Mar 06, 2026 • 3 min

Vast wraps $500 million funding round as company vies for NASA space station contract

Vast is betting on a "leapfrog strategy" to land a phase two NASA award for the International Space Station.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 2 min

Robinhood's venture fund, which gives investors access to private companies, tanks 11% on first day

Robinhood's Venture Fund I plunged 11% in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, casting doubt on investors' appetite for riskier investment.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 2 min

Trump admin announces $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers during Iran war

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill as the Iran war engulfs the region.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 4 min

Boeing moves closer to a huge deal — plus, positive signs for one of our AI plays

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 4 min

AI's got a gender gap: Women are more skeptical

Men are more enthusiastic about AI, while women are more skeptical, according to CNBC's 5th annual SurveyMonkey Women at Work survey.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 1 min

Starmer’s pledge to cut living costs rocked by Middle East war

Conflict dashes hope of interest rate cuts and leaves prime minister under fire from left and right

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Mar 06, 2026 • 1 min

A turbulent week for financial markets

Investors risk being too complacent about war in the Middle East

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Mar 06, 2026 • 3 min

Google joins Microsoft in telling users Anthropic is still available outside defense projects

Cloud vendors are letting customers know that Anthropic's popular AI tools can still be accessed after the Department of Defense blacklisted the company.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 12 min

GOP 'big beautiful bill' poised to deliver 'shock' to ACA marketplace, health policy experts say

The GOP's "big beautiful bill" made administrative tweaks expected to reduce enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace by millions of people.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 3 min

Fed Governor Miran says job losses in February add to the case for more interest rate cuts

Miran said in a CNBC interview that the Fed should be focusing more on supporting the labor market than worrying about inflation.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 6 min

'E-shaped' economy is replacing a K-shaped one in 2026, economist says: The middle class is 'spending in a nervous way' now

Economist Heather Long says the U.S. economy is diverging into three tiers of consumer behavior instead of two, amid an ongoing affordability crisis.

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Mar 06, 2026 • 1 min

Investors are not ready for a true shock

The consensus view of the impact of the Iran war on equities and bonds may well prove too sanguine

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