Breaking 17:10 Chinese scientist reveals military uses of space solar power project 16:30 NY Fed reports rising supply chain pressures in March 16:20 Artemis II crew flies past the Moon, set to break Apollo 13 distance record 16:00 BNY Mellon named financial agent for new Trump accounts program 15:30 US service sector slows in March as input costs hit 3.5-years high 15:20 Goldman Sachs upgrades Netflix to buy, citing advertising growth and buyback potential 14:50 BanRay campaign urges public to treat AI smart glasses as unwelcome in shared spaces 14:45 US court rules States cannot block prediction market platform Kalshi 14:20 South Korea risks Hormuz oil runs as Asia's energy crisis deepens into sixth week 13:50 China bans Jack Dorsey's Bitchat messaging app from the App Store over censorship concerns 13:45 Investors push tech giants over environmental impact of US data centers 13:20 US crude premiums hit record highs as Asia and Europe scramble for supply 13:15 Timeline of Nancy Guthrie abduction case in Arizona 13:00 Bitcoin jumps 3% on Iran ceasefire proposal as short squeeze hits crypto market 12:40 Oil prices ease on ceasefire talks as global energy crisis deepens 12:20 Mazda halts Middle East vehicle production until May as Hormuz closure hits Japanese automakers 12:15 Neurocrine to acquire Soleno Therapeutics for $2.9 billion 11:50 Gulf states near depletion of air defense interceptors as Iran's missile campaign grinds on 11:20 Gulf sovereign funds near $24 billion deal to back Paramount's Warner acquisition 11:15 TSX futures rise as investors monitor US-Iran peace proposal 11:00 Altman tells CEOs to lock in AI capacity now or risk falling behind 10:30 Global equity funds see second week of inflows amid hopes for war de-escalation 10:05 Taiwan secures alternative LNG supply as Hormuz blockade enters second month 09:45 Artemis II pilot delivers Easter message from deep space, calling humanity one people 09:45 Oil prices hover around $110 amid Middle East tensions 09:12 Artemis II crew begins historic lunar flyby, breaking distance records set in 1972 08:45 OpenAI's CFO privately questions Altman's push for a 2026 stock market listing 08:20 Artemis II moonshot and a sci-fi blockbuster put space back in the spotlight 07:50 Artemis II crew tests survival suits ahead of historic lunar flyby

Google warns quantum computers could crack Bitcoin encryption within minutes

Google's Quantum AI team has published a white paper revealing that breaking the elliptic curve cryptography securing Bitcoin and Ethereum may require far fewer quantum computing resources than previously thought — and could theoretically be done fast enough to intercept a transaction before it is confirmed on the blockchain. The......

Microsoft closes its worst quarter since 2008 amid AI spending fears

Microsoft ended the first quarter of 2026 with its stock down roughly 25%, marking its steepest quarterly decline since the fourth quarter of 2008, when shares fell 27% during the global financial crisis. Although the stock rebounded on Tuesday, the final trading day of the quarter, the recovery did little to offset months of selling driven......

NASA's Perseverance rover finds nickel and gemstone crystals hinting at ancient Mars life

NASA's Perseverance rover has made two significant discoveries on the rim of Jezero Crater that together strengthen the case for ancient microbial life on Mars. Scientists have identified microscopic corundum crystals — the mineral that forms rubies and sapphires on Earth — alongside record concentrations of nickel in billion-year-old......

FAA imposes new landing restrictions at San Francisco Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced new safety measures at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday, limiting certain landings and causing notable delays. The restrictions come amid a runway repaving project and a FAA decision to prohibit side-by-side approaches on the airport’s parallel east-west runways in clear......

TSA absences drop sharply after delayed pay restores workforce stability

Absenteeism among airport security personnel in the United States has declined significantly after workers received long-delayed pay, according to officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The improvement comes after weeks of disruption that affected airport operations across the country. The TSA, which oversees security......

US stance on NATO raises concerns over collective defense commitments

Recent statements from the United States Department of Defense have sparked renewed uncertainty about Washington’s commitment to NATO’s principle of collective defense. During a press briefing, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested that reaffirming the country’s position on the alliance would ultimately depend on......

Market tightening gives central banks room to observe

Financial markets are tightening rapidly as the ongoing conflict in Iran drives energy prices higher, giving central banks the option to delay immediate rate changes. In the United States, overall financial conditions have tightened sharply due to rising energy costs, higher borrowing and mortgage rates, wider credit spreads, and declining......

Global bonds rally as investors shift focus to slowdown fears

Sovereign bonds rallied sharply in the United States, Australia, and Japan on Sunday as investors pivoted away from inflation concerns toward fears that the Middle East conflict could drag the global economy into a prolonged slowdown, marking a notable reversal for a market that had faced heavy selling pressure for most of March. U.S. Treasuries,......

Polymarket bettor loses $650,000 wagering on Iran regime collapse

A pseudonymous trader known as "Cinibengales" has lost more than $650,000 after placing high-stakes bets on the decentralized prediction market Polymarket, wagering on the collapse of the Iranian government and the entry of U.S. forces into the country outcomes that failed to materialize as contract deadlines approached. On-chain......

Mexican immigrant death in U.S. custody raises concerns over detention conditions

A Mexican immigrant died while in U.S. immigration custody in Los Angeles on March 25, according to officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The case brings the total number of deaths in ICE detention facilities to at least 14 since the beginning of 2026. Authorities have not yet released full details regarding the circumstances......

Pentagon plans ground operations in Iran as war enters second month

Israel and the United States intensified their air campaign against Iran over the weekend, striking power plants, missile production sites, and nuclear facilities across Tehran and surrounding provinces as the conflict entered its second month. Iran retaliated with waves of drones and missiles targeting Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other......

Gold heads for worst month since 2008 as war-driven dollar surge hammers prices

Gold is on course for its steepest monthly decline since October 2008, falling roughly 15 percent in March as a surging U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields stripped the metal of its traditional safe-haven appeal, even as a major war rages across the Middle East. The selloff has wiped more than $1 trillion in market capitalization from the......

EU energy ministers to convene Tuesday on Iran war supply crisis

European Union energy ministers will meet by videoconference on Tuesday, March 31, to coordinate a joint response to the oil and gas market disruptions triggered by the war in Iran, according to an internal EU briefing document cited by Reuters. The emergency session comes as European natural gas prices have surged more than 70 percent since......

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