What we are reading March 18, 2026
Continuting fallout from the war in Iran and more news that got our attention.
My Year as a Degenerate Sports Gambler
Practically overnight, America made wagering on a game as frictionless as checking the weather. I was determined to understand the consequences—for my country, and for myself.
McKay Coppins
The US economy grew just 0.7% last quarter, ahead of a potentially destabilizing war with Iran | CNN Business
The US economy was on shaky footing even before President Donald Trump plunged the United States into a war with Iran, a battery of new data released Friday showed.
Bryan Mena, Elisabeth Buchwald
A Huge Survey of CEOs and Other Execs Just Found Something Damning About AI’s Effects on Productivity
If AI is supposed to be a productivity miracle, it seems that even most executives don’t believe that’s the case quite yet.
Frank Landymore
Tracking gas and oil prices as Iran war escalates | CNN Business
Oil prices have surged this week, raising the price at the pump just as Americans are already struggling with affordability.
Soph Warnes, Matt Stiles, Tal Yellin, Byron Manley
LinkedIn Is Glowing Up
LinkedIn is breaking out of its “professional” constraints.
Lizzie O’Leary
Trump downplays economic woes as partisan spin, saying, ‘Costs are way down’
President Donald Trump continued to insist the economy is strong and even insisted polls showing Americans are feeling economic pain are “fake.”
ABC News
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