuesday that it's combining with Unilever's foods division, which includes household names like Hellmann's and Knorr.
• Private Equity Could Be Coming to Your 401(k)
  
  The U.S. Department of Labor Monday unveiled long-anticipated proposed guidance that would establish a "safe harbor" framework for including alternative investments - such as private equity, private credit, and even cryptocurrencies - inside 401(k) retirement plans.
• Zuckerberg's $20 Billion Wipeout: Meta Court Losses Spark 'Big Tobacco' Fears
  
  Mark Zuckerberg's fortune took a massive hit as Meta's legal troubles rattled investors, wiping more than $20 billion from his net worth in a single day, the New York Post reports.
• Dividend Funds See Strong Inflows on Safety Play
  
  U.S. dividend income funds are attracting strong flows this year as investors seek shelter from geopolitical risks and opt for stable, income-generating equities.
• Global Bond Rout Deepens on Stagflation Fears
  
  Global government bond prices were set for their biggest monthly fall in years as investors weighed the risks from a prolonged war in the Middle East on inflation and growth.
• Dow Tumbles 800 Points, Enters Correction
  
  U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, with weakness in megacap stocks sending each of the three major U.S. indexes to their lowest closing levels in over six months, as the month-long Middle East war continued to suppress risk appetite.
• Wall St Week Ahead: Jobs Data Key for War Markets
  
  Next week's U.S. employment report headlines a fresh batch of economic data for stock investors, who also will closely follow developments in an Iran war that is entering its second month.
• US Subpoenas Execs in Warner-Paramount Antitrust Probe
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice has sent subpoenas in its investigation of Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
• SpaceX Listing Stirs up Social Media Frenzy, Ticker Bets
  
  From rocket launches drawing millions of YouTube views to social media frenzy over its potential listing, SpaceX's debut is shaping up to be a landmark moment for Wall Street.
• Equity Funds Rebound With Strongest Inflows in 4 Months
  
  U.S. equity funds drew strong inflows in the week to March 25 as hopes for de-escalation in the Middle East lifted sentiment after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed an attack on Iranian energy infrastructure and proposed a deal to end the war.
• Trump Confronts the War, Controls Markets
  
  With oil prices highly sensitive and Mideast tensions always one escalation away from disruption, the U.S. economy would typically be under severe strain. Under almost any other president, we likely would have already felt impact. Instead, markets are holding.
• Musk Rewrites IPO Playbook With SpaceX Retail Push
  
  Elon Musk is discussing allocating as much as 30% of SpaceX's initial public offering to individual investors - at least three times the usual retail slice - leaning on his rabid fan base and other loyal backers to help steady the stock after its debut, a person familiar...
• Wall Street Bets Earnings Will Withstand Surging Oil Prices
  
  Wall Street is confident that strong corporate earnings will prop up stock prices that have slumped since the Iran war began and set oil prices surging, rekindling worries about inflation.
• Apple Expands US Manufacturing With Bosch, Cirrus
  
  Apple said it was adding Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics to its American Manufacturing Program, with plans to invest $400 million through 2030 to expand U.S.-based production of key components.
• US GDP Seen Slowing to 2% in 2026, 1.2% in 2027
  
  The escalating conflict in the Middle East has knocked the global economy off a stronger growth path, the OECD warned Thursday, as a near-halt in energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz threatens to push inflation sharply higher.
• JetBlue Soars 14% Amid Reports of Potential Sale
  
  JetBlue Airways has brought in advisers to assess the viability of a sale to a rival carrier, Semafor reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
• Juries Turn on Big Tech Over Harm to Kids
  
  For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people's mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide.
• Where Investors Should Look if Iran Tensions Ease
  
  Oil has fallen back below $100 a barrel after reports that the United States has sent Iran a 15-point framework to end the conflict, delivered via Pakistan, with markets reacting quickly to even tentative signs of de-escalation.
• Meta Lays Off Hundreds Across Reality Labs, Social Media
  
  Meta Platforms is laying off hundreds of employees across its social media operations and other key divisions, underscoring a broader shift in how major corporations are restructuring their workforces around artificial intelligence, TheStreet.com reports.
• Anduril, Palantir Join Golden Dome Software Effort
  
  Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies have joined the effort to develop software for President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system, adding two prominent technology firms to the consortium behind the project's command-and-control layer.
• Ares Caps Withdrawals Amid Private Credit Exit Wave
  
  Ares Management has limited withdrawals from its $10.7 billion Strategic Income Fund after redemptions jumped to 11.6% in the first quarter, underscoring mounting pressure across the private credit sector, The Financial Times reports.
• Gold Jumps 2% After Hitting 4-Month Low
  
  Gold prices climbed 2% Wednesday, as falling oil prices eased some inflation concerns and dampened interest-rate hike bets, even as investors weighed conflicting developments in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
• Oil Traders Bet $500 Million Before Trump Delayed Iran Strike
  
  Traders bet half a billion dollars on the price of crude only 15 minutes before U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging, exchange data and Reuters calculations showed.

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