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Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, Mar 23:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 3/20/2026. Bitcoin as of 3/22/2026
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 30.40% for Week of MAR 19 2026
Previous week: 31.94%
Market Wrap:
Futures flat Dow flat, S&P -0.1%, Nasdaq -0.2%
Markets coming off fourth straight weekly loss
Iran war enters week four with escalation threats
Oil ticks higher WTI ~$99, Brent ~$113
Trump warns of strikes if Hormuz not reopened
S&P broke below 200-day moving average
PMI data due tomorrow
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
WED:
Chewy $CHWY ( ▲ 2.77% ) - earnings of $.28 per share, unchanged from the year-ago period, on $3.26B revenue (+0.5% YoY)
FRI:
Carnival $CCL ( ▼ 3.29% ) - earnings of $.18 per share (+38.5% YoY) on $6.14B revenue (+5.7% YoY)
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HEADLINES
Stocks fell and oil whipsawed in a volatile start to trading, as the war in Iran entered a fourth week with no sign of de-escalation.
Elon Musk took the stage in Austin on Saturday night for what he called a "profoundly important announcement … the most epic chip-building exercise in history, by far."
Stock futures drop in four-week fall as Trump issues Iran ultimatum (more)
Iran threatens US Treasury buyers as Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum looms (more)
Investors drive US money market fund assets to records (more)
The economy has Strait of Hormuz deadline for Trump: Two weeks (more)
The Saudi oil pipeline the world didn't know it needed (more)
Trump's push to oust Powell could keep the Fed chair around for longer (more)
Fannie, Freddie place large bids for mortgage-backed securities (more)
Japan and Korea stocks plunge as Trump and Iran trade new threats (more)
China vows to continue opening its economy amid trade tensions with US (more)
China touts itself as ‘harbour of stability’ to global CEOs (more)
Oil prices are set to rise further as war in the Middle East escalates (more)
Dollar poised for rally as escalating conflict spurs haven demand (more)
Gold whipsaws after worst week in 40 years as war risks mount (more)
Wealthy consumers turning to jewelry as an investment (more)
Apple’s heir apparent steps into the spotlight (more)
Advanced nuclear startup X-energy files for IPO (more)
Elliott to take multibillion-dollar stake in Synopsys (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Zenobē acquires Revolv
Findem to buy Glider AI
VC
Verily, a data platform supporting AI-enabled precision health solutions, raised $300M in funding
Oasis Security, a non-human identity and agentic access governance platform, raised $120M in Series B funding
Bluesky, a social app with 42M users, raised $100m in Series B funding
Arc, an electric boats and propulsion systems, raised $50M in Series C funding
Paraform, an AI provider of a recruitment marketplace, raised $40M in Series B funding
Hosted.ai, a software platform that increases the efficiency of GPU infrastructure, raised $19M in Seed funding
Meadow, a digital funeral planning platform, raised $9M in a Series A funding
Health Universe, an enterprise AI platform that automates complex healthcare workflows, raised $6M in Seed funding
Ezra, a voice AI interviewing platform, raised $3.2M in Seed funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🙈 Washington ignores America's fiscal cliff.
⛽️ See how fast gasoline prices are rising.
🚀 Why CEOs should care about the quantum ‘space race’.
🍳 A Netflix cooking show is changing how people travel.
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