Mar 19, 2026 • 2 min

January new home sales plunge to the lowest pace since 2022

New home sales fell to the lowest level in four years, despite lower interest rates and builder incentives.

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Mar 19, 2026 • 3 min

Major League Baseball names Polymarket exclusive prediction market partner

Major League Baseball is partnering with Polymarket to offer exclusive rights and data.

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Mar 19, 2026 • 3 min

Crypto.com lays off 12% of workforce in latest company to cite AI in job cuts

CEO Kris Marszalek said the layoffs were in "roles that do not adapt in our new world" as the company integrates enterprise-wide AI.

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Mar 19, 2026 • 2 min

OpenAI to acquire developer tooling startup Astral in boost for Codex team

OpenAI has made several recent acquisitions, including cybersecurity startup Promptfoo, and health-care technology startup Torch.

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Mar 19, 2026 • 1 min

WTO warns European exports will shrink if energy prices stay high

Continent’s industry is particularly vulnerable to high gas prices

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Mar 19, 2026 • 3 min

Hegseth says potential $200 billion Iran war spending request could shift: 'Takes money to kill bad guys'

President Donald Trump's National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that the war has already cost $12 billion.

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Mar 19, 2026 • 1 min

ECB hold rates steady and highlights raised uncertainty

New forecasts see higher inflation and lower economic growth this year

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Mar 19, 2026 • 4 min

Traders now see little chance of an interest rate cut this year following Fed decision

All of the positive economic talk out of this week's Federal Reserve meeting had a negative impact on investors

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Mar 19, 2026 • 1 min

Jay Powell warns Iran war is likely to drive up inflation

Also in today’s newsletter, the US spy chief offers conflicting assessments about Iran’s nuclear programme

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Mar 19, 2026 • 4 min

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday

Stocks tumbled this morning as the U.S.-Iran war continues to escalate and oil prices spike.

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Mar 19, 2026 • 1 min

European markets hammered as investors price in ‘protracted energy shock’

Stocks and bonds in UK and Eurozone fall sharply after Iranian strikes on Qatari natural gas complex

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Mar 19, 2026 • 1 min

BoE holds rates but hints increases not off the table

MPC stresses its only objective is to ensure inflation remains at its target rate of 2%

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