Mar 11, 2026 • 4 min

Investor ban on buying homes stalls housing affordability bill

A bill to increase housing supply and decrease costs is set to sail through the Senate on Thursday, but House leaders foresee further negotiations.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 3 min

We're buying the recent drop in a recession-resistant stock that started the year hot

After sitting on our hands Tuesday and awaiting further developments in the Iran war, we are putting some money to work

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Mar 11, 2026 • 8 min

How Strait of Hormuz closure can become tipping point for global economy

A Strait of Hormuz closure due to U.S.-Iran war hit the oil market hard, but sectors reliant on shipping across economy from metals to farming are vulnerable.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 2 min

Oracle stock spikes 12% as strong Q3 earnings answer Wall Street AI buildout concerns

Oracle CEO Clayton Magouyrk said on an earnings call the company's model of having customers provide data chips for new data center builds is working.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 4 min

Tim Scott hopes Fed Chair Powell investigation 'goes away' to clear Kevin Warsh confirmation

President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair, but the process has been blocked amid a federal investigation into Powell.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 1 min

February US CPI data suggests firmer PCE inflation ahead

Inflation was already too firm even before war broke out in Iran

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Mar 11, 2026 • 3 min

IEA agrees to release 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war supply disruption

The move comes as the Iran war continues to choke off traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 5 min

Meta rolls out in-house AI chips weeks after massive Nvidia, AMD deals

Meta's latest generations of its MTIA series of in-house chips for artificial intelligence will help support the company's massive data center expansion plans.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 7 min

Here's the inflation breakdown for February 2026 — in one chart

The consumer price index was rose 2.4% in February 2026, above policymakers' target, economists said. War in Iran complicates the picture.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 9 min

Black women were disproportionately impacted by DOGE cuts. A year later, they're rebuilding careers for themselves and each other

Black women make up 12% of the federal workforce and experienced the largest federal employment losses between 2024 and 2025.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 1 min

US inflation holds steady at 2.4% in February

Figure comes as Middle East war sends energy prices higher

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Mar 11, 2026 • 3 min

JPMorgan Chase reins in lending to private credit firms after marking down software loans

JPMorgan's move shows that the biggest U.S. bank by assets wants to get ahead of potential turbulence involving private credit loans to software companies.

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