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The Fast Five → US oil closes above $100 for first time in years, Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran grid, Powell: Fed can 'wait and see' how war affects inflation, crypto stocks at 'big discounts', and E*Trade in talks to lead SpaceX IPO share sale…
📌 Tech CEOs dumping dollars — A 47-year Wall St. insider says the biggest companies in America are quietly trading in dollars for a new type of currency. He's been documenting this shift—and showing ordinary folks how to follow it.
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Calendar: Full Calendar »
Today:
JOLTS Job Openings, 10:00A
Consumer Confidence, 10:00A
Tomorrow:
ADP Employment Change, 8:15A
ISM Manufacturing PMI, 10:00A
Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday, Mar 31:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 3/30/2026.
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↑ 32.10% for Week of MAR 26 2026
Previous week: 30.40%
Market Wrap:
Futures flat Dow +12, S&P flat, Nasdaq flat
Monday slipped S&P -0.39%, Nasdaq -0.73%, Dow +50
S&P now just over 9% below its high
Tech led losses with sector down more than 1%
VIX topped 30 and oil rose on war tensions
Trump signals progress toward Iran deal
Today: Consumer confidence and JOLTS due
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today: *McCormick $MKC ( ▲ 1.23% )
*CTD Synnex $SNX ( ▲ 1.92% ) - earnings of $3.31 per share (+18.2% YoY) on $15.65B (+7.7% YoY)
Nike $NKE ( ▼ 0.25% ) - EPS of 28 cents (-48.1% YoY) on $11.23B revenue (-0.4% YoY)
WED: Conagra $CAG ( ▲ 0.7% )
Some of The One Percent Are Refusing Dollars.
Wall Street Insider: That Tells You Everything You Need to Know.
When the people with the best information about where the economy is going choose another type of currency over dollars, a 47-year market veteran says that's worth a second look.
Louis Navellier has documented the pattern — and identified the key steps you should take right now.
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HEADLINES
US stocks dipped and oil prices surged Monday after President Donald Trump escalated his threats against Tehran.
Stock futures slide, oil closes over $100 for first time since 2022 (more)
Powell says Fed can 'wait and see' how war affects inflation (more)
Bonds rise as traders fear war will trigger economic slowdown (more)
The IRS wants smarter audits, Palantir may decide who gets flagged (more)
Morgan Stanley’s Wilson says S&P 500 correction nears end stage (more)
Oil rises for a fourth day on supply cuts from widening conflict (more)
Dollar wraps up best month since 2022 amid Iran war (more)
Meta’s $280B tailspin sparks ‘tobacco oment’ questions (more)
New rule could fast-track SpaceX IPO for Nasdaq index inclusion (more)
E*Trade in talks to lead SpaceX IPO share sale to small investors in US (more)
Micron stock sinks 10%, further cratering in post-earnings sell-off (more)
Fannie, Freddie soar as Ackman says they’re ‘stupidly cheap’ (more)
McCormick nears huge deal with Unilever (more)
Goldman traders see signs hedge funds are capitulating on stocks (more)
Blackstone to debut first hedge fund for mini-millionaires (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Sysco strikes $29B deal for catering supplier Restaurant Depot
American Exchange Group to buy sneaker maker Allbirds for $39M
Allvia acquires HR Pals
VC
Starcloud, a company building data centers in space, raised a $170M in Series A funding
ScaleOps, an autonomous cloud and AI infrastructure resource mgmt company, raised $130M in Series C funding
Qodo, an AI code review and governance platform, raised $70M in Series B funding
Sage Health, a primary care and wellness provider, received $50M in growth financing
Stedi, a cloud-native healthcare clearinghouse, raised $50M in Series C funding
Oran Development Company, AI-RAN and the architect of the Odyssey RAN software platform, raised $45M in Series A funding
Centivax, developer of a universal flu vaccine, raised $37M in funding
Mars Men, a men’s wellness brand, raised $27.5M in Series A funding
Deccan AI, a GenAI data company, raised $25M in funding
CODE27, an interactive character technology company, raised over $10M for Seed and extension funding
Neurolief, a medical tech company developing neuromodulation therapies for mental health conditions, raised a $6M investment
Stratum Biosciences, a biotech company at the intersection of AI and dermatology research, closed a $2M Seed funding
CRYPTO
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