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Spike in oil prices triggers talk of an economic doomsday scenario - MarketWatch
business 2026/03/07 13:30:00

Spike in oil prices triggers talk of an economic doomsday scenario - MarketWatch

President Trump calling for an ‘unconditional surrender’ by Iran didn’t help oil markets Friday

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'Utterly unaffordable': Study reveals how deep blue city's minimum wage law is ravaging key industry - Fox News
business 2026/03/07 13:00:09

'Utterly unaffordable': Study reveals how deep blue city's minimum wage law is ravaging key industry - Fox News

Los Angeles hotels reportedly cut 650 jobs as new minimum wage law takes effect, with more layoffs expected as wages rise to $30 per hour by 2028.

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BlackRock’s Retail Private-Credit Hopes Run Into Market’s Angst - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/03/07 13:00:00

BlackRock’s Retail Private-Credit Hopes Run Into Market’s Angst - Bloomberg.com

It looked like a golden age of private credit when BlackRock Inc. plunked down $12 billion to buy HPS Investment Partners and crowed about the prospect of selling millions of retail investors on juicy returns from complex debt.

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Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving again - CBS News
business 2026/03/07 12:15:51

Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving again - CBS News

In July, Prasad was briefly forced from his job​, but was reinstated less than two weeks later.

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A week of war in charts: the impact on the US - Financial Times
business 2026/03/07 11:00:08

A week of war in charts: the impact on the US - Financial Times

The conflict with Iran is unpopular with the American public and is roiling markets and the economy

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Is this the beginning of the worst gas crisis the world has seen? - The Times
business 2026/03/07 10:30:38

Is this the beginning of the worst gas crisis the world has seen? - The Times

The closure of the Ras Laffan energy complex — and threats to the Strait of Hormuz — could cripple economies, send prices soaring and halt oil supplies

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