- U.S. crude oil hits $100 again after Chinese ships are turned away from Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices traded higher after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran had allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
- 1.4 million filers face tax refund delays amid IRS paper check phaseout
Many filers are facing tax refund delays amid the IRS push to phase out paper checks. Here's what to know if you receive a CP53E notice.
- Markets now see the Fed's next move as a potential rate hike as inflation fears mount
Traders in the futures market shifted the probability of a rate increase by the end of 2026 to 52% on Friday morning.
- Epstein victims sue Google, Trump administration for disclosing personal information
A lawsuit filed in Northern California alleges that Google's AI features generated contact information for Epstein victims.
- TSA funding update: House GOP bristles at Senate DHS funding proposal, potentially extending shutdown
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed in February, leading to chaos at airports.
- Strategy is accelerating its crypto purchases as rivals sit on the sidelines
Demand for bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset is once again concentrated in Michael Saylor's Strategy as the company steps up its bitcoin buying pace.
- Every Cure’s drug repurposing strategy isn't what you think, and it could change rare disease treatment
When David Fajgenbaum and his colleagues launched the drug repurposing non-profit Every Cure, they chose a path that challenged the traditional research model.
- Why investors should resist the easiest course of action in a difficult market
It's the real reason why so few people make money in stocks.
- AstraZeneca stock jumps after surprise trial win for lung disease drug where rivals have failed
The experimental drug reduced flare-ups for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Astra said Friday.
- Italy investigates Sephora and Benefit over skincare marketing to children
Italy's competition authority said the LVMH-owned cosmetic brands Sephora and Benefit used an "insidious marketing strategy" to appeal to tween consumers.
- Incentive design could change retail investors' fortunes
Crypto cycles trap retail in speculation. Savings layers with capital preservation and prize incentives rewrite participation for consistent gains.
- Bitcoin dips under $66K as oil sparks 'unsustainable' US inflation risk
Bitcoin joined a risk-asset rout as oil-supply nerves sparked major US inflation warnings, with $70,000 in place as new BTC price resistance.
- NYSE parent ICE completes new $600M investment in Polymarket
ICE completed a new $600 million investment in Polymarket, advancing its $2 billion funding deal as prediction markets face growing scrutiny.
- Bitcoin nears lowest in three weeks as BTC price targets drop to $41K
Bitcoin grabbed downside liquidity as oil-supply pressure sent BTC price action below $66,500 to its lowest levels since March 9.
- Bitcoin holders show ‘stronger’ conviction despite BTC price losing $68K level
Bitcoin long-term holders continued to expand their holdings, while increased withdrawal from exchanges flashed a classic supply shock warning.
- Bitcoin ETFs log biggest outflows in 3 weeks as Iran war fears rise
US Bitcoin ETFs saw outflows of $171 million on Thursday as market participants feared another weekend escalation in the US-Israel conflict with Iran.
- Whales, sharks buy 61,000 BTC in a month amid global uncertainty
Not all whales have been accumulating; two moved tens of millions of dollars to exchanges on March 19 as Bitcoin fell amid an escalation of the Iran conflict.
- Bitcoin gained 655% the last time this supply in profit metric dropped to 50%
Bitcoin’s total supply in profit metric fell below 50% in February, a threshold linked to previous BTC accumulation phases. Does data predict a similar outcome?
- Twenty One Capital now 2nd-largest publicly traded BTC holder after MARA sale
Bitcoin advocate Jack Mallers' Twenty One Capital holds 43,514 BTC in its corporate treasury, now second only to Strategy's 762,099 BTC accumulation.
- Bitcoin floor ‘near $70K’ as TradFi returns: Will war, inflation break their belief?
Bitcoin mass adoption by institutional investors has resumed, but global instability and the risk of rising US inflation put a lid on BTC’s breakouts above $70,000.
- How close is the US to a quagmire in Iran?
The US has a 15-point plan to end the war on Iran, but what does the military reality show?
- Iran’s football team honours children killed in Minab school airstrike
Iranian football players laid backpacks on a football pitch in Turkey to pay tribute to the children killed in a US-Isra
- Israelis question Lebanon war as opposition grows
Growing opposition within Israel is raising questions about the government’s military strategy in southern Lebanon.
- FBI director Kash Patel’s emails, photos hacked by Iran-linked group
The vigilante group Handala Hack Team said that it had successfully gained access to Patel's personal email account.
- LIVE: Spain vs Serbia – World Cup 2026 friendly
Follow our live build-up, with full team news coverage, ahead of our text commentary stream.
- Russia declares protagonist of Oscar-winning documentary a ‘foreign agent’
The teacher had spent two years documenting pro-war propaganda at a school before smuggling footage out of Russia.
- Is Europe heading to an energy crisis?
Europe is bracing for a supply crunch and a price shock as the Iran conflict drags on.
- Meet the children left without parents under El Salvador’s emergency decree
As El Salvador's state of emergency turns four years old, families warn of the toll of the mass arrests on children.
- Lebanon faces ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ under Israeli assault: UN
Displaced Lebanese families 'living in constant fear' under Israeli bombardment, warns UN Refugee Agency official.
- Nixon to Trump: Pakistan’s long record as backchannel between rival powers
Islamabad reprises its role as diplomatic broker as US and Iran edge closer to wider confrontation.