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Dow Futures Steady as Oil Surges; Micron Slides Despite Blowout Q2 Results Lead: Early Thursday, Dow Jones futures were little changed while S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures showed muted movement as global oil prices surged in volatile trade but pulled back from intraday highs. Micron Technology reported blowout fiscal second-quarter earnings and raised guidance late … Read more

Lead: Israel and Iran exchanged strikes on major Gulf gas infrastructure this week, marking a sharp escalation in the weeks-long conflict that began on Feb. 28, 2026. Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gas field on Wednesday, and Tehran retaliated the following day with missile and drone strikes on facilities in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, … Read more

Lead: Apple CEO Tim Cook told Nikias Molina at New York’s Grand Central Terminal last week that “there’s so much left that we can do” with the iPhone and expects it to remain the center of many users’ digital lives. The remark, reported March 18, 2026, came as Apple advances into spatial computing and amid … Read more

Lead: On March 18, 2026, former President Donald Trump posted a warning that the United States could “massively” destroy Iran’s South Pars gas field if Tehran continues strikes on Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. The statement came amid Iranian attacks on vessels and energy sites in the Gulf after an earlier strike on the … Read more

Lead: U.S. markets plunged on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve opted to keep interest rates unchanged, while fresh conflict in the Gulf heightened energy-market fears. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid more than 750 points and touched a new low for the year, leaving the index on track for its worst month since 2022. Fed … Read more

Lead For readers checking their charts on March 19, 2026, today’s brief forecasts emphasize turning points ahead: a solar shift due tomorrow alters emphasis across signs, offering chances to finish stalled projects, reassess relationships and tighten financial plans. Individual entries range from career breakthroughs to cautions about overreach, with Mercury’s slow return from retrograde adding … Read more

Lead Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday as Washington pressed allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the war in Iran. The trip to China that Trump planned was delayed, turning the meeting into a focal point for U.S. requests that Japan … Read more

Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman (Joseph Foreman) prevailed Wednesday in a defamation trial brought by seven Adams County, Ohio, sheriff’s deputies who said he ridiculed them in viral music videos that used his home security footage from a 2022 raid. The jury ruled for Foreman after the deputies sought nearly $4 million, a decision the artist celebrated … Read more

Lead: A recent Financial Times investigation says officials in the Trump White House framed military options and lethal force with language and presentation techniques more common to strategy games than to policymaking. The reporting, based on interviews and internal materials, asserts this approach shaped discussions inside the West Wing and in interagency meetings during the … Read more

Lead On March 19, 2026, global oil prices climbed further after strikes on key energy facilities in the Persian Gulf raised fresh doubts about supply. Brent crude exceeded $114 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark WTI approached $96. The disruptions coincided with reports of damage at South Pars and Qatar’s Ras Laffan, and pulled Asian equity … Read more

Lead: Miami (Ohio) secured a First Four victory in Dayton on Wednesday, beating SMU 89-79 to reach the NCAA Tournament first round and set up an 11-seed matchup with No. 6 Tennessee in Philadelphia on Friday. The RedHawks’ balance was led by Eian Elmer, Luke Skaljac and Brant Byers, who combined for 59 points and … Read more

Lead Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, was killed overnight in a reported precision airstrike, a senior Israeli official told Fox News. At the same time U.S. Central Command said American forces struck hardened missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz using large deep‑penetrator munitions. The attacks coincided with missile and drone volleys … Read more

In Part 4 of an interview published on Nintendo.com, Kirby Air Ride director Masahiro Sakurai outlines why the Road Trip mode was created and how its narrative and structure were assembled. Sakurai says Road Trip was not in the original design, but was added to broaden single-player appeal alongside City Trial and Air Ride. He … Read more

Asian stock markets slipped on Thursday after U.S. equities fell and oil surged above $110 a barrel, with investors weighing higher fuel costs, a firmer dollar and rising U.S. yields. Brent crude traded at $111.51 a barrel early Thursday, while U.S. benchmark crude was $95.97. Markets were also responding to a report showing wholesale inflation … Read more

Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent gave his first public comments since resigning when he sat for a lengthy interview with Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. The conversation — more than one hour and 40 minutes long — covered the US–Iran conflict, claims about restricted access to President Donald Trump, and other … Read more