Mar 18, 2026 • 3 min

Meta will pay Instagram, TikTok and YouTube creators with big followings to post on Facebook

Meta is offering monthly guaranteed pay and boosted reach for creators to start posting on Facebook's Reels.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 5 min

188-year-old NYC pharmacy has been 'packed like sardines'—all because of $40 headbands and FX's 'Love Story'

Twenty-somethings are flocking to a nearly 200-year-old pharmacy in New York to buy headbands once worn by Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, the drugstore's owners say.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 5 min

As Americans struggle with rising costs, many states’ unemployment benefits fall short, analysis finds

The U.S. unemployment system is not prepared for a recession, with some states having failed to raise their maximum weekly benefit in decades, experts say.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 3 min

Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse

Meta is scaling back its metaverse focus, cutting studios and headcount at Reality Labs to prioritize artificial intelligence.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 2 min

Trump waives U.S. shipping law for 60 days to steady oil market

The Trump administration "remains committed to continuing to strengthen our critical supply chains" amid the Iran war, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 3 min

Expectations for the next Fed rate cut get pushed back after hot inflation report

Futures markets took any realistic chance of a cut off the table until at least December.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 3 min

Israel says it has killed Iran’s intelligence minister in third assassination in two days

Israel's Defense Forces said Wednesday that Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib had been killed in a "targeted strike" in Tehran.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 2 min

WNBA and players' union reach verbal agreement on landmark new CBA deal

The verbal agreement marks the end of a prolonged and often contentious battle that threatened the start of the WNBA season.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 3 min

Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in February, much more than expected and up 3.4% annually

Wholesale prices rose sharply in February, providing another sign that inflation continues to percolate even aside from rising energy prices.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 5 min

Iran war poses challenges to high-margin Middle East car market

A continuing Iran war could destabilize the larger Gulf region, an increasingly important profit center for luxury automakers challenged elsewhere.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 6 min

How the red-hot AI data center boom is igniting demand for a new, lucrative career path: trade workers

While anxiety around AI replacing white-collar jobs has reached a fever pitch, the data center boom is creating lucrative opportunities for skilled traders.

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Mar 18, 2026 • 1 min

Economists raise UK inflation forecasts after energy costs surge

Bank of England now expected to keep interest rates on hold at its meeting on Thursday

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