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1. Middle East conflict poses fresh test to central banks as oil shock fuels inflation

2. South Korea's Kospi sinks over 12% to clock its worst day as Iran conflict fuels risk-off sentiment

3. European markets open higher as traders track Middle East turmoil

4. UAE stocks sell off as markets reopen from two-day closure after Iranian strikes

5. Trump administration offers shifting narrative for U.S. war in Iran as Democrats pounce

6. Canada and India move to reset ties as trust in U.S. falters

7. Sam Altman tells OpenAI staffers that military's 'operational decisions' are up to the government

8. Five races to watch on the day the 2026 midterm elections kick off

9. I was on an Emirates flight to Dubai that turned around twice because of Iranian missiles

10. China is set to kick off its big policy meeting. What will be the key announcements?

11. Epstein files: Howard Lutnick volunteers to testify to House Oversight Committee

12. China's factory activity slumps more than expected in February as holiday disrupts production

13. Blackstone’s Gray: Market ‘noise’ fueled record redemptions from world’s largest private credit fund

14. The lead U.S. cyber agency is stretched thin as Iran hacking threat escalates

15. Prediction market 'gambling' needs state regulation, not feds, Mick Mulvaney says after Iran war bets

16. CrowdStrike makes its case on AI with an excellent quarter — here's where we stand

17. Apple raises MacBook prices across the board as M5 chips, new displays signal AI-first strategy

18. Banking, payments services disrupted after Amazon UAE data centers hit in drone strikes

19. Anthropic 'made a mistake' in Pentagon talks and should 'correct course,' FCC boss says

20. New York Fed's Williams says tariff burden falls 'overwhelmingly' on U.S. businesses and consumers