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🕟 Stone Age Rhetoric

🕟 Stone Age Rhetoric

Trump promised clarity on Iran. Instead, he promised to "bring them back to the stone ages" and the market heard every word.

BYConor Keenan

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Apr 2, 2026

🕟 Exit Strategy

🕟 Exit Strategy

Trump tells aides the U.S. will leave Iran in two to three weeks and Wall Street is starting to bet the house on it.

BY

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Apr 1, 2026

🕟 Flavor Powerhouse

🕟 Flavor Powerhouse

McCormick and Unilever just cooked up a $65.8 billion food empire and the market is eating it up.

BY

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Mar 31, 2026

🕟 New Front

🕟 New Front

The Houthis just opened a new chapter in the Iran war, WTI crude crossed $100, and Sysco dropped $29 billion on the biggest food deal in years.

BY

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Mar 30, 2026

🕟 Correction Territory

🕟 Correction Territory

The Nasdaq just joined the correction club, and the S&P 500 is headed for its worst month since 2022.

BY

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Mar 27, 2026

🕟 Boots on the Move

🕟 Boots on the Move

The Pentagon is sending 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East and markets just got the message.

BY

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Mar 26, 2026

🕟 Fifteen Points

🕟 Fifteen Points

Trump sends Iran a ceasefire blueprint via Pakistan. Tehran calls it "maximalist" and says no.

BY

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Mar 25, 2026

🕟 Credit Crunch

🕟 Credit Crunch

Private credit funds are shutting the gates and Wall Street's favorite asset class just became its biggest headache.

BY

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Mar 24, 2026

🕟 TACO Monday

🕟 TACO Monday

Trump claims "productive" Iran talks, markets rise, then Iran says it never happened.

BY

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Mar 23, 2026

🕟 Witching Hour

🕟 Witching Hour

The S&P dropped 1.5% on a triple-witching Friday drenched in war anxiety, gold posted its worst week since 2013, and FedEx somehow delivered the quarter of its life.

BY

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Mar 20, 2026

🕟 Ras Laffan Fallout

🕟 Ras Laffan Fallout

Iran hit Qatar's crown jewel LNG terminal, Brent blew past $116, and Micron just posted the most jaw-dropping earnings report of the year.

BY

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Mar 19, 2026

🕟 Dot Plot Shrug

🕟 Dot Plot Shrug

The Fed held steady, the dot plot barely moved but oil near $110 and a scorching PPI update are doing the talking.

BY

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Mar 18, 2026

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