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Today:
Avg Hourly Earnings m/m, 8:30A
Non-Farm Employment, 8:30A
Unemployment Rate, 8:30A
Monday:
None scheduled
Your 5-minute briefing for Thursday, Mar 6:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 3/5/2026.
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 33.20% for Week of FEB 26 2026
Previous week: 34.54%
Market Wrap:
Futures edge up Dow +103 S&P +0.1% Nasdaq +0.1%
Stocks fell again Thu. Dow -785 S&P -0.6% Nasdaq -0.3%
Eight sectors lower industrials materials staples -2%+
Oil jumps WTI +8.5% Brent +5% on Hormuz shutdown
Crude set for biggest weekly gain since March 2022
Markets risk-off as war fuels inflation concerns
Jobs report Friday est. +50K unemployment 4.3%
EARNINGS
None watched today. Full earnings calendar »
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HEADLINES
“We don’t see any reason why we should negotiate,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News in an exclusive interview.
The Trump administration is weighing a range of options for addressing the spike in oil and gasoline prices amid the war in Iran, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.
Wall Street close down as Middle East fears push US oil up 8% (more)
Trump finds he needs Europe now that he’s waging war in Iran (more)
China in talks with Iran to allow safe oil, gas passage through Hormuz (more)
Trump on rising gas prices: 'If they rise, they rise' (more)
Democrats working on bill to rein in prediction markets after Iran bets (more)
Iran war adds new layer to supply chain stress (more)
Pentagon informed Anthropic it is a supply chain risk (more)
US mulls requiring permits for global Nvidia, AMD AI chip sales (more)
US labor market holding steady; worker productivity still strong in Q4 (more)
Berkshire begins repurchasing shares, CEO buys $15M in stock (more)
Amazon down for thousands of users in US (more)
Oracle plans thousands of job cuts in face of AI cash crunch (more)
Revolut’s push for banking license signals fintechs warming to regulation (more)
Robinhood launches Platinum Card with premium benefits, $695 fee (more)
Companies largely quiet over insider trading on prediction markets (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Netflix acquires Ben Affleck-founded AI moviemaking business
NYSE owner invests in crypto firm at $25B valuation
Cart.com receives $180M investment
Circadence receives $16.4M investment
Colombian tycoon invests in GeoPark as path into Venezuela oil
VC
Vast, a company developing space stations, raised $500M in funding
Cognito Therapeutics, a clinical-stage neurotech company, raised $105M in Series C funding
Sage, an integrated care platform built for senior living and nursing, raised $65M in Series C funding
Prolium Bioscience, a clinical-stage biotech company, raised $50M in Series A funding
Lio, an agentic AI platform for enterprise procurement, raised $30M in Series A funding
Evervault, a developer-first platform for encrypting and orchestrating sensitive data, raised $25M in Series B funding
Minnesota Medical Technologies Corp, a developer of continence care solutions, raised $20.6M in a Series A funding
Reclaim Security, a preemptive exposure-remediation platform, raised $20M in Series A funding
Navigara, a developer of an engineering performance measurement layer, raised $2.5M in Seed funding
CRYPTO
Trump escalates confrontation with banks over crypto agenda (more)
Crypto bill hits new impasse, raising doubts over its future (more)
US regulators say banks won't face extra capital charges on tokenized securities (more)
Crypto fans have an alternative to savings accounts and banks are freaking out (more)
BULLISH BITES
💰 Dollar, bonds, or gold - which is the safest haven to hold?
🔥 War is hell for bonds—especially now.
🎲 Polymarket shelves nuclear detonation markets after outcry.
🏎 The Robb Report’s 2026 car of the year.
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