Sunday, March 8, 2026

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Dow futures tumble 1,100 points as U.S. oil tops $116 a barrel to begin the week’s trading: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Market Chaos to Deepen as More Gulf Giants Cut Output

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hormuz Tracker: Iran-Linked Ships Are the Only Ones to Transit

[AP] Iran war’s targets widen into civilian infrastructure and Saudi Arabia reports first deaths

[Reuters] Iraqi oil production collapses with Strait of Hormuz blocked by conflict, sources say

[Axios] Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say

[Axios] Iran's next supreme leader: Khamenei's hardline son Mojtaba

[AP] Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Threatens to Stall Bills Until His Voting Measure Passes

[Bloomberg] Oil Tops $110 as Iran War Forces More Gulf Giants to Cut Output

[Bloomberg] Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s New Supreme Leader Fights Trump, Israel and Anger at Home

[Bloomberg] Private Credit’s Gate-Crashers Are Forcing Funds Into a Brutal Spot

[Bloomberg] Stock and Bond Traders Eye Another Volatile Open

[Bloomberg] Why the AI Boom Will Make Phones, Cars and Electronics More Expensive

[Bloomberg] Goldman Says Hedge Funds Add Short Bets on US Stocks Amid Rout

[NYT] Energy Secretary Says Tankers Could Start Moving Soon

[NYT] State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave

[NYT] U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Targeted as Iraq Gets Drawn Deeper Into Regional War

[NYT] How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine

[WSJ] The Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil Squeeze Is Upon Us

[WSJ] De Facto Wartime Leader Steers Iran’s Defiant Response to U.S.

[WSJ] Iraq Becomes Battleground for U.S. Forces Once Again

[WSJ] It’s High Time to Restock U.S. Munitions

[WSJ] America’s Natural-Gas Bounty Is Cushioning U.S. Markets From Global Shocks

[FT] Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment is a sign Iran’s hardline policies will continue

[FT] Trump raises the stakes in Iran by weighing deployment of US ground forces