
Oil prices are spiking as the frozen Straits of Hormuz has become the epicenter of the conflict. As of Sunday night’s futures open, WTI futures are trading at $108, which could make the equity drawdowns below old news by the time Monday arrives. As of Friday, the S&P 500 was down a modest 4.2%, but the MSCI EAFE and EM indices were down 7.8% and 10.2%, respectively.

Please voice your opposition to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which as currently drafted punishes new Build-to-Rent housing construction. https://t.co/gYsrYfSiJu https://t.co/WLqgU46iDQ
For all those who want to learn more about the F-35 jet's well documented woes, the DoD IG has issued a useful summary of past reports: https://t.co/QuzLmrfED4
Universities provide an interesting testbed for adopting innovative technologies. Here is Princeton using what appears to be a very large ground source heat pump with 2,000 (!) boreholes. https://t.co/SowKV9ivJe
Just unnecessary. Social media HAS EVERYTHING …. YouTube is social media & it has lots of educational content & entertainment content appropriate for kids. Google, which is not social media, gives access to a lot of bad stuff. So what...
President Trump’s Special Envoy for Peace Steve Witkoff spoke to us in a wide ranging interview about how the war in Iran started, what’s at stake and what’s next for Russia/Ukraine talks https://t.co/wsZJtL7srT
⚡️ Roku to Breakout Platform Revenue for the 1st Time Ever ⚡️ Investors have been asking @Roku to breakout the components of platform revenue for as long as we can remember. Earlier today, at an investor conference, $ROKU CFO, Dan Jedda,...
"the chances of the US-Israel having success in any forceful action to open the strait are very low." #Hormuz
Iran’s drone and missile strikes are down — but they likely aren’t out. I joined @bloombergtv to talk about Iran’s strikes on the Gulf and why political will — not the attrition of materiel — may be a better indicator...

Lots of rumors that the US Navy has already started ship escorts. Hard to prove a negative but the source appears to be the Energy Secretary who already deleted the post. https://t.co/9ieYFTNG8E
Required reading. Trump and Israel, in their infinite militant wisdom, have put Iran in a stronger position now than they were when the “combat operations” (can’t say “war”) started.
Exclusive: As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources tell @Reuters https://t.co/48V9IRFjHG
India and Russian oil with US sanctions lifted. Revenue for Putin’s illegal Ukraine war? And for providing intelligence to Iran on US military? Oh right. War criminal Putin said that did not happen.
My colleague @DavidUberti and I answered reader questions about Iran, oil and war (or, we at least tried to ...) https://t.co/eKZls2GgE1

One new trial is underway to teach future doctors how evidence is generated and evaluated. https://t.co/UaDJW1e28g #sustainability #infrastructure #IoT #AI #5G #cloud #edge #futureofwork https://t.co/lETrJfupXu
Could China’s rare earth supplies dictate how long US strikes on Iran go on? ..Washington had only two months of rare earths inventory, issue to dominate talks between Trump, Chinese President Xi. No duh. Not "Washington", dozens of US defind companies... https://t.co/NcUbH1CgJX
Oil is deeply embedded in the economy. Whatever happens in the short term, demand contonies to grow through 2050.
@elonmusk believes FSD + Starlink may reverse urbanization in America. This is a plausible possibility... The US has <50 people per sq km.

Institutional landlord AMH says some Florida homebuilders are buying out their tenants leases "Some of the builders in our Florida markets got pretty aggressive, and we're willing to buy out some of our leases for our residents who were...
Meta is passing along the European digital tax to its customers, because monopolists have pricing power. https://t.co/R6sQVlf80y

Crude Oil has to be impossible to trade right now Red = Transportation Secretary Chris Wright says the Navy escorted a ship through the Strait of Hormuz, -8.3% Blue = Social Media post deleted, +5.49% Green = repost below, potential mines in the...
$BAC conference notes no change to solid fundamentals: 1Q expects NII 7% y/y growth, WM DD, IB up 10% with loan growth "out of the gate strong" led by commercial & above H.8 data.
.@RioTinto gets $1.18 billion funding package for Argentina lithium project from @IFC_org, Australian & Japanese governments https://t.co/W3EpXLYk0I
Put a camera on your toilet? I have two of these. The freakiest product of my life. But once you get over that you have a camera aimed at your poop it might save your life. My best friend died at...
Container Shipping Diversions Surge 360% Amid Hormuz Closure. And the inland logistics to move all the loaded and empty containers? Including customs https://t.co/xjirN7c7am

Absolute insanity: In just 2 hours, oil prices have now fallen -$10/barrel and risen +$11/barrel, with prices now nearing $90/barrel again. This is unprecedented volatility.

One data point: the collapse of the state in Lebanon favored localism. It now has the highest solar penetration (even >> since 2023, 34% of total energy). Totally unregulated. You can use an electric car and drive for free...

Salesforce $CRM is reportedly planning to sell as much as $25 billion worth of debt in order to fund its share buyback plan - Bloomberg
Ed Leamer famously argued “Housing is the Business Cycle”. This paper adds color to that claim by showing monetary policy ⇒ mortgage rates ⇒ house prices ⇒ home equity borrowing ⇒ aggregate demand. Housing also affects fertility, as @JesusFerna7026 noted...
Jet Fuel Shock Looms on U.S. West Coast as Asian Exports Dry Up. Air cargo and passengers to be affected. https://t.co/QUO2O9u8dm
It will never stop being hilarious/telling that certain "pro-competition" lefties openly support the Jones Act.

“We, in the shipping industry, are in the business of solving problems. But we are fixing problems while sitting on a smoldering powder keg,” Bud Darr, President of the Cruise Line Association https://t.co/i4e1kemoUq
GOOGLE $GOOGL DEEPENS PENTAGON AI PUSH Google is rolling out a feature that lets civilian and military personnel build custom AI agents for unclassified work on GenAI .mil, the Pentagon’s enterprise AI portal - CNBC
ONE Moves Closer to Controlling Stake in World’s Largest Ship Lessor Seaspan. Poseidon corp. https://t.co/5AykPtXZq6

These claims, attributed to Trump by Nadia Schadlow, are false and can't be justified by calling them "different opinions" or based on "different assumptions." @ODNIgov & @iaeaorg both agreed Iran was abiding by the deal, allowing inspections, including military sites....
Extended Range Attack Munitions (ERAM) are supposed to be delivered this year as well, which will further bolster Ukraine’s strike capabilities and pose greater challenges for Russian air defenses.

Rapid demand growth is straining the electric grid—and the planning models used to expand it may be making things worse. Current deterministic approaches to grid planning systematically undervalue opportunities to build assets that are robust and adaptable to the many...
Iranian leaders do not have much incentive to negotiate with the U.S. We've done sneak attacks twice during negotiations. And while they are feeling a lot of pain, we've already destroyed much of their country and killed a bunch of...
Scoop: Nielsen's Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement —Lawsuit is unique because it alleges not just that OpenAI stole its metadata, but that it also stole the proprietary sequence/structure that organizes that data & makes it useful @axios https://t.co/eeupqVybEE
Uh. This would be REALLY bad. Up until now, traffic through the Strait has been functionally halted but it isn’t exactly *closed*, ships can are some are taking the risk. If Iran successfully mines the Strait, it’s *closed* closed.

"AI will not replace biological reasoning, but it may become indispensable for navigating biological systems whose complexity exceeds human intuition." A perspective on future applications for cancer neuroscience https://t.co/TnDFZ7NRFN @scisignal https://t.co/ijbhfbjXcs
Energy Secretary Deletes Post Claiming U.S. Navy Escorted Oil Tanker Through Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/AgwPq9migq
Reports indicate US Energy Secretary deleted his social media post claiming the US Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. USD has turned better bid following the deletion. Stocks trim earlier gains. April WTI recovering off...

The Strait of Hormuz carries 20% of global oil demand. It's still closed. OPEC+ pledged 206K bpd in April. Middle East producers are cutting because storage is full. Supply math doesn't work when the pipe is shut. https://t.co/EMaJvlSk4u

‼️$100 oil prices have a surprisingly modest impact on the US economy: A persistent oil shock through 2027 would push headline inflation up +0.7 percentage points at peak, while core inflation and unemployment each rise just +0.1 percentage points. Real GDP effect...
AI adoption is everywhere. AI strategy is not. 98% using it 7.5% with a roadmap Adam Turinas on the healthcare AI maturity gap... https://t.co/YWIbRTtFT9 #HealthLaunchpad #AIforMarketing #hcmktg https://t.co/pGsi557iIJ
Hormuz Disruptions, US Navy Escort Plans (or lack of) and Impact on Global Trade 1⃣Strait of Hormuz Update: March 10, 2026 2⃣Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Caine Statement on Escorts 3⃣UNCTAD Report on Hormuz Shipping Disruptions Video: https://t.co/vS32XQeQDb https://t.co/ZfQwkBUMGW
Those companies that build their own supply chains will be able to move at the speed or faster than China. If you’re waiting for someone else’s supply chain, you’ve already lost. That's how @1x_tech under @BerntBornich is staying ahead of the...
more... v Google (search): 50 (victorious) v Google (app store): 37 (victorious) v Google (adtech): 33 (victorious) v Meta: 48 (lost but FTC also brought, appealing) ...and brought alleged Jedi Blue conspiracy btw: Google and Meta

I was originally going to dunk on this suburban Chicago letter to the editor opposing Illinois' state-level zoning reforms, but this must surely be parody, right? https://t.co/jdAAyhY21g