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The Fast Five → Wall Street weighs impact of surging oil prices, Trump demands help from other countries to secure Hormuz, Gulf economies at risk of worst slump since 1990s, rare-earth miner Lynas to supply Pentagon, and Meta plans huge layoffs as AI costs mount…
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Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, Mar 16:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 3/13/2026. Bitcoin as of 3/15/2026.
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 31.94% for Week of MAR 12 2026
Previous week: 33.06%
Market Wrap:
Futures slightly higher Dow +153, S&P +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.3%
S&P posted third straight weekly loss ending at 2026 low
Last week Dow -2%, S&P -1.6%, Nasdaq -1.3%
Oil stays elevated WTI ~$100 Brent ~$105
Strait of Hormuz traffic still largely halted
Today: Nvidia GTC begins, Fed meeting this week
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today: *Dollar Tree $DLTR ( ▼ 3.8% )
TUE: Lululemon $LULU ( ▼ 0.26% )
oklo $OKLO ( ▼ 2.05% ) - expecting a loss of $.16 per share for Q4 2025 vs a loss of $.09 a year ago
WED: Five Below $FIVE ( ▼ 3.07% ), *General Mills $GIS ( ▼ 0.05% ), *Macy's $M ( ▲ 0.42% )
Micron Technology $MU ( ▲ 5.13% ) - $8.60 EPS (+451.3% YoY) on $19.11B revenue (+137.4% YoY)
THU: *Alibaba $BABA ( ▲ 0.75% ), *Darden Restaurant $DRI ( ▲ 1.99% ), FedEx $FDX ( ▼ 0.41% )
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HEADLINES
Wall Street is increasingly focused on rising oil prices as the primary driver of the economy and markets amid the Middle East conflict.
US President Donald Trump said he is “demanding” that other countries contribute to the defense of the Strait of Hormuz as it remains effectively closed to oil tankers.
Stock futures waver as oil rises with US and Iran war in focus (more)
Trump leaves allies and foes guessing on endgame for Iran (more)
Gulf economies at risk of worst slump since 1990s on Iran war (more)
US, Japan agree on their roles in potential nuclear power project (more)
Trump admin set to receive $10B fee for brokering TikTok deal (more)
Consumer spending increases in Jan., Iran war adds to inflation pressures (more)
Oil slips as Trump presses other countries to help secure Strait of Hormuz (more)
Gold wavers near $5,000 as Mideast war keeps oil prices elevated (more)
Rare-Earth miner Lynas advances plans to supply Pentagon (more)
Meta plans big layoffs as AI costs mount (more)
Micron plans second chip facility at newly acquired Taiwan site (more)
AT&T CEO pitches Trump amid $23B antitrust review (more)
JD.com launches Joybuy in Europe, targeting Amazon (more)
Spirit Airlines to shrink fleet to one‑third of pre‑bankruptcy size (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Ramp acquires Billhop, plans expansion across Europe and UK
ACA Group acquires FX Transparency
GameSquare acquires TubeBuddy
Rogo acquires Offset to bring AI agents into financial workflows
VC
Gumloop, a platform for employees to build agents and AI-driven automations, raised $50M in Series B funding
BackOps, an AI-native operating system for supply chain operations, raised $26M in Series A funding
Malama Health, a maternal health company, raised $9.2M in Seed funding
Gangkhar, an AI-native embedded protection infrastructure platform, raised $4.25M in Seed funding
Dark Watch, a company advancing real-time threat intelligence for the hospitality industry, raised $3.5M in Seed funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
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