Cruise stocks drop, as there’s more than just the Iran conflict to worry about

Norwegian’s sales miss and downbeat booking and profit outlooks spark concern about demand for cruises.
Travel stocks fall after thousands of flights grounded following Iran strikes
Airlines and some hotel stocks fell after the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and subsequent retaliation strikes.
Here’s how far oil is away from dragging stocks into a bear market, according to Morgan Stanley

History shows market can recover quite quickly from geopolitical shocks
The whole world is watching this critical energy chokepoint as Iran conflict enters more dangerous phase

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped off amid warnings from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. What happens next could have major implications for the global economy.
Anthropic’s Claude tops App Store charts as backlash builds against OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Published: March 1, 2026 at 8:32 p.m. ET Anthropic has been blacklisted by the U.S. government, but the company may be winning over new users as a result of its spat. Claude has become the top free app in Apple’s App Store as of Sunday evening, ahead of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Alphabet’s GOOG GOOGL Google Gemini. […]
Allegations of insider trading over prediction-market bets tied to Iran conflict

This weekend was a big one for prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, but allegations of insider trading and a controversy surrounding the handling of one particularly sensitive market appear to have set off a firestorm of criticism.
Has the retail industry rebounded? We’ll find out this week from Target, Costco, Best Buy and others’ earnings

Some analysts felt the retail industry was due for a modest recovery in 2026. Results from some of the biggest chains this week will offer a sense of how that rebound is going.
Here’s how much you could pay for a gallon of gas by May because of the attacks on Iran

U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran will push up oil prices, as well as how much Americans pay for gasoline at the pump: GasBuddy
Will the bank get suspicious if I deposit $150,000 in cash into my checking account?

“I live in a state with no inheritance tax. I assume I can make this deposit legally.”
Drone warfare could mean investors need a new guidebook for this Iran conflict

Use of ‘shoot and scoot’ drone warfare could prolong Iran conflict, warns Papic at BCA Research



