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The Fast Five → The Mag 7 stocks are stuck in a rut, Trump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities, Iran war to push US inflation sharply higher, Big Oil to reap billions from Iran war windfall, and SpaceX to target as much as $75B in blockbuster IPO…
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(from Stansberry Research)
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Your 5-minute briefing for Friday, Mar 27:
BEFORE THE OPEN
s of market close 3/26/2026.
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 30.40% for Week of MAR 19 2026
Previous week: 31.94%
Market Wrap:
Futures higher Dow +109, S&P +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.3%
Trump delays Iran energy strike deadline to April 6
Oil elevated Brent ~$107, WTI ~$93
Thursday selloff S&P -1.74%, Nasdaq -2.38%, Dow -460
Nasdaq closed in correction territory
Uncertainty persists despite ongoing negotiations
Week tracking S&P -0.5%, Nasdaq -1.1%, Dow +0.8%
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching:
Today:
Carnival $CCL ( ▼ 1.75% ) - earnings of $.18 per share (+38.5% YoY) on $6.14B revenue (+5.7% YoY)
Emmy-Winning Analyst Releases
His Next Big Story
Whitney Tilson shocked the nation on 60 Minutes when he accused a major company of poisoning its customers.
The investigation won an Emmy and the stock fell nearly 80%. (He also called the housing crisis and the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers).
Now, he's releasing his next big story. He says a dangerous pattern is forming, and most Americans have no idea how exposed they really are.
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HEADLINES
Even the specter of decades of AI dominance can't spark the "Magnificent Seven" right now. Every Magnificent Seven stock is down double-digit percentages from its 52-week high.
Saudi’s US investment conference shows Gulf cash still attracts western finance, even if execs are holding off going back to the region.
Nasdaq confirms correction, bonds drop as Iran crisis pushes oil to $108 (more)
Small-cap stocks flash a warning and an opportunity (more)
Trump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities to April 6 (more)
China's top chipmaker has supplied chipmaking tech to Iran military (more)
Traders hedge risk that war spurs Fed to hike rates within weeks (more)
War hits global economy with OECD seeing 4.2% US inflation (more)
Big Oil to reap billions from Iran war windfall (more)
Major outgoing CEOs cite AI as a factor in their decisions to step down (more)
SpaceX said to target as much as $75B in blockbuster IPO (more)
Apple expands American manufacturing program with four new partners (more)
Meta shares drop after back-to-back courtroom losses (more)
Meta boosts investment in TX AI data center by sixfold to $10B (more)
Trapped in private credit, investors wait to pull out $5 billion (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Blackstone commits $250M to UAE firm despite Iran war
Equitable, Corebridge plan to merge in all-stock deal
VC
eMed, a digital healthcare company, raised $200M in funding
Xona, a commercial space company developing solutions for global positioning, navigation, and timing infrastructure, raised $170M in Series C funding
Cents, an integrated software, hardware, and payments technology platform built for the laundry industry, raised $140M in Series C funding
Qualified Health, a company providing an enterprise AI platform built for health systems, raised $125M in Series B funding
Pinnacle Medicines, a biotech company developing oral peptide therapeutics, raised $89M in Series B funding
Mirage, an AI-powered video editing and creation platform, has raised $75M in growth financing
DOSS, an AI-native "Operations Cloud" for inventory-based businesses, raised $55M in Series B funding
Terrestrial Bio, a biotech company developing a microarray patch (MAP) platform, raises $50M in Series C funding
Steno, a provider of tech-enabled court reporting and litigation support services, raised $49M in Series C funding
Blossom Health, an AI operating system for psychiatry, raised $20M in Series A and Seed funding
Scalvy, a power delivery company, raised $13.9M in Series A funding
Applied Atomics, a developer/operator of nuclear power plants designed for continuous operation, raised over $8.3M in funding
Moda, an AI platform that gives professionals a brand-aligned design agent, raises $7.5M in Seed funding
Conntour, an AI video intelligence platform designed to adapt to real-world complexities in real-time, raised $7M in Seed funding
Payy Network, a stablecoin blockchain where transactions are private by default, raised $6M in Seed funding
Sigmas, a wear brand for fitness, raised $1M in Seed funding
KilgourMD, a scalp health and hair growth brand, raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding
Opus1, a management platform for music and performing arts schools, raised an undisclosed amount in Series B funding
Victus Technologies, a contested autonomy company, raised an undisclosed amount in Seed funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🚨 Financial Insider: 'Get out while there's still time’ *
➗ An 800-year-old math principle may help find bottom to S&P 500’s rout.
⚠️ Top Citi banker warns AI could mean a 'tragic end' for capitalism if we don't act now.
🛌 Finally, lie-flat seats in economy. United rolls out a ‘Relax Row.’
👨🦲 In this corner of the internet, everyone looks better bald.
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