President Trump's pleas for international naval support to reopen the Strait of Hormuz highlight the deepening oil crisis, while US oil producers stand to gain billions and global markets face inflationary surges with uncertainties regarding Iran's nuclear stockpile and the Houthi's role.

• Trump urges China and UK to send warships to reopen Strait of Hormuz — Financial Times -
• US oil groups in line for $63bn windfall from Gulf war disruption — Financial Times -
• Trump puts Japan’s Takaichi under pressure with call to send warships — Financial Times -

• China’s Edge in an Oil Shock: Electric Cars and Renewables — The New York Times Business -
• Trump seeks help from China and UK to reopen Strait of Hormuz — Financial Times -
• Iran War Delivers Windfall to America’s Oil Country — Wall Street Journal -
• Where are the Houthis? — Financial Times -
• Why has Trump left Iran’s nuclear stockpile untouched? — Financial Times -
• Surge in Oil Prices Shakes Pakistan’s Already Fragile Economy — The New York Times Business -
• Why Trump’s Move to Lower Oil Prices Fell Flat — Wall Street Journal -
• Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem — The New York Times Business -
• America Depends Less on Oil Than Ever — The New York Times Business -
• Opinion | Advice to Trump: Leave the Oil Market Alone — Wall Street Journal -
• How the Oil Trade Rippled Across Wall Street in a Chaotic Week — Wall Street Journal -
• Iran war risks global food shock as fertiliser supplies cut — Financial Times -
• Why Iran could become the next Iraq — Financial Times -
• Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war? — Financial Times -
• Donald Trump, globalist — Financial Times -
• ‘The final battle’: Iran’s information war — Financial Times -
• Oil prices in the driving seat as energy shock upends global markets — Financial Times -
• Trump adviser calls for US to ‘declare victory and get out’ of Iran — Financial Times -
• Oil Rises, Bringing Gains to 40% Since the Start of the War — The New York Times Business -
• The Hottest New Crypto Trade Is 24/7 Oil Futures — Wall Street Journal -

Trump's administration faces scrutiny over legal threats complicating his Federal Reserve Chair pick, **TikTok investors paying a $10 billion fee, Jared Kushner's fundraising activities as Mideast envoy, and strained relations with Brazil**.

• Justice Dept. Legal Threat Complicates Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair — The New York Times Business -
• TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration — The New York Times Business -
• TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration — The New York Times Business -

• Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy — The New York Times Business -
• Brazil blocks visit of Trump official to see jailed Bolsonaro — Financial Times -

Concerns about AI devices constantly monitoring users and wearable technology acting as office taskmasters are rising, while Jeff Bezos's cost-cutting measures shake up The Washington Post, and Pinterest considers a potential sale.

• When Your Apple Watch Becomes an Office Taskmaster — The New York Times Business -
• How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post — The New York Times Business -
• The Backlash Against AI Devices That Are Always Watching — Wall Street Journal -

• Mobile internet blackouts hit Moscow as Kremlin tightens control — Financial Times -
• Pinterest’s mood board should include a potential sale — Financial Times -

New consumer strategies emerge in car buying negotiations, California battles a proposed billionaire tax, concerns surface about the private credit market, and FedEx surpasses UPS in market capitalization, reflecting shifts in investment platforms and Isa strategies.

• He Earns $1,000 a Job—and He’s a Car Dealer’s Worst Nightmare — Wall Street Journal -
• California’s Billionaire Tax Battle — The New York Times Business -
• Fears of ‘Cockroaches’ in the Private Credit Market — The New York Times Business -

• FedEx Overtakes UPS as the New King of Delivery — Wall Street Journal -
• UK ‘home bias’ drives surge in Isa millionaires, say investment platforms — Financial Times -
• A new era for Isas: FT Money special 2026 — Financial Times -
• Under 40? Open a Lifetime Isa while you still can — Financial Times -
• Is your Isa strategy up to date? — Financial Times -
• The $40 Billion Game of Youth Sports Has Only One Winner: Dick’s Sporting Goods — Wall Street Journal -

Challenges with Medicare coverage due to address changes and UK government scrutiny over housing finances are highlighted, alongside the decline of English boarding schools, calls for increased arts donations, and the retreat of international law.

• When Changing Your Address Leads to Losing Your Medicare Coverage — The New York Times Business -
• UK government grilled over Vistry finances — Financial Times -
• The slow death of the English boarding school — Financial Times -

• Give bigger tax breaks to arts donors, Tate director says — Financial Times -
• International law is in retreat. We cannot let it die — Financial Times -
• South Africa finance minister rejects calls to bail out Johannesburg — Financial Times -

An obituary for Lewis E. Lehrman marks the passing of a notable figure, air traffic delays affect D.C.-area airports, and the restaurant world reacts to the fall of Noma's René Redzepi, alongside cultural reflections on a nuclear disaster and artist Lorna Simpson's work.

• Lewis E. Lehrman, Store Chain Heir Who Ran for N.Y. Governor, Dies at 87 — The New York Times Business -
• News quiz for March 14, 2026 — Wall Street Journal -
• How to photograph a nuclear disaster — Financial Times -

• Artist Lorna Simpson: ‘I take images and assign them a different meaning’ — Financial Times -
• ‘Strong Odor’ at FAA Air-Traffic Site Spurs Delays at D.C.-Area Airports — Wall Street Journal -
• Chemical Smell at Control Center Halts Traffic at Washington and Baltimore Airports — The New York Times Business -
• The Fall of Noma’s René Redzepi Reverberates in the Restaurant World — The New York Times Business -