Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Dow jumps 300 points as oil surge from Iran conflict eases, economic outlook brightens: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Swings as Iran Denies Report of US Outreach to End War

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Advances as Dip-Buyers Enter Market Despite Dollar Strength

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Shippers and Oil Traders Seek Details on Trump’s Convoy Plan

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Airline Troubles Compound as Flight Cancellations Surpass 20,000

[Bloomberg] Shipping Has Collapsed Through Vital Strait of Hormuz

[Bloomberg] How Iran Conflict Is Disrupting Strait of Hormuz

[Bloomberg] US Use of Costly Weapons Against Iran Tests Limits of Inventory

[Bloomberg] Iran Tests Its Pain Threshold in Survival Battle With US and Israel

[Bloomberg] US Services Activity Expands Most Since 2022 on Demand

[Bloomberg] US War on Iran Challenges China and 'Axis of Chaos' Partners

[NYT] How the Iran War Is Choking Off the World’s Oil and Gas

[NYT] The High Stakes of Keeping the Strait of Hormuz Open

[WSJ] Strait of Hormuz: The Oil Bottleneck Threatening the Global Economy

[WSJ] Oil Market Turmoil to Continue Even If Hormuz Reopens

[WSJ] Bank of Canada Urges Regulators to Play Catch-Up on Private-Credit Risk

[FT] Israel expects weeks-long war against Iran

[FT] Gulf states in race to secure more US interceptors

[FT] Gulf insurance costs soar 12-fold despite Trump guarantee

[FT] Iran war upends popular trades

[FT] Sea levels already ‘much higher’ than many scientists had estimated