Social•Mar 8, 2026
U.S. DFC Launches $20 Bn Gulf Maritime Reinsurance Plan
"U.S. DFC unveils $20BN plan for maritime reinsurance in the Gulf" The CEO of the DFC looks like someone who would sell you $20B worth of insurance. https://t.co/QRhFuzBtx0 https://t.co/0v78TH7CKl
By Sal Mercogliano
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Floating 100M Barrels Fill Hormuz‑Malacca Gap
If you are not following @TankerTrackers you dont understand the tanker situation. Look at the gap forming between the Strait of Hormuz and Strait of Malacca. Now there is also about 100M barrels of fuel afloat in and around Singapore and...
By Sal Mercogliano
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Iraq's Southern Output Slashes 70% Amid Hormuz Blockade
BAGHDAD, March 8 (Reuters) - Iraqi oil production from its main southern oilfields has fallen by 70% to just 1.3 million barrels per day as the country is unable to export oil via the Strait of Hormuz due to...
By Guy Faulconbridge
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Iran's Jask Loading Marks Strategic Shift Beyond Gulf
So, Iran loading at Jask is significant as it is outside the Gulf and right on the Gulf of Oman. H/T @TankerTrackers https://t.co/LiGn8YEVqW
By Sal Mercogliano
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Britain's Strategic Retreat Hands China Global Footholds
We had a good thing, Britain. A really good thing. You taught us this game. Mahan studied you. We just wrote bigger checks. The deal was simple. We spend the trillions. Fight the hard wars. We even let you sit out Vietnam. And...
By John Konrad
Social•Mar 8, 2026
GOAT Hits $146M Revenue, Still Not Profitable
#GOAT ascends to $146.3M globally against $80M budget so still a ways to go for profitability https://t.co/3ZfNy2WTPD
By Erick Weber
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Worldwide Climate Momentum: Emissions Down, Renewables Surge
Good climate news this (and last week) 1 UK: Emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low 2 EU: Countries give final approval to 2040 climate target for 90% emissions cut 3 China: More than 80% of crude steel capacity achieved...
By Assaad Razzouk
Social•Mar 8, 2026
The Bride Faces $90M Budget, $13.6M Global Opening
🚨$90M BOMB ALERT🚨 #TheBride debuts with just $7.3M against that $90M budget Adds paltry $6.3M overseas for minuscule $13.6M global opening WB gonna lose $100M+ on this minimum 💀💀💀💀💀 https://t.co/yxGxmKbjiL
By Erick Weber
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Vape Batteries Power 2000s Car for 18 Miles
Vape battery-powered car boasts 18-mile range, 35mph top speed, USB-C charging port — 500 vape batteries power early 2000s Reva G.Wiz https://t.co/HqicDsclOM
By Anj Bryant
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Hoppers Sets Record $88M Global Debut for Original Animation
#Hoppers hits $46M domestic debut, adding $42M overseas for $88M global bow Biggest worldwide debut for original animation since COCO https://t.co/Cl1dChzF6o
By Erick Weber
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Scream 7’s Steep Drop yet on Track for Franchise Record
#Scream7 fell sharply in its 2nd wknd and took 2nd place with $17.3M. Drop was bigger than what recent franchise flicks had: -73% | 2026 | Scream 7 -61% | 2023 | Scream 6 -59% | 2022 | Scream 10-day domestic #boxoffice sits at...
By Gitesh Pandya
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Banking Stocks Crash as Economy Slows, Iran Sparks Bubble Burst
Iran may end up being the Pin that pricked the bubble, but the Banking and Financial Sector Stocks are Crashing equity markets as the impact of a slowing economy and the US private credit market takes hold- Hindi Video... https://t.co/sOz3SepGUO via...
By Rohit Srivastava
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Qatar Airways Launches Relief Flight to Moscow, Prioritizing Families
Russian Embassy in Qatar just announced Qatar Airways is planning a Moscow Sheremetyevo relief flight on 9 March (~08:05 local time, flight QR339 already showing, time may still adjust). Priority boarding for families with children, elderly, urgent medical cases &...
By Fahad Naim
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Trump-Era Sanctions Gave China Cheap Oil, Now Supply Wanes
This galaxy brain it’s-all-about-China’s-oil talking point drives me *insane* Only reason China was able to buy so much discounted crude from Ven/Irn/Ruz was because of US sanctions, largely imposed by the Trump admin(!), which scared off other buyers and left them...
By Rory Johnston
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Germany Built LNG Terminal in 194 Days; Canada Lags
Canada is looking to build export terminals, Pierre. They are more complicated. Why don't you ask Shell why they don't just build Phase 2 of LNG Canada in 200 days? Please try to help Canadians understand their energy sector rather...
By Andrew Leach
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Israeli Air Force Destroys Iran
That’s all fine and well, but I hope they remembered to save just one… and a half-bombed taxiway…
By Blake Scholl
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Putin Hasn't Spoken to Trump Since Iran Strike
Geopolitics expert Alexander Mercouris on Putin-Trump's sour relations: "It is a striking fact that Putin has not spoken to Trump at any point since the start of the American operation against Iran. In fact, he has not spoken to Trump since...
By Steve Hanke
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Analyzing the Ripple Effects of the Oil Price Surge
Nice one from @greg_ip of @WSJ on the potential impacts on the spike in oil. https://t.co/FcZEQltWw3
By Ryan Detrick
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Global Trade Risks Rising – Freight Forwarder Launches Tomorrow
Heading home this morning from a lovely couple of days in the mountains. Friendly reminder that Freight Forwarder goes out tomorrow. Here's this past week's newsletter if you missed it. Freight Forward: Global Trade Risks Grow https://t.co/bCNXLH05QO https://t.co/Sc2FCjjfV3
By Cathy Morrow Roberson
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Essential Read on US‑Israel War Risks to Iran
If you read one article on the US-Israel war on Iran and its many risk factors - from binary to systemic, bounded to unbounded duration - read this one. 🙏
By Samantha LaDuc
Social•Mar 8, 2026
AI Will First Upend Math‑heavy, Quantitative Jobs
The next wave of AI disruption may hit unexpected professions first. Peter Thiel suggests roles built around mathematics and quantitative analysis could be more exposed than language-heavy work. Banks are already hinting that advances in AI could mean leaner teams in finance....
By Spiros Margaris
Social•Mar 8, 2026
TomoCredit Sues Critic for $1M Defamation Claim
TomoCredit, which numerous complaints on BBB & TrustPilot call a "scam" and "fraud," has filed a meritless defamation lawsuit against me, personally. The company is pressuring me to remove articles & posts, and, per its suit, is asking the court for...
By Jason Mikula
Social•Mar 8, 2026
RStatecraft's War Crime Claims on US Submariners Debunked
@rstatecraft just doubled down on its story all-but-accusing U.S. submariners of committing war crimes, even though we now know that several of its key points are factually incorrect. Amazing. Never change, @QuincyInst. https://t.co/zNquQWgVa0
By Tom Shugart
Social•Mar 8, 2026
One Tanker Passes; Massive Scale‑up Needed Amid Supply Backlog
Wow, one whole large tanker?! Need to up that >100-fold and just simply to return to normal. And that’s not counting the massive backlog of ships, disruptions, and durable damage to both regional infrastructure and global supply chains that will take months...
By Rory Johnston
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Bettman Discusses Olympics, Local Media, NHL TV Deals
New pod: Gary Bettman on the Olympics, local media, and the NHL's ESPN and TNT deals. https://t.co/6z46IxChiO
By John Ourand
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Oil Price Spike Adds 10bp Inflation, Cuts Growth
JPM: "If the oil supply shock is sustained, we think each 10% increase in oil prices should translate to a ~10bp gain in headline PCE inflation and a 15-20bp drag on GDP growth."
By Gunjan Banerji
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Death Stranding 2 PC Launch Set for March 19
The PC version of “DEATH STRANDING 2.” Releases next week on March 19. 🙇🏻🙏🫶😍👍🐈⬛ https://t.co/hjRMlWajw8
By Hideo Kojima (EN)
Social•Mar 8, 2026
US, Israel Plan Special Forces Raid on Iran's Uranium
Axios: “The US and Israel have discussed sending special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium at a later stage of the war” 👀⏰ Nuclear material a predictable a boots-on-the-ground pretext, but what’s most worrying to me...
By Rory Johnston
Social•Mar 8, 2026
New Japanese Release “Little Amélie” Explores Rain’s Character
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain.” I wrote a comment for it. Opens in Japan, March 20. ☔️ https://t.co/TEuEa4CGl2
By Hideo Kojima (EN)
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Ukrainian Strikes Threaten US Oil Giants’ Kazakh Profits
Chevron and ExxonMobil have a stake in major Kazakh oil projects, which flow through Russia to be exported. Ukrainian strikes on any related infrastructure risk harming those American energy companies’ bottom line, and that simply will not do. #crudeoil #drones #geopolitics...
By Peter Zeihan
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Law Firm Tackles 90 Election Cases in 45 States
My law firm is litigating 90 voting and election cases in 45 states. We are currently fighting for voters in: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CT, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME,...
By Marc Elias
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Banks Overestimate AI Satisfaction; Prioritize Resolution Over Chit‑Chat
90% of banks think customers are satisfied with AI interactions. Only 59% of customers agree. Banks are optimizing for realism. Customers want resolution. Wrong metric, wrong investment. Why Your Voice AI Strategy Needs to Prioritize Resolution Over Chit-Chat https://t.co/ywMtrISq9g
By Efi Pylarinou
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Navy Faces Prolonged Wear and Tear, Recovery Challenging
"“There’s going to be wear and tear on the Navy that’s going to be difficult to recover from very quickly,” said Thomas Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at [@cnasdc]." https://t.co/TW7rE9fX7S
By Tom Shugart
Social•Mar 8, 2026
100 Users Generate 70% of Canadian Conspiracy Posts
Just 100 users were responsible for almost 70% of online conspiracy posts from influential accounts they examined in Canada. An analysis of over 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada found that 87% of conspiratorial claims come from these...
By Jay Van Bavel
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Twin Lamborghini SVJs: Double the Supercar Thrill
Seeing double 😵💫😵💫 . . . . . . . #lamborghini #svj #supercar #carsofinstagram #carsof7eleven
By Alex Ferreira (MyExoticars)
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Hormuz Closure Boosts Russian Crude to Record Highs
We already know the winner in the war with Iran and that's Russia. The closure of the Straits of Hormuz has swung Russian crude from pariah to prized commodity. Urals oil price is the highest since right after the Ukraine...
By Robin Brooks
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Strait of Hormuz AIS Data Shows Impossible Ship Speeds
There's something going on with either AIS broadcasts (or the GPS that feeds them) near the Strait of Hormuz. Lots of ships showing impossible speeds. https://t.co/g0bFAeW8yN
By Tom Shugart
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Commodity Exporters Rebound as Brent Spikes, EM Currencies Rally
Friday marked a turning point. Brent rose 9% (CO1), but - instead of a broad sell-off across EM - South Africa (ZAR), Brazil (BRL) and Chile (CLP) rallied. Markets are transitioning to rewarding commodity exporters like in 2022 after the...
By Robin Brooks
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Housing Inventory May Turn Negative Despite Low Rates
Kinda embarrassing for the #housing 2008 crowd, and, worse than 2008. At this pace, if rates stay low, inventory might show some negative week-to-week data. 🤯🤯🤯😳😱 What a bunch of scrubs 😁😉🥂 @housingwire @sarahteresa6 read the tracker reports and join...
By Logan Mohtashami
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Credit Unions Excel by Executing Fintech Partnerships and AI
Strategy decks are everywhere in banking. Execution is where most institutions struggle. Jesus Garcia of @OceanAir_CU discusses what’s actually working in the credit union sector right now, from fintech partnerships to AI adoption. Watch the full episode, sponsored by @Q2_Software: //youtu.be/tGaZ5ZueuVs
By Jim Marous
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Iran Keeps Shipping Oil to China Amid Conflict
PHOTO OF THE DAY: China is still getting (some of) its oil. Nine days into the war, Iran continues loading oil supertankers from Kharg Island. Tehran has sent some of them across the Strait of Hormuz into the high seas wihthout any...
By Javier Blas
Social•Mar 8, 2026
US Oil Independence Shifts Gains to Industry, Hurts Drivers
“The US is roughly speaking oil independent… on net, we export petroleum products.” That’s why this is less an ‘America is poorer’ story than an ‘Americans reshuffle who wins’ story. Oil industry wins. Drivers lose. https://t.co/Efd22aQEeK
By Justin Wolfers
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Housing Inventory Growth Slows Sharply, Risks Negative Prints
The housing market shifted mid-June 2025. Inventory growth was running at 33% and now it's running at 6.91% with a risk of some negative week-to-week prints. https://t.co/VgpdKDUPpd
By Logan Mohtashami
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Watch Nadeshot Dive Into Today's Arc Raiders Session
“Let’s hop over to Nadeshot’s stream and see how his session on Arc Raiders is going today.” https://t.co/TdE3Sq6xvY
By Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag
Social•Mar 8, 2026
National Inventory Heading Negative
At current pace, the national inventory data will have some negative year-over-year weekly data. Read books, don't burn them. 🫡 https://t.co/pV6P6SxOka
By Logan Mohtashami
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Government Subsidizes Industry Energy Costs, Shifts Burden to Households
Latest cunning plan from Government is to spend £1bn to give big industry lower Energy Bills. Of course, the catch is that it will be paid for by increasing domestic Bills. Genius.
By WheelieDealer
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Energy Prices Expected to Surge Beyond Last Week
Brace yourself - energy prices may well rise quite a bit higher than last week. https://t.co/PwzU61UTCt
By Jan Rosenow
Social•Mar 8, 2026
BYD's Flash Charger Boosts EV Range 10%‑70% in 5 Minutes
BYD’s new flash ⚡️ charging station can charge an EV from 10% to 70% in 5 minutes 🚀 via @XH_Lee23 #EV #solar https://t.co/wTMqoUmnMo
By Glen Gilmore
Social•Mar 8, 2026
Commodities and Critical Materials Lead 2026 Investment Trends
Where are you planning to invest next in 2026? Commodities & critical materials are heating up—gold/silver shining, rare earths & lithium key for energy/AI transition. What's your pick?
By Haplo
Social•Mar 8, 2026
GenAI Use Cases Mapped Across Legal Work Lifecycle
Mapping of GenAI use cases in a lifecycle of legal work | Singapore 🇸🇬 Ministry of Law https://t.co/J5WreC6QaO TY @Og_Dickson #AIGovernance #LegalTech https://t.co/Qo4dfqv9Qn
By Glen Gilmore