Stocks rebound and oil whipsaws after briefly smashing through $100 per barrel
US crude oil prices soared to nearly $120 per barrel late Sunday before settling at roughly $95 Monday afternoon. Earlier in the session, US crude oil settled higher by 4.26%, to $94.77 per barrel, paring gains after climbing to nearly $120 per barrel late Sunday. Oil prices mark their daily settle price at 2:30 p.m., while stocks close at 4 p.m. US crude oil was down 8.76% from its 2:30 p.m. settle price, to $86.47 per barrel, as of 4 p.m. It was a day of enormous moves in the oil market: US crude oil prices surged as much as 31%, or $28.50, Sunday night before coming off their high and paring gains Monday.
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March 09, 2026 15:15 UTC
Trump/Russia, Trump/Epstein, Epstein/Russia
Trump installed Russia apologist Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence, much to the glee of Russian state media. When recently asked by a reporter about the Epstein files, Trump said in part: “It’s just a Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax.” Again, “hoax.” The word he uses for when something is true. Russia, Russia, Russia. Epstein once took a model to Trump Tower, where she says Trump groped her while laughing with Epstein. Here, we have links with Russia, girls from Russia, money from Russia, people from Russia, deals and transactions with Russia, contacts with people with Russian intelligence, news reports exploring contacts with Russia, and an official investigation from the government of Poland into an Epstein-Russia connection.
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March 09, 2026 15:05 UTC
One vote to lose: Life inside a chaotic House GOP majority
GOP leaders had to ask him to stick around for a few more hours or they’d fail a vote. “We have to watch every single flight to make sure every single member gets on that flight,” one person in GOP leadership told CNN. ‘Real leverage’With every vote tight, any Republican threatening to defect can now get an audience with GOP leaders — and sometimes Trump. Last July, as House GOP leaders prepared for final passage of Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill, GOP leaders watched flight after flight get canceled. The Colorado Democrat campaigned for remote voting privileges for new parents — but GOP leaders opposed it and ultimately blocked the effort.
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March 09, 2026 15:01 UTC
Trump should fear the big X factor of the Iran war: affordability
But Trump on Friday said that the United States wouldn’t end the war until Iran surrenders unconditionally. Gas pricesAmericans have been fed up with the high cost of living, but one saving grace has been that gas prices have stayed relatively low. Gas prices surged after the US and Israel attacked Iran and the Strait of Hormuz was effectively shut down. Higher gas prices could have an outsized effect on Americans’ perceptions about their finances. Higher prices could hurt consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the US economy.
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March 09, 2026 14:31 UTC
Beer sales are struggling. Anheuser-Busch isn’t
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March 09, 2026 14:09 UTC
Iranian missile debris strikes Tel Aviv
Some flights resume in Qatar after thousands strandedRegional conflict has triggered the biggest disruption to air travel across the Gulf since the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 8,000 passengers have been stranded in Qatar since the conflict began on February 28 after the country closed its airspace. Airlines are now beginning to reopen limited routes. CNN's Bijan Hosseini is at Doha’s Hamad International Airport where Qatar Airways is operating flights to help stranded travelers finally get home.
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March 09, 2026 14:08 UTC
Los Angeles marathon gives option for medals to runners after 18 miles
How AI is disrupting art historyArtificial intelligence could play a growing role in the art market, where a change in attribution can increase — or decrease — a painting’s value by millions of dollars. While many art historians remain skeptical about whether the technology has any place in their field, champions of the technology argue that machines can see patterns the human eye can't. CNN's Oscar Holland explains.
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March 09, 2026 14:08 UTC
Tel Aviv home torn apart in Iranian missile strike
Some flights resume in Qatar after thousands strandedRegional conflict has triggered the biggest disruption to air travel across the Gulf since the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 8,000 passengers have been stranded in Qatar since the conflict began on February 28 after the country closed its airspace. Airlines are now beginning to reopen limited routes. CNN's Bijan Hosseini is at Doha’s Hamad International Airport where Qatar Airways is operating flights to help stranded travelers finally get home.
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March 09, 2026 13:58 UTC
Energy expert warns Persian Gulf countries cutting back on oil production is a ‘very serious situation’
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March 09, 2026 13:52 UTC
How To Talk To Children About War And Conflict
LOADING ERROR LOADINGThis article features advice from Dr Emily Crosby, a child and educational psychologist, as well as experts from Save The Children and NSPCC. “It’s important to be mindful of how much news exposure you provide children,” Dr Crosby said, as this could lead to further distress and misinformation. AdvertisementStay calm in this discussion and model the behaviour you want to see, experts at Save The Children added. “Focus on what they can control and what they cannot control,” Dr Crosby said. Save The Children added that it’s important we are “careful not to over-explain the situation or go into too much detail as this can make children unnecessarily anxious”.
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March 09, 2026 13:43 UTC
Oil, Gas Prices Surge as Iran War Forces Gulf Producers to Cut Output
Oil and gas prices surged Monday as the Middle East war roils energy markets, forcing major producers to shut down output while the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. The global benchmarks reached their highest levels since 2022 earlier in the session, touching $119.50 and $103.67 a barrel, respectively. Over the weekend, Kuwait began cutting production at some oil fields, becoming the latest regional supplier to rein in output after Iraq and Qatar. “The combination of these production shut-ins and no signs of de-escalation in the war means the market is having to aggressively price in a prolonged supply disruption,” said Warren Patterson, head of commodities strategy at ING. European LNG prices climbed 67% last week, the largest weekly gain since the energy crisis in 2022.
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March 09, 2026 13:39 UTC
Video: Iran names Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader
Some flights resume in Qatar after thousands strandedRegional conflict has triggered the biggest disruption to air travel across the Gulf since the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 8,000 passengers have been stranded in Qatar since the conflict began on February 28 after the country closed its airspace. Airlines are now beginning to reopen limited routes. CNN's Bijan Hosseini is at Doha’s Hamad International Airport where Qatar Airways is operating flights to help stranded travelers finally get home.
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March 09, 2026 13:37 UTC
Trump Jokes About ‘Not Learning Your Damn Language’ In Wild Riff To Foreign Leaders
“Just give me a good interpreter. I may not speak the language but I know I had an interpreter recently that wasn’t good. When you go ‘Uh, uh, uh,’ when I give a long, flowing beautiful sentence and in this case it was a woman and she gave it in about 1/4 the time. When you don’t speak the language, they don’t speak the language. People have no idea how valuable a good interpreter is.”
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March 09, 2026 13:32 UTC
BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Trump Over Claim Iran War Is 'Already Won'
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth listens. via Associated PressA BBC expert has delivered a brutal reality check to Donald Trump over his claim that America has “already won” the war in Iran. He even said over the course of the weekend regarding the British aircraft carrier proposal, he said we’ve won the war already. Well clearly, that hasn’t happened.”AdvertisementBowen also said Iran will be hoping that the huge spike in oil prices triggered by the war could convince Trump to call off the war. He said: “What we’re seeing is a continuation of their strategy, which is essentially to spread the pain.
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March 09, 2026 13:20 UTC