on March 5, 2026 at 3:13 pm U.S. Sticks by Air and Naval Power in Drone Age​Alistair MacDonald

Despite the excitement over how drones have revolutionized warfare, U.S. strikes on Iran show that jet fighters and naval ships remain the primary tools for the Pentagon.

Despite the excitement over how drones have revolutionized warfare, U.S. strikes on Iran show that jet fighters and naval ships remain the primary tools for the Pentagon.

on March 5, 2026 at 3:06 pm Dollar Rises Amid Concerns of Conflict-Driven Inflation, Hawkish Fed​

The dollar resumed the rally triggered by the conflict in the Middle East, as inflation jitters stoked fears that U.S. interest rates will take longer to fall.

The dollar resumed the rally triggered by the conflict in the Middle East, as inflation jitters stoked fears that U.S. interest rates will take longer to fall.

on March 5, 2026 at 3:05 pm BYD Launches New Fast-Charging Battery Amid Slowing Demand in China​Jiahui Huang

The world’s biggest maker of electric vehicles released a new electric-vehicle battery that can be fully charged in nine minutes, an effort to address slowing demand and falling market share in the world’s largest auto market.

The world’s biggest maker of electric vehicles released a new electric-vehicle battery that can be fully charged in nine minutes, an effort to address slowing demand and falling market share in the world’s largest auto market.

on March 4, 2026 at 8:21 pm Oil Ends Little Changed in Sideways Trade​

Oil futures wavered between gains and losses as the market sought more clarity on the possible duration of the armed conflict in the Persian Gulf and the likelihood U.S. insurance and naval support will get tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil futures wavered between gains and losses as the market sought more clarity on the possible duration of the armed conflict in the Persian Gulf and the likelihood U.S. insurance and naval support will get tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

on March 4, 2026 at 8:21 pm Gold Inches Up as Flow Out of Dubai Interrupted​

Gold futures closed higher, with flights out of gold hub Dubai mostly halted due to the fighting in the Middle East.

Gold futures closed higher, with flights out of gold hub Dubai mostly halted due to the fighting in the Middle East.

on March 4, 2026 at 8:16 pm U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Lower​

U.S. natural gas futures fell as European prices pulled back and the market refocused on the domestic weather outlook, which is for warmer temperatures in the near term limiting heating demand.

U.S. natural gas futures fell as European prices pulled back and the market refocused on the domestic weather outlook, which is for warmer temperatures in the near term limiting heating demand.

on March 4, 2026 at 3:39 pm A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files has asked Bill Gates, billionaire Leon Black and Goldman Sachs’s departing general counsel to testify on their ties to the deceased sex offender​AnnaMaria Andriotis

The Oversight Committee chair sent letters to seven Jeffrey Epstein associates and said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify.

The Oversight Committee chair sent letters to seven Jeffrey Epstein associates and said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify.