Wednesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Dow slides 400 points as oil prices move higher again amid Iran conflict: Live updates

[Reuters] Oil prices up 4% as supply fears mount despite record stocks release plan

[AP] Live updates: Global energy concerns mount as Iran effectively stops cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz

[Reuters] Iran tells world to get ready for oil at $200 a barrel as it fires on merchant ships

[Reuters] Iran has laid about a dozen mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say

[AP] Iran targets ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as economic concerns mount

[Axios] Trump tells Axios there's "practically nothing left" to target in Iran

[AP] Wealthy nations pledge record release of emergency oil reserves in a bid to calm surging prices

[AP] Trump keeps telling America he’s winning in Iran. He’s less clear in explaining how the war ends

[CNBC] U.S. deficit tops $1 trillion through February but runs below year-ago pace

[Reuters] JPMorgan marks down value of loan portfolios of some private credit groups, source says

[AP] Pentagon blocks photographers from Hegseth’s briefings on the Iran war

[Politico] Zelenskyy to Trump: Put more pressure on Putin, ‘not on me’ 

[Bloomberg] In Leveraged Loan Selloff, Most Liquid Debt Gets Hit Hardest

[Bloomberg] Operations Suspended at Oman Port as Drones Hit Fuel Tanks

[Bloomberg] Record March Heat to Scorch Los Angeles, US Southwest

[WSJ] U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance

[FT] JPMorgan marking down loan portfolios of private credit groups

[FT] Goldman executive says private markets clients ‘glad’ about Iran war ‘distraction’